Tornadoes touch down in Upstate South Carolina leaving damage, flooding, Chris Justus says
Tornadoes touch down in Upstate South Carolina leaving damage, flooding, Chris Justus says
COULD ROLL UP THEIR EESLVES,AGAIN.MICHAEL: WEATHER FIRST TONIGHT.BECAUSE WE’VE HAD A D OFAYSTORMS AND TORNADO THREANOTTSEEN IN A LONG WHILE.CAROL: CHIEF METEOROLOGIST CHRISJUSTUS, BEFORE WE SEE MORE OFTHE DAMAGE, HOW DO THINGS OKLONOW?CHRIS: ALL CLEAR.THERE ARE NO SEVERE WEATHERTHREATS INTOHE T OVERNIGHTHOURS, BUT I’M CONCERNED ABOUTTH FELOODING.36 TORNADO WARNINGS TODAY..36LET THAT SINK IN FOR MOM AENT.THAT IS A RECORD FOR OUR AREA.IT PUTS US AT 61 TORNADOWARNGSIN ISSUED BY THE NATIONALWEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR THEYEAR.IT TIES LTAS YEAR’S RECORD AND ANUMBER WE HAVE NOT SEEN SINCE1986.WE HAVE ACTIVE FLASH FLOODINGACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.I AM CONCERNED MOST AUTBO CANTONRIGHT NOW.THE PIGEON RIVER SITS AT 89.FEETBOVE A FLOOD STAGE RIGHTNOW.IT’SET S TO CRESTN I ABOUT TWOHOS.URIT WILL BEGIN TO FALL DOWBYNTOMORROW MORNING, CLOSER TO 10FEET.THE ENCHFR BROAD IN MADISONCOUNTY WILL NOT CREST UNTILTOMORROWOR MNING.IT IS SITTING AT ALMOST THREEFEET ABOVE FODLO STAGE.THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER ANYWHEREAROUND ASHEVILLE SITTING AT FIVETO SIX FEET ABE OVFLOOD STAGE,SO IT IS A MESS ACROSS WESRNTENORTH CAROLINA AND WITH THERUNOFF FINDING THEIR WAY TTHO ESTREAMS AND CREEKS, SOME RIVERSNOT SET TO CREST UNTIL 2:00 P.M.TOMORROW, SO BE CAREFUL.77 RIGHT NOW IN GREENVILLE.TOMORROW WE START OFF IN THE LOW70’S.MO SREUNSHINE ON THE WAY.COMINGP, U WE TALK MORE ABOUTETH WEEK’S FORECAST.MICHAEL: NOW TO THE DAMAGE, THEFALLOUT FROM ALL THIS.CAROL: KYLIE JONES JOINS US LIVETONIGHT.WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN TODAY?KYLIE: TTHA DAMAGE REALLY SEEMEDTOE B SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THEREGION, FROM MAULDIN TO FOUNTAININN.WHILE SOME SAY SCARY WAS ANUNDERSTATEMENT, THEY ARETHANKFUL TONIGHT TO BE OK.