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Eye Opener: Deadly heat wave caps off hottest summer ever recorded as hurricane churns

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Eye Opener: Deadly heat wave caps off hottest summer ever recorded as hurricane churns

A deadly heat wave caps off what’s officially the hottest summer ever recorded, as another potentially major hurricane churns in the Atlantic. Also, the special counsel investigating Hunter Biden says he plans to indict the president’s son. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener.

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Rapid Intensification: A Strengthening Hurricane Lee

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Rapid Intensification: A Strengthening Hurricane Lee

We are getting very close to the climatological peak of hurricane season, and activity is certainly heating up. Hurricane Lee has been the big focus with major development expected into the weekend. There has been a lot of talk about whether the system could strengthen into a Category 5 hurricane north of the Caribbean Islands. For this classification to take place, we would have to see 157 mph winds or greater. The current forecast keeps…

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'We are abandoned': How Texas failed Houston homeowners after Hurricane Harvey

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'We are abandoned': How Texas failed Houston homeowners after Hurricane Harvey

More than six years after Hurricane Harvey devastated the Houston area, partisan battles between local officials and Texas state authorities have held up aid for thousands.  Michael Murney Ronald Demery remembers the day in June 2019 when a city of Houston inspector said the city was going to build him a new house. In August 2017, Hurricane Harvey’s floodwaters poured into the northeast Houston home Ronald, 62, had shared with his mother Rosa for nearly…

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What Hurricane' Lee's forecast means for the Carolinas | Brad Panovich explains

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What Hurricane' Lee's forecast means for the Carolinas | Brad Panovich explains

The storm, forecast to quickly become a major hurricane, is producing a lot of forecast data. Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich explains the scenarios. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Lee has become a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center confirmed late Wednesday afternoon. Lee became a tropical depression Tuesday before being upgraded to a tropical storm hours later. The storm, which officially became a hurricane at 5 p.m. Wednesday is forecast to soon grow into…

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What Hurricane' Lee's forecast means for the Carolinas | Brad Panovich explains

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What Hurricane' Lee's forecast means for the Carolinas | Brad Panovich explains

The storm, forecast to quickly become a major hurricane, is producing a lot of forecast data. Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich explains the scenarios. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Lee has become a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center confirmed late Wednesday afternoon. Lee became a tropical depression Tuesday before being upgraded to a tropical storm hours later. The storm, which officially became a hurricane at 5 p.m. Wednesday is forecast to soon grow into…

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What Tropical Storm Lee's forecast means for the Carolina coast | Brad Panovich explains

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What Tropical Storm Lee's forecast means for the Carolina coast | Brad Panovich explains

The storm, forecast to quickly become a major hurricane, is producing a lot of forecast data. Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich explains the scenarios. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tropical Storm Lee, named Tuesday in the Atlantic Ocean, is expected to become a hurricane “very soon,” the National Hurricane Center advised Wednesday. Lee became a tropical depression Tuesday before being upgraded to a tropical storm hours later. The storm is expected to be a hurricane by Wednesday night or…

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What Tropical Storm Lee's forecast means for the Carolina coast | Brad Panovich explains

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What Tropical Storm Lee's forecast means for the Carolina coast | Brad Panovich explains

The storm, forecast to quickly become a major hurricane, is producing a lot of forecast data. Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich explains the scenarios. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tropical Storm Lee, named Tuesday in the Atlantic Ocean, is expected to become a hurricane “very soon,” the National Hurricane Center advised Wednesday. Lee became a tropical depression Tuesday before being upgraded to a tropical storm hours later. The storm is expected to be a hurricane by Wednesday night or…

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Tropical Storm Lee expected to become a hurricane 'very soon'

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Tropical Storm Lee expected to become a hurricane 'very soon'

A newly formed tropical storm could soon become a major hurricane by this weekend. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tropical Storm Lee formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday just hours after becoming a tropical depression. Meteorologists had been watching the area of developing storms for days under the name “Invest 95L.” Lee is forecast to become a powerful hurricane by this weekend. It is expected to reach Category 3 strength or higher. Such development would mean the…

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Holden Beach announces loss of several turtle nests following Tropical Storm Idalia

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Holden Beach announces loss of several turtle nests following Tropical Storm Idalia

6 minutes ago Ten nests were lost to flooding from recent storms in Holden Beach (Photo: Town of Holden Beach) HOLDEN BEACH, NC (WWAY) — The Town of Holden Beach has provided a sad update to their turtle nesting season. A combination of the King Tide, offshore Hurricane Franklin and Tropical Storm Idalia led to over washing and flooding of nests on the beach. The Holden Beach Turtle Watch Program says they lost at least…

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Downtown high-rise building ended up flooding after firefighters battle fire

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Downtown high-rise building ended up flooding after firefighters battle fire

In fact, crews say some apartments had two feet of water in them on the 7th floor of the building. SAN ANTONIO — A fire at a San Antonio high rise downtown changed from a fire to a flood in a matter of minutes Tuesday evening. Firefighters responded to the 100 block of Hickman Street near San Pedro Springs Park around 8:45 p.m. for reports of a fire in the building. When first responders arrived…

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Tropical Storm Lee increasing in intensity, expected to turn north at end of the week

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Tropical Storm Lee increasing in intensity, expected to turn north at end of the week

Wednesday, September 6, 2023 11:54AM RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Tropical Storm Lee is expected to make a northerly turn away from the Caribbean Islands as it moves west. It could reach hurricane status sometime today and has sustained winds of around 65 mph. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 80 miles from the center, according to National Hurricane Center. The best chance for Lee to make landfall in the United States appears to be to…

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