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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tropical Storm Laura and Hurricane Marco are both heading towards the Gulf of Mexico. They could both impact the Lousiana coats and New Orleans but not at the same time. Marco is about 48 hours ahead of Laura. The real questions arise is how strong will Marco be and will it affect the environment ahead of Laura? The concern is the water temperatures ahead of each are very warm close to 90°….

Three groups of fires, called complexes, burning north, east and south of San Francisco, have together scorched 991 square miles. Lightning-sparked wildfires in Northern California exploded in size Friday to become some of the largest in state history, forcing thousands to flee and destroying hundreds of homes and other structures as reinforcements began arriving to help weary firefighters. More than 12,000 firefighters aided by helicopters and air tankers are battling wildfires throughout California. Three groups…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tropical Storm Laura has strengthened a bit. It is moving west with sustained winds at 45 mph. It is expected to track over Hispaniola and Cuba over the next couple of days. We’ll have to see how it holds together as it does so. As it moves into the Gulf of Mexico it is forecast to strengthen into a category 1 hurricane. It is still forecast to make landfall somewhere between eastern…

A fiery tornado was spotted shortly near the Nevada border. Northern California was alerted to a rare tornado warning unlike any other by the National Weather Service – a fire tornado. Sure enough, a fiery tornado was spotted shortly after the warning on Saturday near the Nevada border, where a large wildfire, winds and extreme temperatures combined to create a dangerous storm. The Reno office of the National Weather Service knew the mixture of 60-mph…

Many areas of the state saw triple-digit temperatures through the weekend and the combination of prolonged heat and smoke from wildfires rose ozone pollution levels. LOS ANGELES, California — A rare summer thunderstorm brought lightning that sparked several small blazes in Northern California on Sunday and stoked a huge forest fire that has forced hundreds of people from their homes north of Los Angeles. More than 4,500 buildings remained threatened by the wildfire, which was…

Josephine is still forecast to bring 1 to 3 inches of rain to parts of the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Editor’s note: The video above is from July 27, 2020. Tropical Storm Josephine weakened early Sunday and the system named Kyle became a post-tropical cyclone, forecasters said. Both had maximum sustained winds around 40 mph (65 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its 5 a.m. advisories.  Kyle was…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Most of the area is under a moderate threat for Flash Flooding this evening. Flash flooding will be the biggest concern on what will be an overall active weather day. Most of the day appears to be overcast with a break or two in clouds being possible.  It is this area in the Foothills that has seen the most rain from the overnight. Rain will be slow-moving at times, with heavy rain…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Most of the area is under a moderate threat for Flash Flooding this afternoon and evening. Flash flooding will be the biggest concern on what will be an overall active weather day. More clouds than sun will be across the area deeming this a mostly cloudy day. Earlier this morning around 3:30… The Falling Creek and Snow Creek area was under a Flash Flood Emergency due to up to 6 inches in…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for parts of the Charlotte-area as heavy rain and winds moved in.  According to Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich, the thunderstorm warning was issued for parts of Mecklenburg, Gaston and Lincoln counties.  Panovich said some parts of the WCNC Charlotte viewing area saw winds of up to 50-60 mph.  Stay with WCNC Charlotte for the latest on this developing story. 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of the Charlotte-area as heavy rain and winds move in.  According to Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich, the thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of Mecklenburg, Gaston and Lincoln counties.  Panovich said some parts of the WCNC Charlotte viewing area could see winds of up to 70 mph. He also expects there to be loads of trees down in eastern Lincoln County. 

Tropical Storm Jangmi made landfall in South Korea late on Monday, bringing with it heavy, tropical rainfall to an already waterlogged portion of Asia. The tropical disturbance that caught forecasters’ eyes earlier this past week moved into an environment conducive for tropical development and strengthened into a tropical depression late Friday night, local time. The Philippines attached the name Enteng to the disturbance. However, after the system strengthened to a tropical storm around 9 a.m….

The worst of 2020’s active tropical season may still be to come. The lull in tropical activity across the Atlantic Ocean following Isaias should not have people letting their guard down as experts warn that the worst of 2020’s active tropical season may still be to come. In fact, the basin may spring to life once again as early as this week. The 2020 season has already spawned nine named storms and a tropical depression….

The East Pacific came alive with the formation of a new tropical storm on Sunday. The East Pacific came alive with the formation of a new tropical storm on Sunday. Tropical Depression Nine-E, which formed 315 miles (510 km) south-southeast of Manzanillo, Mexico, on Saturday evening, strengthened to Tropical Storm Elida early Sunday morning with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph. Elida has continued to strengthen since then, with maximum sustained winds currently at 65…

Nearly two dozen tornadoes have been confirmed in the aftermath of Isaias.