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Hurricane season has officially begun, and some state officials claim they’re still working on plans for public hurricane shelters amid the coronavirus pandemic. Officials across the U.S. South are still scrambling to adjust their hurricane plans to the coronavirus. The big unknown: Where will people fleeing storms go? The Associated Press surveyed more than 70 counties and states from Texas to Virginia, with more than 60% of coastal counties saying as of late May that…

As hurricane season starts Monday, most of North Carolina’s coastal counties are grappling with shortfalls or concerns about equipment and resources as they balance the dual threat of tropical weather and the COVID-19 pandemic. All 20 counties in the state’s coastal management zone told The Associated Press that COVID-19 is factoring into hurricane preparations. Five of those — Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Hyde and Washington — said overall plans hadn’t changed, but they’re ready to adjust…

An already active Atlantic hurricane season — which hasn’t officially begun yet — could take a turn for the record books with a new disturbance that looks poised to strengthen. The season officially begins on June 1. Forecasters are now monitoring an area of low pressure designated as Invest 92L, which was developing Friday morning about 700 miles southeast of Bermuda, and they say it could strengthen further in the coming days. Satellite images on Friday morning showed an…

A section of the Charlotte greenway system at Little Sugar Creek near Tyvola Road will be closed for at least eight days due to storm damage, Mecklenburg County Park and … Click to Continue »

Hurricane Season begins on June 1st and we are watching a few areas. NEW ORLEANS — ATLANTIC: Hurricane Season begins on Monday, but we are already watching a few areas. The first is in the Atlantic southeast of Bermuda. This broad area of low pressure has a medium chance of development as we head into the weekend. If this system can become a named (sub)tropical storm it would set a new record. There has never…

Hurricane Season begins on June 1st and will start quiet. However, we will be watching a large-scale pattern over Central America that can lead to development. NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Season begins on Monday. Nothing is expected to form within the next five days, but we are going to be keeping an eye on a large-scale pattern in Central America called a Central American Gyre.  This common feature is a large area of showers and…

The WCNC Weather School is back in session with a free, educational science class about equipment used to observe the weather. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The WCNC Weather School is back in session with a free, educational science class about equipment used to observe the weather. On Thursday, Chief meteorologist Brad Panovich is making a tornado simulator.  WCNC Charlotte’s First Warn Storm Team is helping parents, students, and teachers learn from home with free atmospheric science…

Rainfall amounts of 1-3 inches were expected east of I-77 with up to 25 mph winds as the center of Tropical Depression Bertha moved inland.         

Rainfall amounts of 1-3 inches were expected east of I-77 with up to 25 mph winds as the center of Tropical Depression Bertha moved inland. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The worst of the rain is moving out, but flash flood warnings remain in effect for a few more hours, WCNC Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich said.  The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning for Mecklenburg County after rainfall from Tropical Depression Bertha caused creeks across…

Rainfall amounts of 1-3 inches is expected east of I-77 with up to 25 mph winds as the center of Tropical Depression Bertha moves inland. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Mecklenburg County after rainfall from Tropical Depression Bertha caused creeks across the Charlotte area to rise. McMullen Creek has risen to the point of flooding Addison Drive in Charlotte’s Sherwood Forecast neighborhood. A United States Geological…

Heavy rain from Bertha         

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect along the Carolina coast and a flash flood watch is in effect in the Charlotte area as heavy rain is expected. A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for the coast of South Carolina as Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall Wednesday morning. At 11 a.m. the center of Tropical Storm Bertha was located about 40 miles northeast of Charleston, SC moving toward the north near 15 mph. Berthan…

MIAMI  — Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall on South Carolina’s coast Wednesday morning shortly after it formed, becoming the second named storm before the official start of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season. A tropical storm warning was issued for South Carolina’s coast and the storm was expected to bring heavy rainfall, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Bertha’s maximum sustained winds were near 50 mph as it came ashore but it was expected to weaken…

Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall on South Carolina’s coast Wednesday morning shortly after it formed, becoming the second named storm before the official start of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season. A tropical storm warning was issued for South Carolina’s coast and the storm was expected to bring heavy rainfall, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Bertha’s maximum sustained winds were near 50 mph as it came ashore but it was expected to weaken to a…

The Charlotte area is under a flash flood watch Wednesday as Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to dump “moderate to heavy rain” on an already saturated region, according to a … Click to Continue »