Author: WeatherPreppers

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte officials will advocate on Monday morning for early preparation ahead of the 2025 hurricane season. Researchers are predicting a slightly above-average hurricane season. North Carolina State researchers predict 15-20 named stories while Colorado State University predicts 23. The average number of named storms is 14 while 2023 saw 20, including Hurricane Helene. Mecklenburg County residents experienced impacts from Helene when excessive flooding from the Catawba River damaged homes along Riverside Drive….

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte officials will advocate on Monday morning for early preparation ahead of the 2025 hurricane season. Researchers are predicting a slightly above-average hurricane season. North Carolina State researchers predict 15-20 named stories while Colorado State University predicts 23. The average number of named storms is 14 while 2023 saw 20, including Hurricane Helene. Mecklenburg County residents experienced impacts from Helene when excessive flooding from the Catawba River damaged homes along Riverside Drive….

A tornado touched down near Easley, South Carolina late Saturday, with 80 mph winds damaging trees in Pickens County, officials confirmed. PICKENS COUNTY, S.C. — Preliminary weather surveys have confirmed at least one tornado in the northwestern portion of South Carolina as storms swept the state on Saturday night. The storm, which touched down in Pickens County around 9:56 p.m., had an estimated peak wind of 80 mph and was classified as an EF-0 tornado….

The Memorial Weekend honored firefighters, including Tony Ray Garrison, who died during Hurricane Helene. FAIRVIEW, N.C. — A North Carolina firefighter who died during Hurricane Helene was honored during the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend. This year’s national tribute will honor 70 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2024 and 70 firefighters who died in previous years.  Among the honorees is Battalion Chief Tony Ray Garrison of the Fairview Volunteer Fire Department, who died…

FORT MILL, S.C. — The annual South Carolina Strawberry Festival in Fort Mill will end early on Saturday due to weather concerns, officials announced. Festival organizers, in coordination with the National Weather Service, made the decision to end all activities at 3 p.m., seven hours earlier than the originally scheduled 10 p.m. closure. The announcement comes as meteorologists track severe weather moving toward the region. “This decision was made with careful consideration and with the…