Charlotte North Carolina News

Author: WCNC Staff, Brad Panovich, Chris Mulcahy, Brittany Van Voorhees (WCNC), KJ Jacobs, Larry Sprinkle Published: 12:41 PM EST March 6, 2019 Updated: 4:15 PM EDT September 7, 2023 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Today Clouds will increase later today which will eventually lead to developing storms. Highs should be in the low 90s (this will likely be the last day in the 90s over the next week and a half). Heat Index temperatures will be in…

The storm, forecast to quickly become a major hurricane, is producing a lot of forecast data. Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich explains the scenarios. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hurricane Lee has strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. Rapid intensification is happening and the storm will soon become a major hurricane. On the Saffir Simpson hurricane wind scale, a major hurricane is a hurricane with winds of at least 111 mph,…

The storm, forecast to quickly become a major hurricane, is producing a lot of forecast data. Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich explains the scenarios. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Lee has become a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center confirmed late Wednesday afternoon. Lee became a tropical depression Tuesday before being upgraded to a tropical storm hours later. The storm, which officially became a hurricane at 5 p.m. Wednesday is forecast to soon grow into…

The storm, forecast to quickly become a major hurricane, is producing a lot of forecast data. Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich explains the scenarios. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Lee has become a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center confirmed late Wednesday afternoon. Lee became a tropical depression Tuesday before being upgraded to a tropical storm hours later. The storm, which officially became a hurricane at 5 p.m. Wednesday is forecast to soon grow into…

The storm, forecast to quickly become a major hurricane, is producing a lot of forecast data. Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich explains the scenarios. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tropical Storm Lee, named Tuesday in the Atlantic Ocean, is expected to become a hurricane “very soon,” the National Hurricane Center advised Wednesday. Lee became a tropical depression Tuesday before being upgraded to a tropical storm hours later. The storm is expected to be a hurricane by Wednesday night or…

The storm, forecast to quickly become a major hurricane, is producing a lot of forecast data. Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich explains the scenarios. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tropical Storm Lee, named Tuesday in the Atlantic Ocean, is expected to become a hurricane “very soon,” the National Hurricane Center advised Wednesday. Lee became a tropical depression Tuesday before being upgraded to a tropical storm hours later. The storm is expected to be a hurricane by Wednesday night or…

A newly formed tropical storm could soon become a major hurricane by this weekend. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tropical Storm Lee formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday just hours after becoming a tropical depression. Meteorologists had been watching the area of developing storms for days under the name “Invest 95L.” Lee is forecast to become a powerful hurricane by this weekend. It is expected to reach Category 3 strength or higher. Such development would mean the…

A newly formed tropical storm could soon become a major hurricane by this weekend. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tropical Storm Lee formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday just hours after becoming a tropical depression. Meteorologists had been watching the area of developing storms for days under the name “Invest 95L.” Lee is forecast to become a powerful hurricane by this weekend. It is expected to reach Category 3 strength or higher. Such development would mean the…

Burning Man organizers began to let traffic flow out of the main road around 2 p.m. local time, but asked attendees to delay their exit to ease traffic. RENO, Nev. — Muddy roads that left tens of thousands of partygoers stranded for days at a counterculture festival had dried up enough by Monday afternoon to allow them to begin their exodus from the northern Nevada desert. Burning Man organizers said they began to let traffic…

Event organizers said it was still too wet and muddy for a mass departure Monday morning, but traffic could begin moving later in the day. RENO, Nev. — Tens of thousands of partygoers stranded at the Burning Man counterculture festival by a late summer storm hoped muddy roads would reopen Monday and allow them to begin their exodus from the northern Nevada desert. Event organizers said in the morning that it was still too wet for…

The faith-based nonprofit is taking their efforts to Florida to lend a hand, after Hurricane Idalia left devastation in its path. BOONE, N.C. — Clean up continues after Hurricane Idalia made landfall earlier this week, destroying homes and leaving communities littered in debris. Idalia touched down in Florida’s big bend region Wednesday morning as a category 3 hurricane, killing at least three people before battering other states on the east coast. For the latest breaking…

The weakening storm still packed winds of up to 60 mph (96 kph) as it blasted through Georgia and South Carolina on Wednesday evening. PERRY, Fla. — Florida and Georgia residents living along Hurricane Idalia’s path of destruction on Thursday picked through piles of rubble where homes once stood, threw tarps over ripped-apart roofs and gingerly navigated streets left underwater or clogged with fallen trees and dangerous electric wires. “My plan today is to go around…

The tropical storm produced numerous tornadoes alongside dangerous flooding in both North Carolina and South Carolina. WILMINGTON, N.C. — Tropical Storm Idalia caused at least four tornadoes across the Carolinas Wednesday, the National Weather Service has found. Idalia, which brought heavy rain, flooding, and storm surge to both North Carolina and South Carolina, also had isolated tornadic thunderstorms. On Thursday, a day after the storm, meteorologists from the National Weather Service examined storm damage to…

The weakening storm still packed winds of up to 60 mph (96 kph) as it blasted through Georgia and South Carolina on Wednesday evening. PERRY, Fla. — Tropical Storm Idalia headed out to sea Thursday after thrashing parts of Florida and Georgia with punishing rains and destructive winds, leaving residents to begin the arduous process of clearing fallen trees, restoring electricity and picking through the debris of devastated homes. Thus far, authorities have confirmed one death,…

Idalia downgraded to tropical storm after making landfall in Florida with 125 mph winds. Heavy rain, high winds and flooding are expected in parts of the Carolinas. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Idalia update: Downgraded to a tropical storm Tropical Storm Idalia is racing over the Carolinas on a path to the northeast, dumping heavy rain and causing widespread flooding along the Carolina coast.  At 11 a.m. EDT Thursday, Idalia began moving eastward off the North Carolina…