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The offshore storm is the 6th named storm of the 2020 hurricane season. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tropical Storm Fay has formed off the North Carolina coast, the National Hurricane Center said as of 5 p.m. Thursday. The tropical disturbance gained better organization around its center of circulation throughout Thursday. The organization was needed to determine whether the National Weather Service would classify the offshore system as a tropical depression or a tropical storm. The center…
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Houston temperatures continue to soar and we could see a 100+ through the weekend.. HOUSTON — Ready, set, sweat! July is about to show us what it’s made of with our first triple digit heat looking likely this coming weekend. If you’re looking for any rain relief, there isn’t a single drop in sight; at least for the next 7 to 10 days. Most importantly, take breaks in the A/C so your body’s core temperature…
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Tropical Storm Fay has formed just east of the Outer Banks. But even along the coast, the impacts are minimal with just a few showers and a high rip current risk. Fay has winds of 45 mph, mainly east of the center and over the water, and is moving north. The storm should move away from North Carolina tomorrow and head for New York City by Saturday. The weather around here…
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But Tropical Storm Fay won’t be hanging around the Tar Heel State for very long A new tropical storm, the sixth of the young Atlantic hurricane season, formed off the North Carolina coast Thursday afternoon. But Tropical Storm Fay isn’t expected to cause many problems beyond some localized heavy rain, especially along the Outer Banks, and choppy surf that could lead to rip current concerns. As of 5 p.m. Thursday, Fay was located roughly 40…
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RALEIGH (WTVD) — The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two areas of low pressure near the United State’s coast; both of which have formed into a tropical system. Fay? Tropical Storm Fay has officially formed off the North Carolina coast. The storm formed east of the Outer Banks. WATCH: Here are the conditions at Nags Head as a tropical system is likely to form off the coast Sustained rainfall, high seas, and rip currents are…
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The area of low pressure that’s bringing central North Carolina cloudy and wet weather could become a tropical system soon.
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DALTON, Minn. — Severe storms that swept through parts of the Midwest produced at least one powerful tornado that damaged farms and killed one person and injured two others in western Minnesota, authorities said. A 30-year-old man was killed near Dalton when a twister destroyed a large garage in which he was working Wednesday evening, said Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Lt. Keith Van Dyke. Two others were taken to a hospital with injuries that were…
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Gidget Cline said her family is still recovering from Hurricane Florence, which hit the coast of North Carolina in 2018.
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RALEIGH (WTVD) — The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two areas of low pressure near the United State’s coast; one has already formed into a tropical system and the other is expected to do so Thursday. Fay? The system that has yet to turn tropical is located right off the North Carolina coast. The National Weather Center said it has an 80 percent chance to become a tropical depression or storm soon. If it does…
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Two crises collided this spring in Michigan. The state was already under a coronavirus lockdown when a catastrophic storm hit and a pair of dams failed, flooding the city of Midland. The local hospital, MidMichigan Medical Center – Midland, hired a disaster recovery company to clean up the mess, including a water-logged basement and morgue. More than 100 workers — many of them recent immigrants — were brought from as far away as Texas and…
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The area of low pressure that’s bringing central North Carolina cloudy and wet weather could become a tropical system soon. Fay? The low is currently located along the South Carolina coast. It now has a 70 percent chance of becoming a tropical depression or storm soon. The next name of the 2020 list is Fay. Even it it becomes a named storm, our impacts in central North Carolina won’t change. We’ll continue to see scattered…
Read MoreRALEIGH (WTVD) — Colorado State University updated its hurricane forecast, slightly increasing its forecast. The group is now predicting a very active 2020 hurricane season. The university’s Tropical Weather & Climate Research team issues hurricane forecasts every year and updates them as more information becomes available. This year the group initially predicted an above-average season with 16 named storms. That forecast now calls for 20 named storms (including the 5 that have already formed), 9…
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By Elizabeth Gardner, WRAL meteorologist It’s becoming more likely that a tropical storm could develop near North Carolina over the next two days, bringing heavy rain to the coast. According to the National Hurricane Center, the low pressure system is currently over South Carolina and moving northeast towards the North Carolina coast. The system is expected to form into a tropical depression or tropical storm near or just offshore North Carolina in the coming days….
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press TOKYO — Pounding rain that already caused deadly floods in southern Japan was moving northeast Wednesday, battering large areas of Japan’s main island, swelling more rivers, triggering mudslides and destroying houses and roads. At least 58 people died in several days of flooding. Parts of Nagano and Gifu, including areas known for scenic mountain trails and hot springs, were flooded by massive downpours. Public broadcaster NHK showed a swollen river…
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