Saturday will bring another day with an Elevated wildfire risk...
The Statewide Burn Ban continues.
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Yet another day with an elevated risk of wildfires in North Carolina...
The statewide Burn Ban remains in effect.
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On this date in Weather History...
An outbreak of tornadoes struck North Carolina. There were 32 confirmed tornadoes, 24 fatalities and 304 injuries due to the storms. At one point, there was a line of tornadic storms from Virginia to South Carolina.
April 16, 2011
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Not what we want to see and what I've been fearing might happen... That this drought would continue into the summer.
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Doppler radar is picking up smoke from a couple of wildfires in central North Carolina...
One is near the Hoke/Moore County line. The second is near Lake Crabtree.
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As feared, the newest Drought Monitor released this morning does not look good... We now have Extreme Drought conditions for parts of the Triangle. And we have no significant chance of rain in the forecast for the next 5 to 7 days.
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On this Date in Space and Aviation History...
Apollo 16 launches for the Moon. John Young, who would command the first Space Shuttle mission in 1981, commanded this mission as well.
April 16, 1972
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We'll see another day with an Elevated risk of wildfires on Thursday...
The statewide Burn Ban remains in effect until further notice.
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On this date in Weather History...
A cold front moved through Goodland, Kansas. On the previous day, a record high of 86 degrees was set. With the passage of a strong cold front the next day, a new record low high was set at 29 degrees.
April 15, 2000
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On this date in Aviation and Space History...
The YB-52, what would become the B-52 bomber, makes its first flight.
April 15, 1952
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"Happy" Tax Day...
I still say, we'd all be a little happier if we could chose where a good part of our tax payment directly goes. For me, a portion to NOAA with another portion to NASA.
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Another great shot from the Artemis 2 mission as the crew was on the far side of the Moon... "Earthrise"...
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On this date in Weather History...
Known as the "Black Sunday Storm", this was one of many dust storms to hit the United States "Great Plains" during the Dust Bowl era of the 1930s. This type of dust storm is often referred to as a "Black Blizzard".
April 14, 1935
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We are looking at another day with an elevated risk of wildfires on Wednesday...
Remember, the Burn Ban continues across all of North Carolina.
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On this date in Space and Aviation History...
Columbia comes home!
Columbia lands at Edwards Air Force Base, completing the first mission of the Space Shuttle Program.
April 14, 1981
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Way too early in the season for this mess...
Several days with highs touching 90 degrees are possible this week with Saturday expected to be the hottest day of the period.
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On this date in Weather History...
The GOES-8 weather satellite was launched.
GOES-8 was the operation GOES-East satellite from 1995 through 2003.
April 13, 1994
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There will be an Elevated risk for wildfires on Tuesday...
A Burn Ban remains in effect for all of North Carolina.
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On this date in Aviation and Space History...
The last Boeing-built B-17 "Flying Fortress" is delivered the the US Army Air Corp. Over 12,800 B-17 were built.
April 13, 1945
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On this date in Weather History...
Winds atop Mount Washington averaged 186mph for 5 minutes, with a peak wind gust of 231 mph, the highest wind speed ever clocked in the world at that time.
April 12, 1934
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On this date in Aviation and Space History...
Columbia and the Space Shuttle Program take flight!
STS-1 was the first spaceflight of the Shuttle Program.
April 12, 1981
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On this date in Aviation and Space History...
A flight of 16 Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Blackburn "Skua" dive bombers sink the German light cruiser Königsberg at Bergen, Norway. It is the first time in history that dive bombers sink a major warship. #SpectrumNews1 #Aviation #RAF
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My first Hummingbird picture of the year...
With the pile of brush that I can't burn due to the Burn Ban in the background. 🫣
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