Month: November 2019

NC hurricane victim to make his school dreams come true with $200K prize

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NC hurricane victim to make his school dreams come true with $200K prize

Mark Hall Jr. of Rowland wins lottery (Photo: NC Education Lottery) ROBESON COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — After suffering damage from hurricanes Matthew and Florence, Mark Hall Jr. of Rowland said he plans to use a $200,000 lottery prize to rebuild his home and his dream of going to school. “The home I’m living in was damaged by both storms,” Hall said. “We still have repairs to do. I’ll use some of the money for that,…

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Battleship North Carolina closes due to tidal flooding

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Battleship North Carolina closes due to tidal flooding

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter The Cape Fear River floods the Battleship North Carolina parking on Jan. 8, 2019. (Photo: Monique Robinson/WWAY) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Battleship North Carolina will be closed Tuesday afternoon due to tidal flooding. The Battleship says the last ticket was sold at noon, according to a news release.Rising waters are expected to affect access to the Battleship starting around 1 p.m. – Advertisement – The release states high…

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Tropical Storm Sebastien forms in the Atlantic

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Tropical Storm Sebastien forms in the Atlantic

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter NORTH CAROLINA (AP) — Tropical Storm Sebastien has formed in the Atlantic but is expected to stay over open waters. The storm’s maximum sustained winds Tuesday are near 45 mph. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says some slight strengthening is possible but Sebastien is expected to be absorbed by a cold front in a few days. – Advertisement – The storm is centered about 275 miles northeast of the…

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Battleship North Carolina to close early Tuesday due to flooding

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Battleship North Carolina to close early Tuesday due to flooding

Hunter Ingram @HunterIngramSN Tuesday Nov 19, 2019 at 12:29 PM Operating hours could be affected over this week due to high tidal flooding WILMINGTON – High tidal flooding will force the Battleship North Carolina to close early Tuesday. The last admission ticket to the World War II battleship was sold at noon. Rising waters are expected to affect access to the Battleship starting about 1 p.m. Tuesday, according to Battleship North Carolina spokeswoman Stacie Greene Hidek. She added that high…

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Smoke shrouds Sydney’s skyline as wildfires burn nearby

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Smoke shrouds Sydney’s skyline as wildfires burn nearby

SYDNEY — Thick smoke from wildfires has shrouded Sydney and its surrounding areas with health experts warning residents with medical conditions to remain indoors. The Sydney skyline was barely visible with air quality in some parts of the city reaching over hazardous levels early Tuesday. Shane Fitzsimmons, the state’s rural fire commissioner, says firefighters would be challenged by high temperatures and wind conditions. Most of the coastal areas of the New South Wales are under…

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Hurricane season is not over yet

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SAN ANTONIO — One more storm to wrap the Atlantic hurricane season? It’s possible. Hurricane season peaks early September and runs through November 30. A broad area of low pressure producing disorganized showers may develop into a tropical depression over the next few days.  Watching the tropics KENS This system has a medium chance of developing over the next two days and a cold front will nudge it north into the Atlantic later this week….

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Overwash, flooding and wind damage in NC Outer Banks

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Overwash, flooding and wind damage in NC Outer Banks

21 Images Overwash, flooding and wind damage in NC Outer Banks 11 Images Pets prance at Santa Paws 5K 7 Images Maps: When and where snow is expected to fall 71 Images Fall Photos 2019 38 Images Notre Dame dumps Duke, 38-7 51 Images 4A Volleyball: Green Hope vs. Ardrey Kell (Nov. 9, 2019) 73 Images 3A Volleyball: Chapel Hill vs.West Henderson (Nov. 9, 2019) 17 Images 8-man Football: GRACE Christian vs. Arendell-Parrott (Nov. 9,…

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Snow, flooding, mudslides in Austria kill 1, injure 2

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Snow, flooding, mudslides in Austria kill 1, injure 2

BERLIN — A man died and two people were injured as parts of Austria dealt with masses of snow, the threat of avalanches and flooding by swelling rivers and lakes on Monday. An 80-year-old man died when his home was hit by a mudslide in Bad Kleinkirchheim in southern Austria, the news agency APA reported. Another mudslide in Bad Gastein, south of Salzburg, destroyed two homes, burying two women inside. Firefighters rescued one of them…

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Report: Hurricane Dorian inflicted $3.4B losses on Bahamas

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Report: Hurricane Dorian inflicted $3.4B losses on Bahamas

By DÁNICA COTO, Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Dorian inflicted losses of about $3.4 billion on the Bahamas, an amount equal to one-quarter of the Caribbean archipelago’s GDP, according to a report released Friday. The report by the Inter-American Development Bank also said there were 67 confirmed deaths and that 282 people were still missing as of late October. Those figures have been previously reported. Nearly 29,500 people lost homes or jobs,…

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Photos: Overwash, flooding and wind damage in NC Outer Banks

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Photos: Overwash, flooding and wind damage in NC Outer Banks

5 Images Photos: Overwash, flooding and wind damage in NC Outer Banks 7 Images Maps: When and where snow is expected to fall 71 Images Fall Photos 2019 38 Images Notre Dame dumps Duke, 38-7 51 Images 4A Volleyball: Green Hope vs. Ardrey Kell (Nov. 9, 2019) 73 Images 3A Volleyball: Chapel Hill vs.West Henderson (Nov. 9, 2019) 17 Images 8-man Football: GRACE Christian vs. Arendell-Parrott (Nov. 9, 2019) 67 Images UNC falls against Virginia…

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Sand overwash, flooding closes NC 12 in Outer Banks, suspends all ferry routes

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Sand overwash, flooding closes NC 12 in Outer Banks, suspends all ferry routes

Raleigh, N.C. — North Carolina Highway 12 in the Outer Banks remains closed Sunday and will only be reopened when officials determine it is safe, according to a statement from the N.C. Department of Transportation. The NCDOT closed part of N.C. 12 from the Marc Basnight Bridge (Oregon Inlet) to Rodanthe starting at 5 p.m. Saturday due to heavy winds and pounding rains creating dangerous travel conditions at the coast. Ferry service was also suspended…

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Months After Massive ICE Raid, Residents Of A Mississippi Town Wait And Worry

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On the morning of Aug. 7, Tony McGee was driving to work in Morton, Miss., when he noticed something unusual happening at one of the local chicken processing plants. McGee is superintendent of the county schools, and it was the second day of classes. “There was some activity there with law enforcement that had the parking lot barricaded,” he recalls. “I actually called one of our assistant superintendents because it’s relatively close to the school.”…

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Nor'easter's damaging waves, life-threatening flooding expected along Outer Banks

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Nor'easter's damaging waves, life-threatening flooding expected along Outer Banks

A powerful coastal storm off the Atlantic coast of the Carolinas this weekend will batter the shoreline with dangerous weather and surf, especially along North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Storm warnings were posted ahead of the storm to warn residents of the impending severe weather. “Confidence is high that this event will occur, and we are expecting significant impacts,” the National Weather Service said in a Saturday morning brief. “Storm force winds and dangerous seas over…

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