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Larry F. Wilson (born 8 December 1937) is an American meteorologist who specializes in the forecasting of severe convective storms. For many years Wilson served as a lead forecaster at the National Severe Storms Forecast Center (NSSFC; predecessor to today’s Storm Prediction Center [1]) in Kansas City, Missouri.
The National Weather Service issued its first tornado warnings — for northern Chatham County and central Orange County — at 10:38 a.m. Friday, spawning a frenzy of weather updates.
[83] [84] [85] Tornado watches and warnings were posted across ten states from Tennessee to New York, covering 29.5 million people. [86] U.S. government offices in Washington, D.C. were closed early in anticipation of severe weather. [87] Joe Biden's trip to the western United States was delayed 90 minutes. [86]
The National Weather Service issued several tornado warnings for Wilson County and eastern North Carolina between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. Thursday.
An EF-2 strength tornado hit Rocky Mount, North Carolina on Wednesday and badly damaged multiple structures, including a Pfizer plant which is a major employer in the area.
Later, Volkman's WKY-TV colleague Frank McGee tipped him off about another tornado approaching Meeker, Oklahoma. [9] While the tornado destroyed the town, nobody was hurt and one resident told the Associated Press, "God bless Harry Volkman." [10] This eventually resulted in the government lifting its ban on tornado warnings. [11]
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No tornado warning was ever issued for this tornado. [23] EF1 NW of Foshee: Escambia: AL: 04:13–04:15 2.22 mi (3.57 km) 50 yd (46 m) This tornado touched down just north of I-65, leaning several trees and snapping some small tree branches. The tornado continued damaging trees, snapping and uprooting them.