Author: WeatherPreppers

Tropical Depression Chantal brought severe flooding and damage to the area nearly three months ago, leaving several communities devastated, including Camelot Village in Chapel Hill. Many people lost everything and were forced to find temporary housing. Other WRAL Top Stories As soon-to-be tropical storm Imelda brews in the Atlantic, worries are rising as the threat of more heavy rain and flooding in the coming days looms. “I’m terrified of this because I just took all…

As storm preparations ramp up across the state, some Wake County families are finding help in an unexpected place. Soon-to-be Tropical Storm Imelda is expected to have an impact on North Carolina on Monday, and Wake County leaders are urging families to prepare. Other WRAL Top Stories Wake County Emergency Management partnered with library branches across the county on Saturday to give away free emergency preparedness kits. “I came to check out some books for…

Waves of soaking rain are in the forecast – first driven by a cold front that will ease our summer-like warmth, following by the impact of two tropical systems. Local leaders are preparing for the impacts from the rain, with Raleigh officials lowering water levels at Lake Johnson to ease the risk of flooding downstream. Other WRAL Top Stories Periods of rain and downpours are expected over the weekend. Then, a tropical system could bring…

Power crews are preparing for potentially severe weather across the state. This comes after nearly 1,500 people were without power in Johnston County on Thursday due to the storm. “We learn from every storm and every storm teaches us ways to improve our process to get better for the next storm,” said Jeff Brooks, a spokesperson for Duke Energy. Other WRAL Top Stories It comes as the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene sweeps through the…

Moore County neighbors are preparing for potentially more flooding just months after Tropical Storm Chantal brought road washouts and dam failures. Bands of rain moved through Pinehurst on Friday, the same area that saw four-eight inches of precipitation in July. Other WRAL Top Stories Basements remain bare and dumpsters continue to line the backyards of homes in the Pine Grove Village community. On July 6, a dam failed off of Knoll Road North, sending water…

Keishia Justice sheltered in a storage space, at the back of her business on Sept. 27, 2024. “When it came, all I heard was the sound, the howl of the tornado, and we ran for cover,” Justice told WRAL News at the time. “When I saw my neighbors, they were screaming for help,” Other WRAL Top Stories An EF3 tornado, spawned from Helene, ravaged a shopping center in Rocky Mount. The storm destroyed more than…

Hillsborough town leaders have reopened Golf Park nearly three months after damage caused by Tropical Storm Chantal.  It took weeks and hundreds of thousands of dollars to repair the flood-ravaged space. Town officials said watermarks in the park’s restrooms reached 6 feet high. Flooding from the nearby Eno River destroyed fencing, damaged the surface underneath the play structure and carried away a public art installation.  Other WRAL Top Stories “We have missed it,” said park…

The Carolina Hurricanes are exploring whether to sign center Michael McLeod, according to a source familiar with the team. McLeod, Carter Hart, Dillon Dube, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton were accused of sexual assault. In late July, a judge in London, Ontario, acquitted the players of the charges stemming from an incident there seven years earlier. Other WRAL Top Stories The players are eligible to sign Oct. 15 and play Dec. 1 as part of…