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Libya flooding: Entire families swept away, more than 5,300 killed

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Libya flooding: Entire families swept away, more than 5,300 killed

The death toll has passed 5,300, authorities say, after a Mediterranean storm triggered terrible floods Sunday in Libya. Two dams collapsed in the city of Derna, where waves rose more than 20 feet, sweeping away families and city blocks. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams has more on the search effort that’s been impeded by collapsed roads and bridges. Then Dr. Nagib Al-Tarhouni joined CBS News by phone to discuss the situation on the…

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Hurricane Lee passing hundreds of miles offshore, still sending hazardous swell to Cape Fear coast

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Hurricane Lee passing hundreds of miles offshore, still sending hazardous swell to Cape Fear coast

10 seconds ago Dangerous rip current conditions are present along the coast (Photo: WWAY) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Hurricane Lee poses no direct threat to the Cape Fear, but it’s causing dangerous conditions along coast. Lee will pass by hundreds of miles offshore over the next day, but swell from the storm is generating waves upwards of six feet and numerous rip currents. There are currently rip current statements, high surf advisories and beach hazard…

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Boiling Spring Lakes Mayor: Relief as dam reconstruction commences five years post Florence

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Boiling Spring Lakes Mayor: Relief as dam reconstruction commences five years post Florence

12 minutes ago BOILING SPRING LAKES, NC (WWAY) — Thursday marks five years since Hurricane Florence rocked the Cape Fear Region and half a decade later several communities are still recovering. The hurricane destroyed all four dams in Boiling Spring Lakes. After working to secure funding for three years, crews officially broke ground on the reconstruction project in July. Jeff Winecoff, mayor of Boiling Spring Lakes, says it’s been a long time coming and seeing…

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Hurricane watch issued for parts of Maine as already rain-soaked New England braces for Lee

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Hurricane watch issued for parts of Maine as already rain-soaked New England braces for Lee

LEOMINSTER, Mass. (AP) — Hurricane Lee barreled north toward New England on Wednesday and threatened to unleash violent storms on the region just as communities in Massachusetts and Rhode Island dealt with tornado warnings and a second-straight day of heavy rain that opened up sinkholes and brought devastating flooding to several communities. Late Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch for portions of Maine. A tropical storm watch also was issued for a…

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Large swells, rough beach conditions from Hurricane Lee impact the East Coast

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Large swells, rough beach conditions from Hurricane Lee impact the East Coast

The WCNC Charlotte Weather Team continues to monitor the tropics on the peak of hurricane season. Author: Brad Panovich, Brittany Van Voorhees (WCNC), James Brierton (WCNC), KJ Jacobs Published: 1:56 PM EDT September 5, 2023 Updated: 6:45 PM EDT September 13, 2023 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Lee is expected to weaken as it treks to the north with a potential landfall this weekend near Nova Scotia. Be then, it could lose tropical characteristics and become a…

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Weather IQ: The history of Category 5 hurricanes in the Atlantic

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Weather IQ: The history of Category 5 hurricanes in the Atlantic

There have now been 40 category five hurricanes in the Atlantic Hurricane history. Here is the history of these incredible and catastrophic storms. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Since 1924 (so roughly over the past 100 years), the Atlantic Basin and Caribbean has recorded 40 category 5 hurricanes. Where 2023’s Hurricane Lee officially became the 40th. So let’s learn more about the history of category 5 hurricanes and their history. First, let’s start with the basics: Hurricanes are…

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Weather IQ: The history of Category 5 hurricanes (Atlantic)

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Weather IQ: The history of Category 5 hurricanes (Atlantic)

There have now been 40 category five hurricanes in the Atlantic Hurricane history. Here is the history of these incredible and catastrophic storms. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Since 1924 (so roughly over the past 100 years), the Atlantic Basin and Caribbean has recorded 40 category 5 hurricanes. Where 2023’s Hurricane Lee officially became the 40th. So let’s learn more about the history of category 5 hurricanes and their history. First, let’s start with the basics: Hurricanes are…

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