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The worst of this weather will be this morning into the first half of the afternoon CHARLOTTE, N.C. — BE WEATHER AWARE: Two Tornado Warnings popped between 6AM and 8AM this morning just SW of our WCNC viewing area this morning. We are still carefully watching this line through the rest of this morning. Today: A line of heavy rain and storms is starting to pick up the pace across our area and will not…

Delta is the tenth named storm to hit the continental United States this year, breaking a century-old record. LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana — Ripping tarps from already damaged roofs and scattering debris piled by roadsides, Hurricane Delta inflicted a new round of destruction on Louisiana as it struck communities still reeling after Hurricane Laura took a similar path just six weeks earlier. When Delta came ashore Friday as a Category 2 hurricane, almost all homes and…

Delta officially made landfall around 6 p.m. Friday. BEAUMONT, Texas — The 12News StormTrackers are closely watching the progress of Hurricane Delta as it moves inland Friday evening. Hurricane Delta’s winds have slowed to 75 mph making it a barely category one storm about four hours after it officially made landfall in Creole, Louisiana according to the National Hurricane Center. Once wind speeds drop below 74 mph Delta will be a tropical storm. The storm…

Delta officially made landfall around 6 p.m. Friday. BEAUMONT, Texas — The 12News StormTrackers are closely watching the progress of Hurricane Delta as it moves inland Friday evening. Hurricane Delta’s winds have slowed to 90 mph making it a category one storm about an hour after it officially made landfall in Creole, Louisiana according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm is moving inland headed north-northeast at 14 mph according to the National Hurricane Center’s…

Delta officially made landfall around 6 p.m. Friday. BEAUMONT, Texas — The 12News StormTrackers are closely watching the progress of Hurricane Delta as it moves inland Friday evening. Hurricane Delta’s winds have slowed to 90 mph making it a category one storm about an hour after it officially made landfall in Creole, Louisiana according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm is moving inland headed north-northeast at 14 mph according to the National Hurricane Center’s…

Delta is the tenth named storm to hit the continental United States this year, breaking a century-old record. LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana — Hurricane Delta made landfall in southwestern Louisiana as a Category 2 storm Friday, compounding misery along a path of destruction left by Hurricane Laura only six weeks earlier. The center of the hurricane blew ashore about 6 p.m. near the town of Creole with top winds of 100 mph (155 kph), pushing a…

Eyewall of Hurricane Delta is moving onshore of the southwestern coast of Louisiana. BEAUMONT, Texas — The 12News StormTrackers are closely watching the progress of Hurricane Delta as it moves ashore Friday evening. The National Hurricane Center said in a tweet the storm is moving ashore on the southwestern coast of Louisiana.  Delta officially made landfall around 6 p.m. in Creole, Louisiana according to the NHC.  Delta’s max sustained winds are currently at 105 mph as…

The American Red Cross is actively preparing for the landfall of Hurricane Delta while upping efforts to social distance CHARLOTTE, N.C. — So far this year the US has had 9 named storms make landfall and Hurricane Delta is set to be a record breaking 10th landfall to impact us this year. Delta is the 25th named storm so that would mean 40% of all storms have made landfall in U.S. The American Red Cross…

The storm is approaching the part of Louisiana where Hurricane Laura caused more than 30 deaths in late August. ABBEVILLE, Ala — Residents in south Louisiana braced to relive a nightmare Friday as bands of rain from approaching Hurricane Delta began soaking the same area of the state that was badly battered by a deadly hurricane six weeks ago. The streets were largely vacant in the city of Lake Charles, where Hurricane Laura destroyed buildings…

Personnel from 272 of 643 manned production platforms and 70% of rigs have been evacuated ahead of Hurricane Delta, which is expected to make landfall Friday. WASHINGTON — As the southwest Louisiana coast prepares for Hurricane Delta to make landfall — the 25th named storm of an unprecedented Atlantic hurricane season — about 92% of the current oil production in the Gulf of Mexico has been paused.  As of Thursday, personnel from 272 of the…

What was meant to be a quick and relaxing vacation quickly changed. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Charlotte couple on vacation in Cancun had to evacuate their resort Tuesday night as Hurricane Delta made landfall. The Espositos slept on the floor in a makeshift shelter, Wednesday going outside to downed trees and no power.  They still can’t get back to their hotel. As Hurricane Delta barreled towards the Yucatan Peninsula, the skies darkened, and waves picked…

This year could certainly end as the most active season on record — with nearly two months left in the season, we’re already 25 storms in. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season has been one for the record books. And if you didn’t know, we’re only a few storms away from becoming the most active season on record. So what is responsible for the record-breaking season?  Well, a few things.  First, we’ve seen…

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is only three named storms away from becoming the most active hurricane season on record. The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season has brought twice the typical number of storms and is only three named storms away from becoming the most active hurricane season on record. With nearly two months left in the season, there is a high possibility it could happen. The hyperactive hurricane season has already exhausted the list of…

Gamma lashed Mexico with inundating rain and damaging winds. The worst of Tropical Storm Gamma was in the rearview mirror on Monday as the storm continued to weaken off the northern coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Yet, even in its weakened state, forecasters said it could produce some disruptive impacts through midweek. Over the weekend, Gamma lashed Mexico with inundating rain and damaging winds following its formation late Friday from Tropical Depression 25. According to…

Tropical Depression 18-E formed early Tuesday morning as it was spinning 670 miles south of the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula of Mexico. Although tropical activity in the Eastern Pacific has been taking a back seat compared to the Atlantic’s record pace, the basin has been active periodically and this week will be no exception. Tropical Depression 18-E formed early Tuesday morning as it was spinning 670 miles south of the southern tip of…