People preparing ahead of possibly severe thunderstorms across Eastern N.C.
'Lightning, while we don't issue warnings for those, that's one thing in ENC that everyone will see,' National Weather Service Coordination Meteorologist Erik Heden said. 'I know tornadoes get a lot of notoriety, but we get thunderstorms 40-50 days of the year, so we get quite a lot. The rule with that is when thunder roars, go indoors. If you can hear thunder, you are at risk.'
Heden said having a severe weather plan is just as important for severe storms and tornadoes as it is for hurricanes and flooding. He said preparing before the storm arrives and then being ready are keys to being safe.
'The day of, make sure your phone is charged up, make sure it's not on DND if the threat for storms is at night,' he said. 'Have multiple ways to get warnings. You can get them on your phone or a NOAA weather radio. Start a few days before pay attention to the forecast. The day before, is it normal or severe, then the day of, have all your devices charged and ready to receive warnings.'
As Spring is approaching, it's a key time to be prepared for severe weather in Eastern North Carolina as there can be many different forms of weather issues.
'Typically, our strongest storms, March, April and May,' Heden said. 'That is where we have had some of our bigger tornadoes. Tornadoes are a threat, intense rainfall, large hail, as sometimes we have had ping-pong or baseball-sized hail, very, very large. High winds, large hail, tornadoes and intense rain are kind of the biggest threats we get for severe weather in ENC.'
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