Charlotte North Carolina News

Tropical Storm Bertha formed off the coast of South Carolina on Wednesday, becoming the second named storm in the region in two weeks. Bertha had maximum sustained winds of more … Click to Continue »

Tropical Storm Arthur flirted with the North Carolina coast Monday, with its center making it as close as just 20 miles from the easternmost part of the Outer Banks. If the storm had reached landfall, it would have been just the fourth tropical or subtropical storm to hit the continental United States before June since 1990. Alberto last year was the most recent. Hurricanes are even less likely to hit the continental U.S. early in the Atlantic Basin…

Hurricane season begins on June 1.         

It’s unclear if the tornado was the same one that hit Cherokee and York counties in South Carolina or a separate tornado. GASTON, N.C. — The National Weather Service confirmed that an EF0 tornado touched down in southern Gaston County during Friday’s severe weather outbreak that killed two people in the Charlotte area.  According to NWS, a survey crew found tornado damage in the area near Crowders Creek Road near Sparrow Spring Road that continued…

Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation closed a section of the McMullen Creek Greenway Saturday morning because of damage caused by Friday’s severe storm. The boardwalk was damaged by downed trees … Click to Continue »

Severe thunderstorms with winds over 60 mph brought down trees and power lines across the Charlotte region. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — At least two people died after a line of powerful storms ripped across the Charlotte area Friday afternoon, bringing heavy rain, strong winds and possible tornadoes to the Carolinas.  The line of severe storms moved west to east across the Carolinas around 3:30 p.m., when heavy rain, damaging winds and possible tornadoes. The storms moved…

Severe thunderstorms with winds over 60 mph brought down trees and power lines across the Charlotte region. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — At least two people died after a line of powerful storms ripped across the Charlotte area Friday afternoon, bringing heavy rain, strong winds and possible tornadoes to the Carolinas.  The line of severe storms moved west to east across the Carolinas around 3:30 p.m., when heavy rain, damaging winds and possible tornadoes. The storms moved…

Severe thunderstorms with winds over 60 mph brought down trees and power lines across the Charlotte region. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Thousands of people are without power and at least one person died after a line of powerful thunderstorms ripped across the Charlotte area Friday afternoon.  The line of severe storms moved west to east across the Carolinas around 3:30 p.m., when heavy rain, damaging winds and possible tornadoes. The storms moved into the Charlotte metro…

Storms will produce a risk for damaging winds. An isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. A flooding threat is also possible after days of rain caused saturated soil. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A line of strong-to-severe thunderstorms are forecast to move through Charlotte and the surrounding Carolina communities Friday. The storms will contain a risk for damaging winds, isolated tornadoes, and a flood threat, which is amplified by saturated grounds and swollen rivers cause by days…

Storms will produce a risk for damaging winds. An isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. A flooding threat is also possible after days of rain caused saturated soil. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A line of strong-to-severe thunderstorms are forecast to move through Charlotte and the surrounding Carolina communities Friday. The storms will contain a risk for damaging winds, isolated tornadoes, and a flood threat, which is amplified by saturated grounds and swollen rivers cause by days…

Thunderstorms expected in the Charlotte area Friday afternoon and evening could spawn tornadoes and floods, according to National Weather Service alerts Friday morning. The storms could pack “damaging gusts (up) … Click to Continue »

At least 50 roads were flooded Thursday morning in Stanly County has the Carolinas battled its fourth straight day of prolonged rains. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An extensive portion of North Carolina was under a Flash Flood Warning Thursday as another day of prolonged rain left grounds saturated and waterways cresting. From north-to-south, 100-mile tall Flash Flood Warning stretched from the Triad to the South Carolina line, including in Richmond, Anson, and Stanly counties in North…

The Atlantic hurricane season officially begins June 1 and forecasters say it could be a busy one. WASHINGTON — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasters said Thursday that they expect the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season to be a busy one.  The NOAA’s outlook predicts an above-normal season, which officially begins on June 1. The NOAA predicts there will be 13 to 19 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher), of which six to 10…