Flood Watch: Heavy rain, thunderstorms possible

Flood Watch: Heavy rain, thunderstorms possible

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (FOX 46 CHARLOTTE) – Rain is the big story once again! Grab your umbrella, you are going need it through Friday! As the storm system over the Midwest inches closer to the area today we will see some scattered showers beginning to pop us this afternoon. The rain will gradually increase across the area overnight into Friday, so be prepared for a slower commute on Friday morning. Keep an eye out for heavy…

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Fairbanks theater floods after sprinkler pipe breaks

Fairbanks theater floods after sprinkler pipe breaks

Officials say no long-term water damage is expected after a sprinkler pipe broke, flooding a Fairbanks theater. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports the flooding occurred last week at the Pioneer Park Centennial Center for the Arts, which contains a theater, a civic center and an art gallery. Matt Want, a DJ who was working an event at the civic center, says an alarm went off Friday night, and he noticed water pooling in a stairwell….

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Georgetown prepares for upcoming severe storms

Georgetown prepares for upcoming severe storms

GEORGETOWN, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – Most of Central Texas was under a tornado watch Wednesday. With the potential for hail, damaging straight line winds and possible isolated tornadoes, people here are not taking any changes. There’s a storm brewing over Central Texas. “It’s not uncommon a big storm anytime of the year here in central Texas,” said Joe Sponsel who lives in Georgetown. With the rain falling and winds begin if to howl many…

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Local Leader Recalls Deadly North Texas Tornadoes 3 Years Ago

Local Leader Recalls Deadly North Texas Tornadoes 3 Years Ago

ROWLETT, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Three years ago Wednesday, December 26, a dozen tornados brought tragedy to North Texas. Thirteen people died and homes and businesses were destroyed. “People had just had Christmas, opening gifts and spending time with their family and the next day their lives are taken,” Blake Margolis said. “Their homes were destroyed.” Margolis said he remembers the day like it was yesterday. At the time, the current Rowlett City Councilman was running…

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Residents say thieves took dogs, TVs from Durham homes damaged by Christmas Eve fire

Residents say thieves took dogs, TVs from Durham homes damaged by Christmas Eve fire

By Rosalia Fodera, WRAL multimedia journalist Durham, N.C. — Two families in Durham went back to their fire-damaged homes on Christmas Day to find that thieves had taken what the fire didn’t ruin. The McLean family lives in a home on Spring Creek Drive that was destroyed in a fire while they visited family in Greensboro on Christmas Eve. They said they returned home to find that their five pit bulls, who had been in…

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Severe weather threatens Central Texas

Severe weather threatens Central Texas

The combination of unseasonably warm air, abundant moisture, and an incoming upper-level storm system will set the stage for possible severe weather Wednesday night. The line of thunderstorms will enter the Hill Country tonight between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. and near the I-35 corridor by midnight. Rainfall should come to an end for Fayette, Lee, and Milam Counties by sunrise. As of Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center had an “Enhanced…

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Tornado Watch Issued For Austin And Surrounding Areas Until 2 A.M.

Severe storms with the potential for large hail, damaging winds and even isolated tornadoes are possible in the Austin area Wednesday night. A Tornado Watch has been issued for Travis County and the surrounding areas until 2 a.m.  As of Wednesday noon, the National Weather Service forecast has the line of storms moving through the Hill Country from 7 to 11 p.m. followed by Austin around midnight.  Austin is included in an “enhanced risk” area…

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After Florence, make aid to NC public schools an everyday priority

After Florence, make aid to NC public schools an everyday priority

The public schools in eastern North Carolina that did not suffer major damage from Hurricane Florence played a central role in the response and recovery in their communities serving as shelters and distribution sites. Florence revealed to our local communities and state a population of vulnerable people that is not unlike what public school teachers see every single day. Florence also revealed years of neglect to the infrastructure in many schools. As a public school…

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Hurricane Florence wrecked these birds’ homes. Foresters helped them rebuild.

Hurricane Florence wrecked these birds’ homes. Foresters helped them rebuild.

Hurricane Florence, one of the costliest storms ever to hit the U.S., damaged or destroyed tens of thousands of homes when it made landfall in September. Not all of them belonged to humans. Days of wind and torrential rain snapped or toppled trees throughout the Croatan National Forest and on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, both near the coast. Among the trees felled were long leaf pines that were home to some of the forests’…

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Heavy rain, possible flooding, forecast in Charlotte area starting Thursday afternoon

Up to three inches of rain is headed to the Charlotte area by the end of the week, and the National Weather Service says flooding is possible in some parts of Mecklenburg County. Forecasters say the storm system — which brought severe weather to Gulf Coast states — will dump1 to 2 inches of widespread rain on the Charlotte region Thursday and Friday. Up to 3 inches of rain could fall in counties to the…

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Heavy rain, possible flooding, forecast for Charlotte area this week as storm nears

Up to three inches of rain is headed to the Charlotte area by the end of the week, and the National Weather Service says flooding is possible in some parts of Mecklenburg County. Forecasters say a storm system will make the rain widespread Thursday and Friday, with anywhere from 1.5 to 3 inches expected. The chance of rain is 90 percent both days, says the National Weather Service forecast. Areas “in and near the mountains”…

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NWS: Severe thunderstorms may bring tornadoes, hail, flooding, heavy winds to San Antonio area

NWS: Severe thunderstorms may bring tornadoes, hail, flooding, heavy winds to San Antonio area

By Caleb Downs, mySanAntonio.com Updated 6:45 am CST, Wednesday, December 26, 2018 The National Weather Service said the thunderstorms expected to hit South Central Texas on Wednesday may bring tornadoes, hail, flooding and heavy winds. The National Weather Service said the thunderstorms expected to hit South Central Texas on Wednesday may bring tornadoes, hail, flooding and heavy winds. Photo: National Weather Service Photo: National Weather Service Image 1 of / 42 Caption Close Image 1 of…

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Heavy rain, flooding possible later this week

Heavy rain, flooding possible later this week

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (FOX 46 CHARLOTTE) – Wednesday is expected to remain dry with plenty of sunshine in the forecast and highs in the 50s. A wet weather pattern will unfold through the remainder of 2018 with strong thunderstorms and flooding possible.  Rain will return to the area Thursday and Friday, so get the rain gear ready. We could see rainfall totals around 1-2” before the precipitation moves out late Friday. The unsettled weather looks like…

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WEATHER ALERT: Tornado watch issued for Houston region

WEATHER ALERT: Tornado watch issued for Houston region

HOUSTON – A tornado watch has been issued for Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Matagorda and Wharton counties until 11 a.m. as a line of thunderstorms continues to push into the metro area. An earlier watch for counties to the north of the Houston Metro was allowed to expire. As of 2 a.m. Thursday, the strongest storm is in the College Station area and moving to the northeast at 40 to 50 mph, bringing…

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