December 2021 – Page 7 – Weather Preppers

Timeline: Severe weather threat coming along with front

Posted on December 6, 2021December 6, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

HOUSTON — The start of our work week welcomes a front that brings back widespread shower chances. The line of showers and thunderstorms is looking to push through the northern portion of the viewing area right around the 8 a.m. morning commute. By the lunch hour, the band of storms is in the Houston metro area. The wet weather looks to reach the coast by about 3 to 4 p.m. The Storm Prediction Center has…

Another Hurricane Season In The Books: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The Week

Posted on December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

Listen To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: <iframe src=”https://embed.hpm.io/414728/414626″ style=”height: 115px; width: 100%;”></iframe> A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all. This week, our panel weighs in…

'We can bounce back from this,' Gov. Roy Cooper visits Pilot Mountain to evaluate wildfire damage

Posted on December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

The wildfire torched 1,100 acres on Pilot Mountain. SURRY COUNTY, N.C. — North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper visited Pilot Mountain Thursday to view the wildfire damage as crews continue to monitor it. Gov. Cooper thanked the North Carolina Forest Service and local firefighters in the area. He also thanked the community for their outpouring of support. “I want to thank the people of this area of the state. All of them stepped up. Started donating…

'We can bounce back from this,' Governor Roy Cooper visits Pilot Mountain to evaluate wildfire damage

Posted on December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

The wildfire torched 1,100 acres on Pilot Mountain. SURRY COUNTY, N.C. — The North Carolina Forest Service said a campfire started the wildfire burning at Pilot Mountain. It was started in a non-designated/unauthorized area. They said there’s no word on who’s responsible for the fire. The law enforcement division within the NC Forest Service is handling the investigation. Thursday makes day six of the firefight. Firefighters have the blaze 80% contained, North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner…

Wildfire burns into central Montana town, destroys houses

Posted on December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

By AMY BETH HANSON, Associated Press HELENA, Mont. — A late-season wildfire pushed by strong winds ripped through a tiny central Montana farming town overnight, burning several homes and grain elevators that had stood for more than a century, authorities said. Officials were assessing the damage in Denton on Thursday morning while crews continued to fight the fire. The fire burned “around 25 structures to include grain elevators and bridges,” the Fergus County Sheriff’s Office…

Pilot Mountain wildfire caused by campfire, 50% contained at this time

Posted on December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

SURRY COUNTY, N.C. — Update: Thursday at 10:30 a.m., North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler will visit the command post at the Pilot Mountain wildfire to get an update on efforts to control the fire. Troxler will then speak to media members and answer questions. We’ll bring you the latest from his visit. The North Carolina Forest Service said a campfire started the wildfire burning at Pilot Mountain. It was started in a non-designated/unauthorized area….

Crews begin to knock down doomed 2100 Memorial building ravaged by Hurricane Harvey

Posted on December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

Workers are finally razing the empty and rotting high rise at 2100 Memorial Drive years after floodwater from Hurricane Harvey permanently damaged the structure and displaced hundreds of seniors. Demolition equipment was spotted Tuesday atop the 14-story building chipping away at the upper floors. A multi-level garage on the property has already been dismantled. The ultimate destruction of the 52-year-old structure will last into February, according to the Houston Housing Authority. The building at 2100…

2021 Atlantic hurricane season ends as third most active on record

Posted on December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

Homes are surrounded by water from the flooded Brazos River in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, in Freeport, Texas. Tuesday marks the end of the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which started on June 1. “It was an active season,” said Texas state climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon. “We’ve had 21 named storms. Usually, it’s in the lower teens on average and seven of those made it to hurricane status, with four major hurricanes….

Hurricane season ends quietly after nearly breaking records in September

Posted on December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

By Zach Maloch, WRAL meteorologist Another Atlantic hurricane season has come and gone — and while it officially ended on Nov. 30 — the lull in activity since early-October made it feel like hurricane season ended early. Despite its very quiet end, the Atlantic hurricane season brought 21 named storms: seven becoming hurricanes and four becoming major hurricanes. Of the seven hurricanes, the first five formed at near-record pace matching 1966, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2005…

Weather IQ: Recap of the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season

Posted on December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

Even though the season ended quiet, this season produced the third most named storms in Atlantic Hurricane Season history CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season: This season was another one for the record books. 2021 totaled 21 named storms which is the third most on record. This is also the third time the alphabet name list has been completed and the second year in a row. Seven of those 21 named storms reached…

Wildfire continues to burn at a North Carolina state park

Posted on December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

November 30, 2021 Pilot Mt. fire on Nov. 30, 2021. (Photo: Jenna Kurzyna / WFMY) PILOT MOUNTAIN, NC (AP) — A wildfire at North Carolina’s Pilot Mountain State Park had grown to more than 1,000 acres by Tuesday afternoon, twice its size of a day earlier, authorities said. Officials said the blaze, which has burned more than 1,050 acres on Pilot Mountain, is about 20% contained and is burning only inside the park, news outlets…

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