Month: February 2020

Rescuers have pulled dozens of people and pets from cars, apartments and backyards in Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee as flood waters steadily climbed in the last week, media … Click to Continue »

Raleigh, N.C. — If you like roller coasters, prepare for an up-and-down next few days when it comes to the weather. After a warm and cloudy Tuesday, WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner said Wednesday will be cooler with a very little chance for rain. On Thursday, temperatures will rise again along with the chance for storms. On Friday, it will get cold again — “cold enough for snow,” Gardner said. But it won’t snow — it…

Raleigh, N.C. — If you like roller coasters, prepare for an up-and-down next few days when it comes to the weather. After a warm and cloudy Tuesday, WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner said Wednesday will be cooler with a very little chance for rain. On Thursday, temperatures will rise again along with the chance for storms. On Friday, it will get cold again — “cold enough for snow,” Gardner said. But it won’t snow — it…

By Elizabeth Gardner and Mike Maze, WRAL meteorologist Raleigh, N.C. — Thunderstorms could pop up across central North Carolina through early evening Tuesday, although the risk for damaging winds is minimal, WRAL meteorologist Mike Maze said. “Make sure you have some rain gear to keep you dry,” he said. Winds were measured at up to 30 mph in Raleigh around noon, and the storms bring the possibility of gusts of 40 or 45 mph through…

By Elizabeth Gardner, WRAL meteorologist Raleigh, N.C. — Thunderstorms that could be severe in nature will move into the Triangle Tuesday afternoon. According to WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner, thunderstorms could move into northwestern counties by 1 p.m. Storms could be in the Triangle by 3 or 4 p.m. and are forecast to move out of central North Carolina around 6 p.m. The area is under a level 1 risk for severe weather, and there is…

More rain is on the way for central North Carolina in the coming days, and with it comes a small chance for severe weather. As most places are seeing a big warm-up on Tuesday morning, the National Weather Service has every county in the ABC11 viewing area under a Category 1 ‘marginal’ risk for severe weather on Tuesday afternoon. The @NWSSPC now has every county in our viewing area under a Cat 1 (Marginal) of…

By Elizabeth Gardner, WRAL meteorologist Raleigh, N.C. — There’s a chance for thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon in the Triangle as two systems move toward North Carolina. With an 80% chance of rain by 10 a.m., the morning commute could be wet Tuesday. Following the rain, thunderstorms could move in after 1 p.m., particularly northwest of Wake County. Any storms should move out of central North Carolina around 6 p.m. The area is under a level 1…

By Payton Tysinger and Jilly Kuehn, UNC-CH The Abacos, Bahamas — Elbow Cay is a small island with a tight-knit community, one where, according to the locals, children are the heartbeat. But five months after Hurricane Dorian, the streets where these children walked and clung onto golf carts are lined with mounds of debris. Frank Knowles’ family was split apart by the storm. He is still on the island, working to rebuild their home. His…

RIO DE JANEIRO — Heavy rains in Sao Paulo brought Brazil’s most populous city nearly to a halt on Monday with floods, mudslides and enormous traffic jams. “Since 3 a.m., in some areas it rained half of what was expected for the month of February,” Sao Paulo Mayor Bruno Covas told the online news portal G1. The Tiete and Pinheiros rivers overflowed, flooding nearby highways and trapping drivers and passengers for hours. Parts of the…