Charlotte North Carolina News

When thunder roars, go indoors. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Lightning is fascinating to see but extremely dangerous.  There are about 25 million lightning flashes in the United States every year. And any one of those can be deadly. Lightning kills an average of 49 people each year in the United States and hundreds more are injured. Lightning is five times hotter than the surface of the sun and can reach temperatures that are nearly 50,000 degrees…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Flooding is one of the deadliest weather events in the U.S. The only thing deadlier is heat.  That means more people die from floods each year than tornadoes, lightning, or hurricanes.    Over the past 10 years, an average of 99 people have died in floods each year. Many deaths are a result of people driving through flooded roads.   Remember, it only takes 18 inches of flowing water to carry away…

From March 7th to the 13th we will learn about all the weapons severe weather has: Hail, high winds, lightning, flooding and of course tornadoes. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — MARCH 7TH – Intro Severe weather comes in many forms and here in the Carolinas, our severe weather season is just days away from officially beginning. Anytime of year a single storm can become strong to severe here and produce frequent lightning, strong destructive winds, large hail…

A winter storm will bring freezing rain and ice to the Charlotte, North Carolina region Thursday. This guide will help you be prepared before the storm him. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolinas are preparing for a winter storm that will bring freezing rain and icy conditions to the Charlotte area Thursday.  First Warn forecaster Larry Sprinkle said some areas north of Charlotte may see up to a half-inch of ice with most parts of the…

Authorities in Brunswick County confirmed 3 people died and at least 10 others were hurt when a tornado touched down in eastern North Carolina around midnight. BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. — At least three people died and 10 others were hurt when an EF-3 tornado ripped through Brunswick County in southeast North Carolina overnight, authorities said.  The strong EF-3 tornado produced winds of 160 mph, meteorologists from the National Weather Service found when they surveyed the…

Authorities in Brunswick County confirmed 3 people died and at least 10 others were hurt when a tornado touched down in eastern North Carolina around midnight. BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. — At least three people died and 10 others were hurt when a tornado ripped through Brunswick County in southeast North Carolina overnight, authorities said.  According to the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office, the worst damage was in the Seaside community, where multiple homes and vehicles were…

Dozens of first responders were called Steele Creek’s Berewick neighborhood southwest Charlotte early Wednesday morning when multiple homes were on fire. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Multiple homes were badly damaged when a massive fire broke out in the Steele Creek area of Charlotte early Wednesday morning.  It happened around 3:30 a.m. in the Berewick neighborhood on Selkirkshire Road, which is about a mile from the Charlotte Premium Outlets. Dozens of firefighters, police officers and paramedics were…

Dozens of first responders were called to the Selkirk neighborhood in southwest Charlotte early Wednesday morning when multiple homes were on fire. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dozens of first responders are still on the scene of a large fire that damaged multiple homes in Charlotte’s Steele Creek neighborhood early Wednesday morning.  It happened on Selkirshire Road, about a mile from the Charlotte Premium Outlets. Multiple Charlotte Fire, Medic and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police units were called to the…

“By the time I got downstairs it was pretty much over… longest minute and a half of my life, that’s for sure,” Cary Glover said. SUFFOLK, Va. — Within a matter of minutes, it had already come and gone.  “It happened so fast, within a minute it was all over,” Morris Glover Jr. said, standing on the driveway of his Dutch Road home in Suffolk. The Glover family has lived in their Holland-area house for…

A line of storms will produce heavy rain, strong winds and bring the threat of flash flooding to the Charlotte, North Carolina region on Christmas Eve. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolinas are preparing for a stormy Christmas Eve as a weather system will bring heavy rain and thunderstorms to the Charlotte area Thursday afternoon.  First Warn Forecaster Larry Sprinkle said there will be scattered showers across the area Christmas Eve morning before the heavier precipitation…

Homeowners and small businesses still recovering from Eta’s devastating flooding are eligible for low-interest federal loans to rebuild and replace property. RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Roy Cooper signed a state disaster declaration for Alexander County and the surrounding areas of western North Carolina after heavy rains caused deadly floods and catastrophic damage in November, the governor’s office announced Tuesday. “The tragic consequences of this storm left loved ones grieving, families without homes, and damaged communities,”…

Homeowners and small businesses still recovering from Eta’s devastating flooding are eligible for low-interest federal loans to rebuild and replace property. RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Roy Cooper signed a state disaster declaration for Alexander County and the surrounding areas of western North Carolina after heavy rains caused deadly floods and catastrophic damage in November, the governor’s office announced Tuesday. “The tragic consequences of this storm left loved ones grieving, families without homes, and damaged communities,”…

Homeowners and small businesses still recovering from Eta’s devastating flooding are eligible for low-interest federal loans to rebuild and replace property.         

One Alaskan town was covered in 9 feet of mud and debris.