WRAL-TV: Tornado Outbreak Coverage (March 29, 1984) Video

This is a partial aircheck of WRAL-TV's "Action News 5" from March 29, 1984, the day after a deadly tornado outbreak. John Hudson, Adele Arakawa and Bob DeBardelaben anchor. All copyrights acknowledged.

More about the storm:

http://www4.ncsu.edu/~nwsfo/storage/cases/19840328/

http://www.wral.com/news/multimedia/flash/4810996/

DIFAX Map!? Those ...
DIFAX Map!? Those were the days :)

They were EXTREMELY ...
They were EXTREMELY large in 1984? -- and the 2011 event had some huge tornadoes. The biggest in 1984 however were 2000+ yards wide!

RIP? John Hudson
RIP? John Hudson

Thank you for this. ...
Thank you for this. This was broadcast? 5 days after I was born. It sure makes me feel old!

Difference from the ...
Difference from the 1984 Outbreak and the 2011 Outbreak is that the tornadoes hit the Central NC from Sanford to Raleigh, but the 1984 actually had hit the same counties that? got hit hard by powerful tornadoes. The good thing is that we are coming over the 2011 Outbreak.

Interesting video. ...
Interesting video. I'd? like to see one from WTVD about this

WHERE? DID U FIND ...
WHERE? DID U FIND THIS????

This was the worst ...
This was the worst tornado outbreak in NC's history until the 4/16/11 outbreak?

Aye, i'd love to ...
Aye, i'd love to see the reporting going on during the storm if that was available.?

This is the 6 p.m. ...
This is the 6 p.m. news from that day. Charlie? Gaddy was field anchoring from Mount Olive, but that appeared in the second half-hour, which I don't have.

So Charlie Gaddy ...
So Charlie Gaddy didn't always anchor the 11 p.m. news? I? thought John Hudson was seen primarily at noon.

Thanks for posting! ...
Thanks for posting! ? I was wondering if there was any footage taped about the outbreak. Hope you have many more gems like this!

Related News: