Month: July 2020

RALEIGH (WTVD) — Tropical Storm Isaias has officially strengthened into a Category One Hurricane. The hurricane is still slated to track toward the U.S. East Coast along North Carolina. On Friday morning, the storm was spinning around Turks & Caicos and dumping heavy rain on the Bahamas. The National Hurricane Center said flash-flooding and mudslides are possible across the Dominican Republic, northern Haiti, Turks & Caicos and the Bahamas. The hurricane is currently moving northwest…

RALEIGH (WTVD) — Tropical Storm Isaias has officially strengthened into a Category One Hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center. The hurricane is still slated to track towards the U.S. East Coast along North Carolina. On Friday morning, the storm was spinning around Turks & Caicos and dumping heavy rain on the Bahamas. The National Hurricane Center said flash-flooding and mudslides are possible across the Dominican Republic, northern Haiti, Turks & Caicos and the Bahamas….

By WRAL Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — Overnight, Tropical Storm Isaias developed into a Category 1 hurricane. The storm, currently approaching the Bahamas, is forecast to impact Florida this weekend and North Carolina by Monday. The storm was listed at 80 mph just after midnight on Friday. It was 80 miles southeast of the Great Inagua Island in the Bahamas and moving northwest at 18 mph. Isaias is forecast to be near the central Bahamas…

By WRAL Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — The National Hurricane Center reports what was Tropical Storm Isaias is now a Category 1 hurricane. A special advisory was issued after 11 p.m. after a hurricane hunter plane that was traveling into the storm picked up hurricane-force winds. The storm is now listed at 80 mph just after midnight on Friday. It was 80 miles southeast of the Great Inagua Island in the Bahamas. It was moving…

RALEIGH (WTVD) — Tropical Storm Isaias has officially strengthened into a Category One Hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center. The hurricane is still slated to track towards the U.S. East Coast along North Carolina. While that path is still a long ways out and could change drastically, at this time it does look like Isaias will at least bring rain to parts of North Carolina next week. However, the coast is already seeing effects…

The WRAL Severe Weather team is tracking the tropics daily throughout hurricane season with the latest on storm tracks, expected impacts and safety at the coast. Show Transcript Good afternoon. I’m meteorologist Amy Wilmoth in the WRL Severe Weather Center. Keeping an eye on the tropics, we have an update from the National Hurricane Center. The 11 a.m. update is in. The tropical storm is still has maximum sustained winds at 60 MPH, moving to…

By WRAL Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — Tropical Storm Isaias could hit the N.C. coast on Monday, according to the 5 p.m. update on Thursday from the National Hurricane Center. Flooding would be the biggest risk with the storm, mainly at the coast. Impacts from the storm would be between Monday and Tuesday. There is a threat for rip currents this weekend. The storm could be upgraded to a Category 1 Hurricane on Saturday while…