Author: WeatherPreppers

At least two people were killed in France and a stretch of elevated highway collapsed in Italy as heavy rains pounded the region over the weekend, trapping travelers, downing trees … Click to Continue »

Kenya’s interior minister says 29 people have been killed in mudslides, among the 34 people overall who lost their lives Saturday amid flooding in the East Africa nation. Heavy rains … Click to Continue »

Harkers Island, N.C. — They are now home again. The three wild cows that miraculously showed up on the North Core Banks of Cape Lookout National Seashore after Hurricane Dorian, have been returned to their home in Cedar Island and reunited with the herd there, according to officials with the Cape Lookout National Seashore. Officials said park staff, in partnership with Ranch Solutions, LLC., and Morris Marina Ferry Service, worked to round up the cattle…

Paul Maurice was fond of noting that the first home game after a road trip was always the toughest. Too often, that was a crutch for a poor performance easily … Click to Continue »

A father and son visiting California were rescued from floodwaters Thursday after getting stranded in their truck during a trip to the United State-Mexico border wall, authorities said. The men … Click to Continue »

By TRISTAN LAVALETTE, Associated Press PERTH, Australia — Hazardous smoke blanketed Sydney on Thursday as wildfires burned across eastern and southern Australia. Thick smog shrouded Australia’s most populous city, leaving its iconic skyline barely visible two days after smoke created serious air quality issues. The New South Wales Rural Fire Service said the smoke from around 50 wildfires burning mainly in northern parts of the state. Air pollution levels were reading nearly 10 times higher…

WILMINGTON, N.C. — High tidal flooding forced the Battleship North Carolina to close early this week, and officials are warning visitors to check the website before planning a trip. News outlets report Battleship North Carolina spokeswoman Stacie Greene Hidek says high tidal flooding is expected to continue through the next week and may result in further limited hours. The battleship closed early on Tuesday. High tidal conditions and rising sea levels have increasingly become a…

ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) — Mark Hall Jr. has endured years of bad luck from hurricanes hitting North Carolina, but his fortunes changed with a scratch-off lottery ticket. “Thank you Jesus!,” Hall said in a statement released by lottery officials. “I feel so blessed right now. Thank you!” Hall won a $200,000 lottery prize and plans to use the money to rebuild his Robeson County home that was damaged by Hurricane Matthew and Hurricane Florence….

SYDNEY — Thick smoke from wildfires has shrouded Sydney and its surrounding areas with health experts warning residents with medical conditions to remain indoors. The Sydney skyline was barely visible with air quality in some parts of the city reaching over hazardous levels early Tuesday. Shane Fitzsimmons, the state’s rural fire commissioner, says firefighters would be challenged by high temperatures and wind conditions. Most of the coastal areas of the New South Wales are under…

21 Images Overwash, flooding and wind damage in NC Outer Banks 11 Images Pets prance at Santa Paws 5K 7 Images Maps: When and where snow is expected to fall 71 Images Fall Photos 2019 38 Images Notre Dame dumps Duke, 38-7 51 Images 4A Volleyball: Green Hope vs. Ardrey Kell (Nov. 9, 2019) 73 Images 3A Volleyball: Chapel Hill vs.West Henderson (Nov. 9, 2019) 17 Images 8-man Football: GRACE Christian vs. Arendell-Parrott (Nov. 9,…

BERLIN — A man died and two people were injured as parts of Austria dealt with masses of snow, the threat of avalanches and flooding by swelling rivers and lakes on Monday. An 80-year-old man died when his home was hit by a mudslide in Bad Kleinkirchheim in southern Austria, the news agency APA reported. Another mudslide in Bad Gastein, south of Salzburg, destroyed two homes, burying two women inside. Firefighters rescued one of them…

By DÁNICA COTO, Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Dorian inflicted losses of about $3.4 billion on the Bahamas, an amount equal to one-quarter of the Caribbean archipelago’s GDP, according to a report released Friday. The report by the Inter-American Development Bank also said there were 67 confirmed deaths and that 282 people were still missing as of late October. Those figures have been previously reported. Nearly 29,500 people lost homes or jobs,…

5 Images Photos: Overwash, flooding and wind damage in NC Outer Banks 7 Images Maps: When and where snow is expected to fall 71 Images Fall Photos 2019 38 Images Notre Dame dumps Duke, 38-7 51 Images 4A Volleyball: Green Hope vs. Ardrey Kell (Nov. 9, 2019) 73 Images 3A Volleyball: Chapel Hill vs.West Henderson (Nov. 9, 2019) 17 Images 8-man Football: GRACE Christian vs. Arendell-Parrott (Nov. 9, 2019) 67 Images UNC falls against Virginia…

Raleigh, N.C. — North Carolina Highway 12 in the Outer Banks remains closed Sunday and will only be reopened when officials determine it is safe, according to a statement from the N.C. Department of Transportation. The NCDOT closed part of N.C. 12 from the Marc Basnight Bridge (Oregon Inlet) to Rodanthe starting at 5 p.m. Saturday due to heavy winds and pounding rains creating dangerous travel conditions at the coast. Ferry service was also suspended…

By Johnny Diaz and Aimee Ortiz, New York Times Hurricane Dorian slammed into North Carolina as a Category 1 storm Sept. 6, lashing the state with heavy rain, wind and flooding after it made landfall on the Outer Banks, a chain of narrow barrier islands off the main coast. Rising floodwaters swept over the land, and a storm surge carried a group of horses and cows out to sea. To the surprise of residents and…

ROME — Italy’s government is set to declare a state of emergency in flood-ravaged Venice, to swiftly secure the historic city funds to repair damage from the highest tide in 50 years. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte described the flooding as “a blow to the heart of our country.” He said a cabinet meeting called for Thursday afternoon will declare a state of emergency and approve the first measures aimed at helping the city’s recovery. Conte…

CAPE LOOKOUT, NC — A trio of castaway cows has been discovered on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, where they apparently washed up after swimming for miles to escape Hurricane Dorian’s storm surge. Cape Lookout National Seashore officials think the stranded cows swam up to 5 miles (8 kilometers) during the September storm before being found near Cape Lookout this month. The cows belong to a herd that roams freely on Cedar Island, across the sound….

By ABDI GULED, Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia — Ahmed Sabrie woke up to find his house half-submerged in fast-rising flood waters. Frightened and confused, he herded sleepy family members onto the roof of their home in central Somalia as scores of thousands of people in the town, Beledweyne, scrambled for their lives. Clinging to an electric power pylon by the edge of the roof, the family watched as their possessions were washed away. “I could…

SYDNEY — The death toll for wildfires raging across Australia’s most populous state has risen to four as authorities warned Thursday of worsening weather conditions to come. A body was found late Wednesday in a scorched forest near the town of Kempsey in northeast New South Wales, police said. He is suspected to be a 58-year-old man who lived in a nearby shed and had not been seen since Friday when ferocious wildfires across New…

CAPE LOOKOUT, N.C. — A trio of castaway cows has been discovered on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, where they apparently washed up after swimming for miles to escape Hurricane Dorian storm surge. Cape Lookout National Seashore officials think the stranded cows swam up to 5 miles (8 kilometers) during the September storm before being found near Cape Lookout this month. The cows belong to a herd that roams freely on Cedar Island, across the sound….

By ROD McGUIRK, Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia — Scores of wildfires continued to rage across vast tracts of Australia’s drought-stricken east coast on Wednesday, forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate their homes, some for the second time in a week. The most intense fires were concentrated in the northeastern states of New South Wales and Queensland, although a fire emergency warning had also been issued for a blaze threatening the west coast city of Geraldton….