Author: WeatherPreppers

RALEIGH, N.C. — Central and eastern North Carolina are bracing for possibly detrimental impacts from Hurricane Ian late this week. Hurricane Ian on Tuesday made landfall in Cuba as a major Category 3 storm. Ian is expected to make a second landfall in Florida by Thursday morning. After that, it will weaken and bring heavy rain to N.C. Hurricane Ian impacts, timing for NC Rain will likely begin late Friday in our area, but we’ll…

1 minute ago DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) — Dozens of local leaders and emergency management officials will gather in Durham for a meeting with Duke Energy on hurricane preparations. The meeting scheduled for Tuesday was actually scheduled before Hurricane Ian, but is now more timely than ever. Duke Energy is keeping a close eye on the major hurricane’s track. The energy company would usually start to send crews to Florida ahead of the storm, but since…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Hurricane Ian is moving over Cuba as a Category 3 storm with projections showing it hit Florida’s west coast as a major hurricane as early as Wednesday. Ian hit the western tip of Cuba as a major hurricane with top wind gusts of 155 mph over warm Gulf of Mexico waters before striking Florida. On Tuesday morning, Ian was moving north at 12 mph with top sustained winds increasing to 125…

RALEIGH, N.C. — Hurricane Ian on Tuesday made landfall in Cuba as a major Category 3 storm. Central and eastern North Carolina are bracing for possibly detrimental impacts from Hurricane Ian late this week. Ian was upgraded to a major hurricane early Tuesday morning with winds at 115 mph. Cuba was already seeing rain impacts from the storm. Ian will strengthen into a Category 4 storm on Wednesday before weakening due to drier air. A…

RALEIGH, N.C. — Central and eastern North Carolina are bracing for possibly detrimental impacts from Hurricane Ian late this week. Ian, expected to make landfall soon across Cuba, was upgraded to a Category 3 major hurricane early Tuesday morning with winds at 115 mph. Cuba was already seeing rain impacts from the storm. Ian will strengthen into a Category 4 storm on Wednesday before weakening due to drier air. A second landfall is expected for…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Hurricane Ian is expected to make landfall in Florida as a major storm, which could affect what ends up on store shelves. Some store owners planned early, but products are still limited. “It’s been a little bit of a struggle,” said Natalie Swanson who is the assistant manager of merchandising with Ace Hardware in Raleigh’s Seaboard neighborhood. “It’s been a couple of weeks of a process of trying to get things…

RALEIGH, N.C. — Central and eastern North Carolina are bracing for possibly detrimental impacts from Hurricane Ian late this week. Ian, expected to make landfall in Florida Wednesday, was upgraded from a tropical storm to a Category 1 hurricane early Monday morning. As of 5 p.m. Monday, Ian has been upgraded to a Category 2 Hurricane. Ian is expected to become a major hurricane overnight or early Tuesday. WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner said Ian could…