Author: WeatherPreppers

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Ian is now a Category 1 hurricane as it moves closer to the Unites States. Impacts from the storm could be seen in North Carolina starting Friday with increased rain totals. Monday morning, the storm system was moving toward Cuba and forecasters expect it to rapidly strengthen to major hurrican status by the time it reaches the western part of the country. It has maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — American Red Cross of Eastern North Carolina are signing up to help those in need before Tropical Storm Ian makes landfall in the United States. Florida is already preparing for the worst. Governor Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency for the entire state. Red Cross workers from the Triangle are standing by to head to Florida. “We’re only going to send a certain number of volunteers forward, on the…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Tropical Storm Ian is gaining strength and shifting its path slightly west, details that are bad news for the forecast in North Carolina Sunday morning, the storm system was located just over 600 miles southeast of the western tip of Cuba. It had maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour and it was moving west-northwest at 12 miles per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center. Those details represent a…

TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for all of Florida on Saturday as Tropical Storm Ian gains strength over the Caribbean and is forecast to become a major hurricane within days as it tracks toward the state. DeSantis had initially issued the emergency order for two dozen counties on Friday. But he expanded the warning to the entire state, urging residents to prepare for a storm that could lash large…

The ninth named tropical storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season has formed across the central Caribbean Sea, and is forecast to turn into a hurricane before hitting Florida. If it does, it will be the first major hurricane to impact the state since 2018. Tropical Storm Ian was located about 270 miles south-southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, as of 11 a.m. Saturday and moving west at about 15 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center….

NASA is skipping next week’s launch attempt of its new moon rocket because of a tropical storm that’s expected to become a major hurricane. It’s the third delay in the past month for the lunar-orbiting test flight featuring mannequins but no astronauts, a follow-up to NASA’s Apollo moon-landing program of a half-century ago. Hydrogen fuel leaks and other technical issues caused the previous scrubs. Currently churning in the Caribbean, Tropical Storm Ian is expected to…

6 minutes ago RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — With Hurricane Fiona gone, the focus turns south to Tropical Storm Ian, which is threatening to make landfall in the United States as a strong hurricane. Tropical Storm Ian is was located about 300 miiles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica. The storm had maximum sustained winds at 45 miles per hour and was moving west at 15 miles per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center. Ian still has…