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Ask the Meteorologist: How one storm produced a violent tornado, 6-inch hail in Illinois

11+ hour, 38+ min ago  (415+ words) One storm near Kankakee, Illinois, produced a large, destructive tornado Tuesday. It also produced what will likely go down as a record hailstone for the state." It looked like something out of a weather textbook. Let's show you the moments…...

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Heads up Monday night! Aurora may be visible in North Carolina

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (212+ words) The northern lights may once again be seen in North Carolina Monday night." Tony Rice, NASA ambassador and WRAL contributor, first brought you this potential Sunday night. As of Monday, NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center says that the geomagnetic storm…...

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See the Northern Lights: Why aurora might be visible Sunday night

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (593+ words) WRAL meteorologist Chris Michaels alerted us to possible auroa tonight (Sunday, June 1). A coronal mass ejection (CME) erupted from the surface of the Sun early Saturday morning, as observed by the LASCO instrument aboard NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. The halo,…...