September 2021 – Page 16 – Weather Preppers

Austin Disaster Relief Network sends off supplies to those impacted by Hurricane Ida

Posted on September 9, 2021September 9, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

AUSTIN, Texas — Volunteers with the Austin Disaster Relief Network on Thursday gathered to send off a large shipment of emergency supplies to residents impacted by Hurricane Ida in New Orleans, Louisiana. A generous local business provided a shipping truck, which volunteers and staff loaded up with survivor care kits, clean-up buckets, pallets of canned water, and diapers donated to ADRN for Hurricane Ida survivors by the Austin community. These supplies will head to NOLA…

Man wanted by FBI, accused of killing Hurricane Ida evacuee in NC arrested

Posted on September 9, 2021September 9, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

Malek Anthony Moore (Photo: FBI) CHARLOTTE, NC (WSOC) — According to sources, a man who was wanted by the FBI, accused in a violent crime spree that left two people dead has been arrested in Greensboro. Sources told our affiliate WSOC that Malek Moore, 29, was arrested Thursday in Greensboro. – Advertisement – Moore was wanted in connection to the murders of 29-year-old Gabryelle Allnutt in Charlotte and 21-year-old Christian Mbimba in Greensboro. Police issued…

Armed and dangerous: FBI seeks murder suspect in deaths of Hurricane Ida evacuee, Nashville man

Posted on September 9, 2021September 9, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

Charlotte, N.C. — The Federal Bureau of Investigation is helping with the search for a man wanted in the murder of a Hurricane Ida evacuee in Charlotte and the murder of another man in Nashville. Malek Anthony Moore, 29, is wanted in the murder of Gabryelle Allnut in Charlotte’s NoDa community, according to NBC affiliate WCNC. Allnut was found unresponsive in a Charlotte art studio on Sept. 5 after traveling to the city to escape…

Man wanted by FBI for randomly killing 2 women, including Hurricane Ida evacuee, in 2 NC cities

Posted on September 9, 2021September 9, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

A search is underway for a man wanted for homicides in two North Carolina cities over three days, and police are warning that he should be considered armed and extremely dangerous. The Greensboro Police Department said in a news release that Malek Anthony Moore, 29, is wanted for first-degree murder in the death of Christian Mbimba, 21, of Nashville, Tennessee, on Sept. 3 in Greensboro. Police officers found Mbimba’s body in the street. Moore is…

#TBT: Hurricane in 1916 brought punishing winds and damage to Corpus Christi

Posted on September 9, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

Though often overshadowed by the monstrous 1919 hurricane, Corpus Christi endured a significant storm three years earlier in 1916. An interesting accounting of the storm is recorded in the Monthly Weather Review, a journal published by the national weather bureau at the time. Weather observer W.F. Lehman provided much of the report on how Corpus Christi fared during the storm. On the morning of Aug. 18 around 7 a.m., barometer readings up and down the…

Tropical Storm Mindy makes landfall on Florida Panhandle

Posted on September 9, 2021September 9, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

By The Associated Press MIAMI — A swath of the Florida Panhandle was under a tropical storm warning after Tropical Storm Mindy made landfall Wednesday night. The storm touched down over St. Vincent Island, about 10 miles (15 km) west southwest of Apalachicola, according to the National Hurricane Center. Mindy could cause as much as 6 inches (15 centimeters) of rainfall across the Florida Panhandle and portions of southern Georgia and South Carolina through Thursday…

Hurricane Ida evacuee in Austin awaiting recovery

Posted on September 9, 2021September 9, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

“To me, Austin is like the New Orleans of Texas, with the food, the culture of music, except you have hills and trees,” Charles Duffy told KVUE. AUSTIN, Texas — A Hurricane Ida evacuee in Austin got some good news on Wednesday afternoon. Charles Duffy told KVUE his power was turned back on. He is one of the hundreds of thousands who were waiting for their electricity to be restored before they return home to…

Hurricane Larry stirs up swell for Wrightsville Beach surfers

Posted on September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

Surfers at Wrightsville Beach as Hurricane Larry stirs up swell (Photo: Sydney Bouchelle/WWAY) WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (WWAY) — Hurricane Larry isn’t forecasted to make landfall in the United States, but coastal North Carolina is still feeling its impacts and surfers are taking advantage. Around lunchtime on Wednesday, a dozen or more surfers were floating just past the Oceanic Pier on the south end of Wrightsville Beach waiting for the perfect wave. – Advertisement – Sam…

THROWBACK: 1916 hurricane in Corpus Christi

Posted on September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

Damaging wind, small hail, potential flooding possible across Carolinas Wednesday

Posted on September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

As a cold front approaches the Charlotte area, scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop, which could lead to strong to severe storms. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A cold front approaching the Carolinas Wednesday could lead to strong to severe storms. Rainstorms covered the northern part of Charlotte in the early part of the morning, but that was only round one of this system. As the afternoon progresses, plenty of sunshine and daytime heating will prompt instability…

16 die as floods swamp public hospital in central Mexico

Posted on September 7, 2021September 8, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

By The Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Torrential rains in central Mexico suddenly flooded a hospital early Tuesday, killing 16 patients, possibly due to the loss of oxygen equipment as the power went out, the national Social Security Institute said. A video posted on the agency’s social media feed said that about 40 other patients survived as waters rose suddenly in downtown Tula and flooded the public hospital around 6 a.m. Video recorded inside the…

Hurricane Ida 9 days later: 430K still without power

Posted on September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

Hurricane Ida 2021 (Credit: NOAA) NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in Louisiana, most of them outside New Orleans, still didn’t have power Tuesday and more than half of the gas stations in two major cities were without fuel nine days after Hurricane Ida slammed into the state, splintering homes and toppling electric lines. There were also persistent signs of recovery, however, as the total number of people without electricity…

Yes, the 'dirty side' of a hurricane is most dangerous

Posted on September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

If you’re on the ‘dirty side’ or ‘right side’ of a tropical system, you’re most at risk of serious damage and potential injury from the storm. GREENSBORO, N.C. — Mother Nature nurtures so many questions about her force and unpredictability — so much so, we have to turn to the experts to VERIFY. Most recently, it was Ida that pummeled Louisiana with category four hurricane strength and later dumped deadly amounts of rain on New…

USAA donates $500,000 to Hurricane Ida volunteers with 'boots on the ground'

Posted on September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

USAA Foundation Inc. announced a $500,000 donation to organizations aiding Louisiana in its recovery from Hurricane Ida. The nonprofit arm of San Antonio’s insurance and financial services giant will give a total of $500,000 to Team Rubicon and the American Red Cross, organizations with volunteers that currently have “boots on the ground” to aid families affected by Hurricane Ida. Hurricane Ida hit the Louisiana coast on August 29, flooding communities and bringing 150 mph winds…

Hurricane Larry brings threat of dangerous rip currents

Posted on September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

Photo Credit: NOAA MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. – The National Weather Service is warning that swells from Hurricane Larry will create dangerous rip current conditions. News outlets report that the storm isn’t expected to make landfall in the United States, but it will be powerful enough to be felt along the East Coast. – Advertisement – The weather service says Outer Banks beaches from Pea Island down to Cape Lookout will experience a high rip current…

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