Author: WeatherPreppers

7 minutes ago Work begins to restore Ashville’s water system after Hurricane Helene, Photo Date: 10/06/2024 (Asheville Police Department) SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — When 12-year-old Natalie Briggs visited the ruins of her home after Hurricane Helene, she had to tightrope across a wooden beam to reach what was once her bedroom. Knots of electrical wires were draped inside the skeleton of the house. Months after the storm, light filtered through breaks in the tarps over the…

1 minute ago BURGAW, NC (WWAY) — Wednesday afternoon the main library in Burgaw hosted a reading celebrating a unique new children’s book.  Hurricane Helpers is a story about five Pender County deputies who went to western North Carolina to help with recovery efforts after hurricane Helene last year. Sheriff Alan Cutler read the book and the children who attended got a free copy. They also had an opportunity to ask questions and to get…

11 seconds ago Photo: NOAA SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Not a single named storm has formed in the Atlantic Ocean in nearly three weeks, even though it’s the peak of hurricane season. “Where the heck are the Atlantic #hurricanes?” Philip Klotzbach, a meteorologist at Colorado State University, wrote recently on X. Many are wondering the same thing. Tropical Storm Fernand was the last named storm to form this season. It was short-lived, forming on…

6 minutes ago BRUNSWICK, NC (WWAY) — Boiling Spring Lakes is still recovering seven years after Hurricane Florence made landfall in Wrightsville Beach.  Road closures, dried-up lakes, and delays with dam repairs have left many residents frustrated.  Most recently, the city discovered the repair of Pine Lake dam was done incorrectly, built at wrong elevation, another setback to hold up repairs on the project.  Boiling Spring Lakes resident, Ryan Friesema, who’s lived here since 2017…

9 seconds ago Gov. Josh Stein (Photo: WCNC / YouTube/ MGN) RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — Governor Stein announced that he is requesting nearly $13.5 billion in new funding from Congress for Hurricane Helene recovery. Those dollars will go toward restoring homes and small businesses, supporting local government services, and rebuilding roads and bridges for the long haul. The Governor was joined by members of the Governor’s Advisory Committee on Western North Carolina Recovery, including the…

7 minutes ago WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY-TV) — This Sunday marks seven years since Hurricane Florence made landfall in Wilmington. In honor of the anniversary, NCW students volunteered on Friday for the annual wings up for Wilmington at the diaper bank of North Carolina. Students and faculty volunteered their time by packing and organizing diapers for families in need. Jaime Russell, director of student community engagement at UNCW explained the importance of their volunteering during this…

1 minute ago (AP) — President Donald Trump has approved federal disaster aid for six states and tribes following storms and floods that occurred this spring and summer. The disaster declarations, announced Thursday, will allow federal funding to flow to Kansas, North Carolina, North Dakota and Wisconsin, and for tribes in Montana and South Dakota. In each case except Wisconsin, it took Trump more than a month to approve the aid requests from local officials, continuing…

4 minutes ago LELAND, NC (WWAY) — Duke Energy says its working to update the power grid at the height of storm season.  The utility provider was in Brunswick County Wednesday replacing old wood power lines with new steel ones.  Special transmission repair vehicles with treads had to be used in the rough terrain.  It’s part of Duke Energy’s efforts to reinforce it’s power grid—especially along the coast.  Duke Energy Spokesperson Logan Stewart says the…

9 minutes ago Photo: NOAA (ABC NEWS) — Don’t be fooled by the lack of tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Basin. The peak of hurricane season is here, and activity could soon ramp up, despite the relative quiet currently occurring in the tropics, according to meteorologists. The climatological peak of the Atlantic hurricane season is Sept. 10, with most activity occurring between mid-August and mid-October, on average, according to the National Hurricane Center. Historically speaking,…

5 minutes ago Hurricane Floyd caused massive flooding around North Carolina in 1999 RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — A storm that brought historic destruction and flooding to eastern North Carolina will soon be permanently remembered with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker. The marker commemorating Hurricane Floyd will be unveiled Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 11 a.m. during a small roadside ceremony. It will be placed near Powell Park on NC 33 by the Tar River bridge…