Author: WeatherPreppers

14 seconds ago (Photo: Fly-by-Owen / Wikimedia Commons / MGN) (AP) — A small turboprop plane bound for Jamaica carrying hurricane relief supplies crashed into a pond in a residential neighborhood of the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Coral Springs on Monday morning, minutes after takeoff, authorities said. A fire official told The Associated Press no victims were located during rescue efforts and they said the search had become a recovery operation. It wasn’t immediately known…

6 minutes ago BRUNSWICK, NC (WWAY) — A bulldozer and dump truck knocked down the first of two homes that remain on a cul-de-sac inside Stoney Creek.  Last year, a storm flooded the back streets of the neighborhood that were still reeling from Hurricane Florence.  The state bought out the owners of two of the homes that were damaged, and now they are finally being raised, causing a lot of emotion for neighbors like Thomas Meyer, who lives between the two homes, and attempted to salvage his…

5 minutes ago People walk through Santa Cruz, Jamaica, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, after Hurricane Melissa passed. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix), RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — The NC Office of State Fire Marshal is taking a leading role in assisting the Jamaica Fire Service as the island recovers from the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa. Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a category 5 hurricane. State Fire Marshal Brian Taylor has been in direct communication with…

1 minute ago Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness describes Black River as “ground zero” for Hurricane Melissa, Photo Date: 10/29/2025, Prime Minister of Jamaica / Andrew Holness, MGN Key West, Florida (CBS) — Across the U.S., there are furious efforts to get aid into the Caribbean nation of Jamaica following the trail of destruction and devastation left by Hurricane Melissa. Tens of thousands remain in shelters, and about 490,000 homes and businesses were still without power…

6 minutes ago Wilmington, NC (WWAY)– The North Carolina emergency management association held its meeting on Wednesday at the Wilmington convention center. It’s an opportunity for delegates to exchange information and resources to help coordinate statewide efforts in the event of a hurricane or flooding. with recent storms causing widespread erosion on beaches and flooding from Hurricane Helene last year. The association’s president Daniel Roten says it was a groundbreaking event for them. Roten said,…

8 minutes ago WHITEVILLE, NC (WWAY-TV) – Many Whiteville residents and business owners attended a heated city council meeting Wednesday night as several of them demanded a response to recent flooding. “We’re here to stand we want some answers and we want them now, we don’t know what the hold up is,” said Elizabeth Kasitati, owner of the Donut Shop and Restaurant said. Kasitati said her business has repeatedly been flooded with storm waters over…

4 minutes ago People walk through Santa Cruz, Jamaica, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, after Hurricane Melissa passed. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix), SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Flooding from Hurricane Melissa killed 25 people in Haiti while the storm still churned across Cuba on Wednesday after leaving Jamaica with widespread damage and power outages, officials say. Jean Bertrand Subrème, mayor of the southern Haitian coastal town of Petit-Goâve, told The Associated Press that 25 people died after La…

1 minute ago Hurricane Melissa, Graphic Date: 10/27/2025, NOAA, MGN KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled onto roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa pummeled the Caribbean island as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record. Landslides, fallen trees and numerous power outages were reported as Melissa hit with 185 mph (295 kph) winds near New Hope, with officials cautioning that the cleanup…

16 hours ago WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Hurricane Melissa made landfall over the island nation of Jamaica on Tuesday as a powerful Category 5. Here in the Cape Fear, a couple originally from Jamaica is worried about their family and friends. Nigel Wood and his wife Nordia Rose-Wood have seen many photos and videos of Melissa hitting the island, sent by family and friends as the storm progresses north across Jamaica. “It’s been heartbroken, you…