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🌱 How a 65-mile tornado carved a path all the way to Wake Forest

Good day Wake Forest! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a 65-mile tornado carved a path all the way to Wake Forest
  • How Raleigh’s drought rules could spill over into Wake Forest

Also on today's calendar: Art in the Gardens by Wake Forest Garden Club and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Partly sunny, a shower; warm, with a high of 87 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and hot, temps: high: 92, low: 65.
  • Sunday: A passing shower or two, with a high of 70 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 15 years ago: 30 tornadoes carved path of destruction through North Carolina (wral.com) — Fifteen years after a long-track tornado cut a destructive path from Carthage through Sanford, Holly Springs, Raleigh and into Wake Forest, meteorologists are revisiting what made that 2011 outbreak so extreme. The piece recalls the storm’s 65‑mile track, major local damage, and the intense on-air coverage as residents across central North Carolina took shelter.
   

• Some Wake towns' reliance on Raleigh water creates ripple effects during drought (wral.com) — Wake Forest is among several nearby towns that rely on Raleigh’s water system, meaning any tightening of drought restrictions in the capital could ripple directly into local taps and yards. While Raleigh is imposing new limits on outdoor watering due to low Falls Lake levels, other Triangle towns using Jordan Lake still have more comfortable reserves, highlighting how differently each community is affected.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Anyone experience with their pet dog Lipomas FATTY TUMORS ??
    And if you did, what did you do? I know the vet says. Just watch 'emThey're not serious, but I would like to get more information from my next door… (Nextdoor Pineview Estates)
  • Okay everyone , this dog is super nice but he has been roaming the Crescent Ridge neighborhood for months and has been coming around my house for the past few weeks.
    His owners don’t seem to care about him and let him wander around. Animal control has been called by other neighbors before but nothing is being done… (Nextdoor New Light)
  • Lowes Foods Supermarket posted a job opening for Guest Service Clerk PT in Wake Forest. Apply here.
  • The Piada Group posted a job opening for Back of House Team Member in Wake Forest. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wake Forest here.

🗞 Nearby News

Rolesville

  • Amid ongoing drought, Raleigh starting water restrictions (kix102fm.com)
  • Women's Hoops Portal Central: Lazo Signs Trio of Exciting Guards (ucfknights.com)

Raleigh

  • 3602 Elm Grove Ln, Raleigh, NC 27604 (realtor.com)
  • 616 N Boylan Ave Unit 520, Raleigh, NC 27603 (realtor.com)
  • Raleigh woman transitioning to man threatens ‘bloodbath' in NC capital, gets 13 month prison sentence (cbs17.com)

Ok Wake Forest! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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