Author: WeatherPreppers

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — As Hurricane Florence approaches, there are a lot of questions regarding how bad it will get in the Triangle and Sandhills.Florence has been a unique storm, to say the least. We will see a lack of steering, which helps to guide hurricane along, and that makes the track of Florence uncertain after landfall. Despite the uncertainty about where the center tracks, heavy rain, and gusty winds are likely in central North…

Hurricane Florence was making landfall in North Carolina early Friday with a life-threatening storm surge that pushed water inland for miles, pelting rains and screaming winds that destroyed buildings in its path. More than 60 people had to be pulled from a collapsing motel at the height of the storm, and many more who defied evacuation orders were hoping to be rescued. Pieces of buildings ripped apart by the storm flew through the air. The…

Hurricane Florence was downgraded to a Category 1 storm overnight. The center of the storm will make landfall near Wilmington early Friday morning. The Triangle will feel the strongest effects from Florence after 8 a.m. The latest updates from our viewing area: 7:09 a.m.: Two storm-related injuries have been reported in Edgecombe County. 7:01 a.m.: The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for most of our viewing area, including Wake, Edgecombe, Franklin, Harnett…

As Hurricane Florence hurtles into the Carolinas and residents face what’s now a Category 1 storm, our reporters and photojournalists are on the coast and across the region. Their Thursday reports are here and their Wednesday reports are here. You can follow them on Twitter at https://twitter.com/newsobserver/lists/hurricane-mcclatchy Myrtle Beach, SC: Dogs left without food and water 6:44 a.m.: Police say three dogs were left at an evacuated home without food or water. Officers were called…

Hurricane Florence was downgraded to a Category 1 storm overnight. The center of the storm is expected to make landfall near Wilmington early Friday morning. Latest updates from the coast: 6:54 a.m.: Storm surge (the rising of the sea) in Wilmington is up to 3 feet, but major flooding has not yet been reported there. New Bern is experiencing some of the worst flooding due to overflow from the Pamlico River. The eyewall of the…

Cajun Navy arrives in SC ahead of Florence Members of the United Cajun Navy start arriving at a staging area in Gaston, SC on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. This is one of four staging areas they are setting up to assist in rescues as Hurricane Florence hits the Carolinas.

Thousands are without power in North Carolina as the outer bands of Hurricane Florence have reached the coast.As of 7 a.m., Friday, 365,659 people were without power. VIEW THE OUTAGE MAP BELOW. More outage information here Most of the outages are in Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, New Hanover, Pamlico, Pender and Onslow counties near the coast. WATCH: Useful tips if you lose power/Si no tiene electricidad después de una tormenta Florence is expected to make landfall…

Thousands of Triangle residents started to see the lights go out as Hurricane Florence neared landfall early Friday on the North Carolina coast. Across the state, more than 314,000 residents and businesses, mostly in eastern counties, were without power as of 6 a.m. Friday, according to online updates from Duke Energy, the N.C. Electric Cooperatives and smaller utility companies. The wind and rain were starting to pick up just before 5 a.m. in the Triangle….

A North Carolina city says about 70 people have been rescued from a hotel whose structural integrity is being threatened by Hurricane Florence. The city of Jacksonville’s statement says people have been moved to the city’s public safety center as officials work to find a more permanent shelter. Officials found a basketball-sized hole in the hotel wall and other life-threatening damage, with some cinder blocks crumbling and parts of the roof collapsing. None of the…