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This is the ninth named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.         

This is the ninth named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. COLUMBIA, S.C. — After days of struggling to get organized, Tropical Storm Isaias has finally formed in the Carribbean. But now that it’s an official storm, the big question is will it be the next system to make landfall in the United States.  Download the WLTX App Now for the latest updates Latest conditions on the storm: As of the 11 AM advisory…

This is the ninth named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. COLUMBIA, S.C. — The path of Tropical Storm Isaias  has finally formed in the Carribbean. But now that it’s an official storm, the big question is will it be the next system to make landfall in the United States.  Download the WLTX App Now for the latest updates Latest conditions on the storm: As of the 11 AM advisory from the National Hurricane Center,…

This is the ninth named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. COLUMBIA, S.C. — The path of Tropical Storm Isaias has gained strength and is expected to become a hurricane but it’s ulimate impact on the United States is still to be determined.  Download the WLTX App Now for the latest updates Latest conditions on the storm: As of the 5 PM advisory from the National Hurricane Center, Isaias had maximum sustained winds of…

This is the ninth named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. COLUMBIA, S.C. — The path of Tropical Storm Isaias has gained strength and is expected to become a hurricane but it’s ulimate impact on the United States is still to be determined.  Download the WLTX App Now for the latest updates Latest conditions on the storm: As of the 5 PM advisory from the National Hurricane Center, Isaias had maximum sustained winds of…

This is the ninth named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.         

Douglas is brushing the Hawaiian Islands as a Category 1 hurricane. Douglas is brushing the Hawaiian Islands as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum-sustained winds of 90 mph. After peaking as a Category 4 hurricane last week, the update from the National Hurricane Center at 11 p.m. Sunday, Hawaii time, shows Douglas was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum-sustained winds of 90 mph. Douglas is moving west-northwest at 16 mph and was located about 50…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — THE CHARLOTTE AREA:  The streak continues Sunday! It will make 17 days in a row of 90°+! Highs will climb into the low 90s with afternoon thunderstorms developing, especially in the High Country. Today storms will be a bit more isolated and less numerous than the last couple days but they will still be here! Any storms that develop will dissipate after sunset. Everyone will not see rain tomorrow, but those that…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — UPDATE: Hurricane Hanna as of 8AM is officially our first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season. Hanna already snagged another record for this season, being the earliest 8th named storm of any Atlantic Hurricane Season. Southern Texas will be bracing for heavy rain and wind gusts ranging from 80-95 mph by this afternoon. This will weaken to a Tropical Depression in Mexico by tomorrow. THE CHARLOTTE AREA: The streak continues. Friday…

The South Carolina Hospital Association says hospitals are writing new plans to prepare for the brunt of the 2020 hurricane season COLUMBIA, S.C. — As the summer heats up and tropical activity continues, South Carolina’s hospitals are trying to decide if it’s better to shelter in place and ride out a storm or evacuate patients to other, already stressed hospitals in the middle of a pandemic. John Williams with the South Carolina Hospital Association said,…

Forecasters expect the storm will be at hurricane strength when it reaches the Hawaiian Islands by the end of the weekend. After spending some time as a Category 4 hurricane Thursday night, Hurricane Douglas began to lose wind strength on Friday. However, the storm is expected to still be a hurricane as it barrels toward Hawaii by the end of the weekend. As 5 a.m. Friday, Hawaii time, Douglas was a Category 3 hurricane with…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The busiest Hurricane season on record was 2005, which was the only year that we had to move onto the Greek alphabet to finish the season. This year has already outpaced 2005 for every named storm this year.Arthur, Bertha, and Cristobal formed nearly a month earlier than their counterparts Arlene, Bret, and Cindy. Next, Dolly, Edouard, and Fay were the earliest formed ‘D’, ‘E’ and ‘F’ names on record. Most recently Gonzalo…

Tropical Storm Gonzalo developed in the central Atlantic, about 1,250 miles east of the southern Windward Islands, on Wednesday morning, setting yet another record for the basin. Gonzalo is the earliest ever “G” named storm since the satellite era of the 1960s, beating out Tropical Storm Gert, which formed on July 24 amid the intense 2005 hurricane season. After forming into Tropical Depression 7 around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, the system strengthened enough to be given the name…

Douglas strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane early Wednesday. The Western Hemisphere was devoid of hurricanes since the 2020 tropical season kicked off on May 15 in the East Pacific and June 1 in the Atlantic. However, that changed early Wednesday when Douglas strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane. Hurricane Douglas is positioned in the middle of the East Pacific Ocean, well away from any landmass. This hurricane is moving west at a speed of…