Author: WeatherPreppers

While forecast models vary widely, the most likely path suggests Milton could make landfall Wednesday in the Tampa Bay area and move across Florida to the Atlantic. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Milton rapidly strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane Monday on a path toward Florida population centers including Tampa and Orlando, threatening a dangerous storm surge in Tampa Bay and setting the stage for potential mass evacuations less than two weeks after a catastrophic Hurricane…

While forecast models vary widely, the most likely path suggests Milton could make landfall Wednesday in the Tampa Bay area and move across Florida to the Atlantic. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Milton strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane Monday as Florida gears up for what could be its biggest evacuation in seven years as the storm headed toward population centers including Tampa and Orlando. The storm was major hurricane as it moved over the Gulf…

Reporter Joseph Leonard found out how a stalled manufacturing plant in McDowell County is impacting workers and their neighbors. NORTH COVE, N.C. — Not only did people lose their homes and everything they owned, but many also lost their jobs and sources of income.  It’ll be a struggle for many of them to get back on their feet.  Damage around North Cove, Marion, and Old Fort has been extensive. Rebuilding these towns as fast as…

Groups said the devastation severely limits some voters’ ability to register for the upcoming presidential election, whether online, in-person or by mail. WASHINGTON — With registration deadlines looming, Democrats and civil rights groups are asking election officials in the states ravaged by Hurricane Helene to give voters more time. A judge in South Carolina on Friday extended that state’s deadline to Oct. 14, but prospects are uncertain in the other hard-hit states. In North Carolina,…

Asheville woman Jaclyn Shea is using her resources to gather aid for Hurricane Helene victims after historic flooding devastated the area last week. ASHEVILLE, N.C. — In Western North Carolina, power is starting to be restored for some, but others are still left without electricity, food or water. Residents are struggling to find resources, and there is a long road ahead when it comes to recovering from Hurricane Helene. One Asheville woman wasn’t home when…

Nearly 400 miles from where Hurricane Helene made landfall, the North Carolina mountain hamlet of Chimney Rock Village has been all but wiped off the map. CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. — The stone tower that gave this place its name was nearly a half billion years in the making — heated and thrust upward from deep in the Earth, then carved and eroded by wind and water. But in just a few minutes, nature undid most…

Nearly 400 miles from where Hurricane Helene made landfall, the North Carolina mountain hamlet of Chimney Rock Village has been all but wiped off the map. CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. — The stone tower that gave this place its name was nearly a half billion years in the making — heated and thrust upward from deep in the Earth, then carved and eroded by wind and water. But in just a few minutes, nature undid most…