Author: WeatherPreppers

LAHAINA, Hawaii — A small group of Lahaina residents returned to their devastated properties Monday for the first time since the Hawaii town was destroyed by wildfire nearly seven weeks ago. Some families who came back stopped for a moment of reflection and others looked for mementos they might want to collect, said Darryl Oliveira, interim administrator of the Maui Emergency Management Agency. By midmorning, about 16 vehicles carrying residents had entered the burned area,…

Monday, September 25, 2023 4:42PM ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WTVD) — Pfizer has restarted the majority of its manufacturing lines at the Rocky Mount facility that was heavily damaged in the tornado that came through back in July. The tornado injured 16 people and destroyed numerous homes and buildings. The sped-up restart is the first part of restarting production in a phased approach. Full production is expected to be back by the end of 2023. The…

Nearly a day after being downgraded from a tropical storm, Ophelia still threatened parts of the Northeast on Sunday with coastal flooding, life-threatening waves and heavy rain from Washington to New York City, the National Hurricane Center said. As Ophelia weakened, a new tropical storm named Philippe brewed in the Atlantic. Even though Ophelia was downgraded Saturday night, meteorologists warned that swells generated by the storm would affect the East Coast for the rest of…

A couple got married Saturday as Tropical Storm Ophelia passed through Emerald Isle. It was an unforgettable wedding day, as Ophelia’s tropical winds and rain bands pushed through the area, just hours earlier resulting in power outages. “There’s only so much you can do when you wake up to a power outage on your wedding day,” the bride, Ashley Trexler said. No, amount of wind or rain, could stand in between this special day. This…

Tropical Storm Ophelia continues to impact North Carolina, leaving a path of destruction in its wake. We’re seeing flooding, power outages and storm damage across the state. Thousands of Triangle residents without power More than 27,000 Duke Energy customers are without power in central and eastern North Carolina. As of 9:30 a.m., there are about 6,000 customers without power in Durham County. Tree falls on Chapel Hill home One Chapel Hill family woke up Saturday…

Saturday, September 23, 2023 11:53AM RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Tropical Storm Ophelia has made landfall in North Carolina. The center of Ophelia made landfall early this morning around 6 a.m. just west of Cape Lookout. That is a little farther west than expected from earlier in the week, so the risk of thunderstorms now extends inland too, but not west of the Triangle. WATCH: LIVE TROPICAL STORM CONDITION UPDATES The peak of the storm in…

Tropical Storm Ophelia is bringing tropical storm conditions and heavy rain to North Carolina between Friday afternoon and Saturday. Duke Energy has crews on standby to respond to power outages, especially at the coast.   “Tonight could be busy, our crews will be on standby to restore outages as they occur,” said Duke spokesman Jeff Brooks. The coast will see the biggest impacts Friday night and Saturday as the storm makes landfall, but rain and…

Tropical Storm Ophelia on Friday and Saturday will bring rain and storms to North Carolina. The storm is expected to make landfall Saturday morning along the N.C. coast. Friday afternoon, Ophelia was 200 miles south of Cape Hatteras with maximum winds at 50 mph. Ophelia will bring tropical storm conditions and heavy rain to our coast. Locally, we will see rain, gusty winds and some storms. Gov. Roy Cooper has declared a state of emergency…

Friday, September 22, 2023 7:21PM RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Gov. Roy Cooper declared a State of Emergency for the state ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Ophelia. Ophelia formed just off the North Carolina coast and is expected to make landfall Friday night or Saturday morning. The storm will bring heavy rain and strong wind to much of the state. The State of Emergency declaration helps activate some emergency services, strengthens price-gouging regulations and…

Tropical Storm Ophelia on Friday and Saturday will bring rain and storms to North Carolina. The storm is expected to make landfall Saturday morning along the N.C. coast. On Friday afternoon, Ophelia was 200 miles south of Cape Hatteras with maximum winds at 50 mph. Ophelia will bring tropical storm conditions and heavy rain to our coast Friday and Saturday. Locally, we will see rain, gusty winds and some storms. A WRAL Weather Alert Day…

Tropical Storm Ophelia formed on Friday and is bringing tropical storm conditions and heavy rain to North Carolina between Friday afternoon and Saturday. The coast will see the biggest impacts Friday night and Saturday as the storm makes landfall. Locally, we will see rain, breezy winds and some storms. Impacts in the Triangle will be isolated, but a tropical storm warning is already in effect for some counties east of Raleigh, including Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash,…

Potential Tropical Cyclone 16 will strengthen into Tropical Storm Ophelia on Friday, bringing tropical storm conditions and heavy rain to North Carolina between Friday afternoon and Saturday. The coast will see the biggest impacts Friday night and Saturday as the storm makes landfall. Locally, we will see rain, breezy winds and some storms. Impacts in the Triangle will be isolated, but a tropical storm warning is already in effect for some counties east of Raleigh,…

Potential Tropical Cyclone 16 on Friday is expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Ophelia. It could make landfall Saturday in North Carolina. At 11 a.m. on Friday, the system off the coast was 300 miles southeast of Raleigh with maximum winds at 50 mph. The system, which will be named Ophelia, will bring tropical storm conditions and heavy rain to our coast Friday and Saturday. Locally, we will see rain, breezy winds and some storms. A…

Potential Tropical Cyclone 16 will strengthen into Tropical Storm Ophelia on Friday, bringing tropical storm conditions and heavy rain to our coast Friday afternoon through Saturday. Locally, we will see rain, breezy winds and some storms before the storm makes landfall at the coast Saturday morning. Impacts in the Triangle will be isolated, but a tropical storm warning is already in effect for some counties east of Raleigh, where rain was already falling at noon….

Potential Tropical Cyclone 16 on Friday is expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Ophelia and make landfall in North Carolina. At 8 a.m. on Friday, the system had winds at 50 mph was 364 miles southeast of Raleigh. The system will bring tropical storm conditions and heavy rain to our coast Friday and Saturday. Locally, we will see rain, breezy winds and some storms. Friday is a WRAL Weather Alert Day, but it’s a little…