Central Atlantic Storm Investigators - 5/7/98 - Severe Thunderstorms & Tornados In GA/VA/NC/SC

Central Atlantic Storm Investigators

Severe Thunderstorms / Tornadoes of May 7-8, 1998 Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina Weather Maps and Images

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Severe Supercell Storms Over GA & The Carolinas as seen by the GSP Nexrad 6:46 to 7:56pm WSOC TV Doppler Radar Animation
Times Unknown RDU Nexrad Animation - 6:53 to 8:32pm

Regional Radar From 2pm to 6pm Shows Development and Movement of Supercells Regional Radar from 7:02 to 9:32pm that fateful night shows reforming Supercells StormWatch (With Blinking Warnings) From 7:39 PM Shows 13 Tornado Warnings In Effect at Same Time

See Complete Coverage of the Supercells from TRI (BR 0.5 + Storm Info Table) NEXRAD Radar 18:27 - 22:06Z See Complete Coverage of the Supercells from GSP (BR 0.5 + Storm Info Table) NEXRAD Radar 18:30 to 02:07Z ROA BR 0.5 + StormInfo Table 21:26 - 23:31Z Shows Supercells pull through northern NC including Winston-Salem (where they dropped the tornado)

Watch the NC Supercells tear through the northern part of the state and continue east through Raleigh. RDU BR 0.5 + Storm Info Table 21:06 - 02:09Z Lightning Detection Animation - Southeast US for entire day 5/7/98 shows morning squall line and later development and movement of Supercells

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Severe Supercell Storms Over GA & The Carolinas as seen by the GSP Nexrad 6:46 to 7:56pm	WSOC TV Doppler Radar Animation Times Unknown	RDU Nexrad Animation - 6:53 to 8:32pm

Regional Radar From 2pm to 6pm Shows Development and Movement of Supercells	Regional Radar from 7:02 to 9:32pm that fateful night shows reforming Supercells	StormWatch (With Blinking Warnings) From 7:39 PM Shows 13 Tornado Warnings In Effect at Same Time

See Complete Coverage of the Supercells from TRI (BR 0.5 + Storm Info Table) NEXRAD Radar 18:27 - 22:06Z	See Complete Coverage of the Supercells from GSP (BR 0.5 + Storm Info Table) NEXRAD Radar 18:30 to 02:07Z	ROA BR 0.5 + StormInfo Table 21:26 - 23:31Z Shows Supercells pull through northern NC including Winston-Salem (where they dropped the tornado)

Watch the NC Supercells tear through the northern part of the state and continue east through Raleigh. RDU BR 0.5 + Storm Info Table 21:06 - 02:09Z	Lightning Detection Animation - Southeast US for entire day 5/7/98 shows morning squall line and later development and movement of Supercells