Author: WeatherPreppers

Hurricane Idalia turned streets to rivers in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina as it moved up the coastline. Idalia impacted North Carolina as a tropical storm, with the biggest impacts east of Interstate 95 to the coast, where close to 7 inches of rain fell. Between Tuesday and Thursday, the WRAL Storm Tracker followed the storm from Florida to South Carolina, driving more than 1,300 miles. See photos of storm damage in NC and SC…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — While most people were sleeping, Tropical Storm Idalia moved across North Carolina dumping plenty of rain from the coast to the Triangle. Here is a look at conditions as the sun comes up and the storm moves out. Idalia had sustained winds of 60 mph and National Hurricane Center predicts little change in strength in the next 48 hours, according to the 11 a.m. advisory. The center of the storm is…

Hurricane Idalia turned streets to rivers in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina as it moved up the coastline. In North Carolina, Idalia had the biggest impact east of Interstate 95 to the coast. Between Tuesday and Thursday, the WRAL Storm Tracker followed the storm from Florida to South Carolina, driving more than 1,300 miles. Some of the most severe damage occurred Thursday in Cherry Grove near Myrtle Beach, where an unconfirmed tornado ripped a roof…

While the eye of Hurricane Franklin was expected to stay well away from land, Bermuda faced tropical storm conditions on Wednesday. And the storm was producing “dangerous” surf and rip currents along the East Coast of the United States and will continue to do so for the next few days, the National Hurricane Center said. Franklin weakened to a Category 2 on Wednesday from Category 4, but it was expected to remain a hurricane through…