Author: WeatherPreppers

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Tropical Depression Delta will represent the most impactful aspect of the forecast, but the good news is that the heaviest rains will likely be to the north of the viewing area as Delta approaches tomorrow.The rain this evening is only loosely associated with Delta and can be attributed mostly to a warm front lifting northward ahead of Delta will also be moving quickly enough to keep the flood risk relatively low….

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — Sunday will be a Level 1 threat for severe weather for parts of North Carolina as remnants of Delta will move into the area. Remnant rainfall from Delta will extend all the way into North Carolina on Sunday. This system will bring heavy rain that will spark flooding across the North Carolina mountains and severe storms will be possible by Sunday. Areas south of Raleigh, such as…

BEIRUT — Wildfires around the Middle East triggered by a heatwave hitting the region have killed three people, forced thousands of people to leave their homes and detonated landmines along the Lebanon-Israel border, state media and officials said Saturday. The areas hit by the heatwave are Syria, Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian territories. The fires come amid an intense heatwave that is unusual for this time of the year. Wildfires spread across different areas of…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — You will certainly need an umbrella and rain jacket with you this weekend. Remnant rainfall from Delta will extend all the way into North Carolina on Saturday and Sunday. Areas near the Triangle could see severe weather from Delta’s remnants and the mountains of North Carolina are at-risk for flooding. Hurricane Delta made landfall in Louisiana around 7 p.m. on Friday night as a Cat. 2 storm….

By REBECCA SANTANA and STACEY PLAISANCE, Associated Press LAFAYETTE, La. — Ripping tarps from damaged roofs and scattering massive piles of storm debris in the wind and water, Hurricane Delta inflicted a new round of destruction in Louisiana communities still reeling along a path Hurricane Laura carved just six weeks earlier. Delta hit as a Category 2 hurricane, with top winds of 100 mph (155 kph) before rapidly weakening over land. By Saturday morning, it…

This morning, Delta has been downgraded to a Tropical Storm, dumping rain and bringing high winds to parts of Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi. Show Transcript in Louisiana Delta arrived with driving rain in 100 mile per hour winds, battering weather weary cities still recovering from Laura in Lake Charles. Blue tarps covered roof still yet to be repaired. It affects you physically, mentally, psychologically, and then to turn around six weeks later and experience it…

By YURI KAGEYAMA, Associated Press TOKYO — Tropical Storm Chan-hom brought powerful winds and rain to southern Japan on Saturday, with the weather bureau warning of landslides and flooding in most of the country. The storm, packing sustained winds of up to 107 kilometers (67 miles) per hour, was moving in waters south of Japan, near the main southwestern island of Shikoku. It had been downgraded from a typhoon earlier in the week. It was…

By Lena Tillett, WRAL anchor/reporter Lake Charles, La. — Coastal Louisiana braced for its second major hurricane in less than two months on Friday. Recently, Hurricane Laura devastated Lake Charles, bringing wind gusts up to 140 mph and deadly flooding. Now, Hurricane Delta has hit the same area, making landfall around 7 p.m. Friday with maximum sustained winds at 105 mph. One Lake Charles resident remembers the impact of Laura all too well. He rode…

By Lena Tillett, WRAL anchor/reporter Lake Charles, La. — Coastal Louisiana is bracing for its second major hurricane in less than two months. Recently, Hurricane Laura devastated Lake Charles, La., bringing wind gusts up to 140 mph and deadly flooding. Now, Hurricane Delta will hit the same area – with landfall only a few hours away. One Lake Charles resident remembers the impact of Laura all too well. He rode the storm out on the floor…

By Cullen Browder, WRAL anchor/reporter Raleigh, N.C. — North Carolina has a lot of experience with hurricanes, so the Red Cross is sending local volunteers to help Gulf Coast states hit by Hurricane Delta. Volunteers have already been on the ground for weeks due to the prior storms this season. Right now, volunteer relief efforts are focused on life-saving shelter, food and resources for people who are impacted by Hurricane Delta. “Many of the residents…

SMITHFIELD, N.C. (WTVD) — A new bridge will be installed to replace a stretch of road where two children died in a flash flood this August. Alexa Castro, 5, and Abraham Martinez Jr., 4, were inside the car with their mother when heavy rain swept away part of the road and their car. Rescue crews were able to save the mother, but the children were not found until days later. Their bodies had been swept…

ABBEVILLE, Louisiana — Twenty-four hours ahead of Hurricane Delta’s arrival, church bells rang out at 6 p.m. and a bride’s high heels clicked on the church’s front walk as she raced to get to her wedding. Taylor Choate and Ian Gaspard picked Oct. 10 as their wedding day months ago. In a year when COVID-19 had re-scheduled so many events, they thought they would luck out. Then Hurricane Delta zeroed in on the small town…

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Louisiana coast is bracing for Hurricane Delta, which strengthened into a Category 3 storm Thursday night and bears a similar track to Hurricane Laura, which battered the southwestern part of the state in August. The wind from Delta will be accompanied by heavy rain and a life-threatening storm surge. A Storm Surge Warning is in effect from High Island, Texas, to Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Delta is located about 200 miles south…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — While the Gulf Coast braces for another potentially damaging hurricane, North Carolina will see mainly rain from the storm. On Thursday, Hurricane Delta strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico. The storm was expected to make landfall in Louisiana by Friday night as a Category 3 hurricane before weakening and bringing rain to North Carolina this weekend. The storm first made landfall…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — While the Gulf Coast braces for another potentially damaging hurricane, North Carolina will see mainly rain from the storm. On Thursday, Hurricane Delta was in the Gulf of Mexico. The storm was expected to made landfall in Louisiana by Friday night as a Category 3 hurricane before weakening and bringing rain to North Carolina this weekend. The storm first made landfall around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday south of…

RALEIGH (WTVD) — Local American Red Cross teams are preparing to go to the Gulf Coast as Louisiana braces for yet another hurricane. Hurricane Delta is expected to become the fourth named storm–a record–to make landfall in Louisiana this year. Much of the state is still in recovery mode as Delta looks to track a similar path as Category 4 Hurricane Laura, which hit August 27. Our hearts go out to them because it’s a…

RALEIGH, N.C. — Hurricane-force wind from Delta will reach Louisiana by Friday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center. That wind will be accompanied by heavy rain and life-threatening storm surge. Delta is located about 400 miles south of the Louisiana coast. It is currently a Category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 105 miles per hour, and it is moving northwest at 14 miles per hour. Thankfully, the storm is expected to keep moving…