1. Web only: Sky 5 tour of tornado damage in Kenly area

    Sky 5 toured tornado damage near Kenly Saturday morning after overnight storms claimed two lives.

    1. Nov. 15, 2008
  2. Greg Fishel on what to do if a tornado strikes

    WRAL Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel talks about what to do if a tornado strikes.

    1. Nov. 26, 2008
  3. Kenly churches remember tornado victims

    In spite of the losses, church members say there is still a lot for which Kenly and surrounding communities can be thankful.

    1. Nov. 26, 2008
  4. Soldier donates food, water to tornado victims

    More than 50 cases of food and water for the victims of recent tornadoes were left anonymously outside a Chatham County school.

    1. Nov. 24, 2008
  5. Tornado victims clean up, apply for loans

    One week after tornadoes ravaged Johnston and Wilson counties, Kenly resident Alan Hooks tried to clear the clutter surrounding his now unlivable mobile home.

    1. Nov. 22, 2008
  6. Kenly man visits home where tornado killed wife

    The husband of a 61-year-old woman killed in Saturday's tornadoes visited the wreckage of his home for the first time Thursday.

    1. Nov. 20, 2008
  7. Tornado victims try to return to normal

    Just two days after a tornado hit their house, the Stephenson family tried to return to normal routines.

    1. Nov. 18, 2008
  8. Helpers clean up Kenly tornado damage

    Kenly residents continued to get help Monday cleaning up after tornadoes moved through eastern N.C. this weekend.

    1. Nov. 17, 2008
  9. Red Cross needs help after storms drain funds

    The organization that helps so many needs assistance after an active storm season drained its national disaster-relief fund.

    1. Nov. 17, 2008
  10. Tornado clean-up requires volunteers, residents

    Residents and volunteers pulled together to keep cleaning up from Saturday's devastating twisters.

    1. Nov. 17, 2008
  11. Grandfather remembers 11-year-old tornado victim

    An Elm City man talks about the grandson he adopted after his daughter was murdered and who died in Saturday's storm.

    1. Nov. 17, 2008
  12. Web only: Easley talks about tornado damage at press conference

    Gov. Easley talked about taking an aerial tour of the damage and preliminary damage assements.

    1. Nov. 17, 2008
  13. Tornado survivors comfort each other

    Survivors of the tornadoes that struck Saturday sifted through the rubble and comforted each other Monday.

    1. Nov. 17, 2008
  14. Easley: Financial cost of tornadoes unclear

    Although more than 60 homes were damaged or destroyed in Johnston and Wilson counties, the governor said he did not expect the state would qualify for federal disaster assistance.

    1. Nov. 17, 2008
  15. Volunteers help tornado victims clean up

    Volunteers helped survivors pick up the pieces Sunday, the day after tornadoes ripped through eastern North Carolina, killing two people.

    1. Nov. 16, 2008
  16. Tornado survivor: 'I'm going to die'

    David Batten lost his Kenly home when a tornado hit early Saturday. He said all he could think about was "that I'm going to die."

    1. Nov. 17, 2008
  17. Tornado survivors sift through rubble

    Neighbors and strangers Sunday reached out to help survivors as they began to clean up and count their losses from the tornadoes that ripped through several counties a day before.

    1. Nov. 16, 2008
  18. Tornado victims mourned by families, neighbors

    Survivors began counting their losses Sunday, the day after tornadoes ripped through eastern North Carolina, killing two people.

    1. Nov. 16, 2008
  19. Friends, family remember 11-year-old boy

    Family mourned the loss of an 11-year-old boy, whose mother had been murdered.

    1. Nov. 16, 2008
  20. Woman, 60, mourned after tornado

    Some had narrow escapes from a tornado that hit near Kenly, but one 60-year-old woman died.

    1. Nov. 16, 2008
  21. Tornado survivors share tales of escape

    Survivors who escaped tornadoes that struck eastern N.C. shared their stories.

    1. Nov. 16, 2008
  22. Kenly families relocate to hotel

    Some families in Kenly lost their homes during a storm that spawned several tornadoes Nov. 15, 2008. At least four have moved into a local hotel.

    1. Nov. 15, 2008
  23. Volunteers help Elm City family clean up after storm

    Pablo Rios-Maldonado Sr., a retired construction worker, grabbed his two chainsaws and hit the road after seeing storm damage to Elm City on the Internet.

    1. Nov. 15, 2008
  24. Boy killed by tornado in Elm City

    Joshua Wiggins, 11, died when his grandparents' home collapsed at 3850 London Church Road in Elm City on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008.

    1. Nov. 15, 2008
  25. Kenly woman killed by tornado

    Maryland Gomez, 60, was found dead in the wreckage of her home at 847 Scott Road in the Kenly area on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008.

    1. Nov. 15, 2008
  26. Kenly family survives tornado

    Michelle and Mark and their teenage son and daughter were asleep when the tornado hit their Kenly home on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008.

    1. Nov. 15, 2008
  27. Strong winds dismantled home in Lucama

    The strong winds dismantled a mobile home where a family was riding out the storm in Lucama.

    1. Nov. 15, 2008
  28. Elm City residents survive tornado

    Residents in Elm City talk about the tornado that tore through their community on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008.

    1. Nov. 15, 2008
  29. Neighbors help neighbors after tornado hits Elm City

    Folks came out Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008, to help neighbors after a tornado damaged homes in Elm City.

    1. Nov. 15, 2008
  30. Fire chief: One of the worst disasters that our community has faced

    Emergency officials talk about storm damage in Wilson and Johnston counties on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008.

    1. Nov. 15, 2008
  31. Web only: Kenly fire chief briefs news media on damage

    Kenly Fire Chief Paul Whitehurst briefs the news media on storm damage in Wilson and Johnston counties on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 15, 2008.

    1. Nov. 15, 2008
  32. Second round of strong storms possible

    Tornado watches popped up across central and eastern North Carolina again Saturday afternoon.

    1. Nov. 15, 2008
  33. Neighbors remember woman killed in storm

    A Kenly woman and a boy from Elm City were the two fatalities reported from Saturday's early-morning tornadoes.

    1. Nov. 15, 2008
  34. Nov. tornadoes common in N.C.

    Two years ago this week, the town of Riegelwood was hit by a tornado. Neighbors there are still shaken.

    1. Nov. 15, 2008
  35. Some power out, homes damaged in Lucama

    Tornadoes touched down in the community of Lucama, but no serious injuries were reported.

    1. Nov. 15, 2008
  36. Survivors recount tornado in Lucama

    WRAL's Bruce Mildwurf talks to the family of an 88-year-old tornado survivor.

    1. Nov. 15, 2008
  37. Elm City witness: The house was gone

    Danny Hill of Elm City describes the tornado he saw cut down a neighbor's house.

    1. Nov. 15, 2008
  38. Web only: Kenly storm press conference

    Kenly fire and emergency officials discuss storm damage and recovery.

    1. Nov. 15, 2008
  39. Kenly family reflects on close call with storm

    WRAL's Stacy Davis reports from Johnston County where 1 death and minor injuries resulted from a tornado's touchdown.

    1. Nov. 15, 2008
  40. Mims: Kenly damage reports still coming in

    WRAL's Bryan Mims compares damage in Kenly to other tornadoes he has covered.

    1. Nov. 15, 2008
  41. Wilson emergency manager surveys damage near Elm City

    Wilson County Emergency Manager Gordon Deno explains the situation after the storm in Elm City.

    1. Nov. 15, 2008
  42. Johnston, Wilson county authorities talk about storm damage

    WRAL talked to emergency officials in both counties as they begin to see the damage in their communities.

    1. Nov. 15, 2008
  43. Neighbor: Kenly "looks like a war zone"

    Kenly resident describes "complete devastation."

    1. Nov. 15, 2008
  44. Sky 5 tours tornado damage

    Sky 5 tours storm damage in Wilson and Johnston counties on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008.

    1. Nov. 15, 2008
  45. Elizabeth Gardner explains how the storm formed

    Using 3D StormView the super cell storm can be seen forming and passing through.

    1. Nov. 15, 2008
  46. Storm spawns tornadoes, kills two in eastern N.C.

    WRAL meteorologists recap the passage of a super cell that killed at least two people while traveling over 80 miles north from Robeson County to Halifax County.

    1. Nov. 15, 2008

Rainfall since 1/1/2008 at RDU
Normal: 43.42 inches
Actual: 50.47 inches
Deficit:-7.05 inches
Updated January 2 at 4:58p.m.
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