Tornado, damaging winds in the Carolinas [Ep. 526]

At least one tornado has been confirmed and a dozen confirmed reports of wind damage across the Carolinas today. A line of severe storms moved across both North Carolina and South Carolina today, Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

The Carolina Weather Group's James Brierton tours the damage of EF-1 tornado damage in Union County, North Carolina. The damage seen near Porter Ridge schools as the tornado moved from Indian Trail into Unionville.

Plus we talk about the federal cuts to NOAA and the National Weather Service. Where does that leave the agency's life-saving weather operations? We discuss.

The latest on the Carolina Forest Fire near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Scotty Powell is there in Horry County with the latest.

Intuitive Machines and NASA are set to land the second privately owned spacecraft on the moon this week.

And a special shoutout to our friends at @WeatherBrains , who are getting ready to celebrate their 1,000th episode!

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