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Estimates from the city put the cost of the damage done by the April 16 tornado at just more than $115 million. More than 2,500 homes and businesses were damaged when the EF3 tornado swept through Raleigh. See a property-by-property map of the damage.
While battery-operated radios are recommended by all emergency services for use during a major storm, a smartphone with access to Facebook and Twitter helped many Raleighites get information during Saturday’s tornado.
Saturday’s tornado destroyed Earp’s Seafood Market, a South Saunders Street landmark for more than 40 years. The family said this week they will rebuild.
The sound of chainsaws chopping up downed trees is ubiquitous in areas of Raleigh hit hardest by Saturday’s storm. Meanwhile, the Raleigh Police Department Tuesday began allowing residents of Stony Brook North trailer park to return to their homes.
The Raleigh City Council may be able to strike a deal with the state to move ahead with the Moore Square redesign. Councilors also approved parking changes, two bonds for the October ballot and ended sidewalk assessments.
Wake County is holding up its end of the funding bargain for the Green Square project, agreeing Monday to pay out $2 million during the next several years.
At Saturday’s Wake County Democratic Party annual convention, the message from party leaders and members was clear: This year’s election is about schools.
A proposed ordinance would require all new construction to have a designated parking area made of a non-erodible material that is no more than 40 percent of the front lot or 425 square feet – whichever is greater – and some kind of screening along the facing property line, such as hedges. While this part of the regulation would be enacted citywide, individual neighborhoods could apply for an overlay district that would make the ordinance retroactive in their area.
The tornado that damaged parts of South Saunders Street and Shaw University in Raleigh on Saturday afternoon had traveled from Cameron. The storm claimed three lives in Raleigh. Thousands are still without power and road cleanup continues.
Photo by Christie Starnes.
A tornado touched down just south of downtown Raleigh Saturday afternoon. See a photo slideshow of the damage.
