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Damage was reported in Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, and Rowan counties. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Storms caused power outages and damage to homes and trees around the Charlotte area Thursday. Over 7,000 customers are without power in Charlotte on Thursday, according to Duke Energy’s outage map. Most of the outages have restoration times before 2 a.m. Friday.  Over 4,000 customers are without power in Harrisburg. A restoration time has not been given for these outages at this time….

As Maui residents begin picking up the charred pieces of their lives, they face an equally daunting task: locating hundreds of people displaced by the flames. LAHAINA, Hawaii — Two weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century swept through the Maui community of Lahaina, authorities say more than 800 people remain unaccounted for — a staggering number that presents huge challenges for officials who are trying to determine how many of…

As Maui residents begin picking up the charred pieces of their lives, they face an equally daunting task: locating hundreds of people displaced by the flames. LAHAINA, Hawaii — Two weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century swept through the Maui community of Lahaina, authorities say more than 800 people remain unaccounted for — a staggering number that presents huge challenges for officials who are trying to determine how many of…

Emily, Franklin and Gert formed over the weekend. But Harold and Idalia don’t have to wait long on deck. MIAMI, Florida — Three tropical systems have formed in the Atlantic and two more are likely to develop this week. Here’s how those systems could impact the Carolinas in the coming days.  Tropical Storm Hillary made history over the weekend, becoming the first tropical storm to hit California in 84 years. The storm dumped more than…

Emily, Franklin and Gert formed over the weekend. But Harold and Idalia don’t have to wait long on deck. MIAMI, Florida — Three tropical systems have formed in the Atlantic and two more are likely to develop this week. Here’s how those systems could impact the Carolinas in the coming days.  Tropical Storm Hillary made history over the weekend, becoming the first tropical storm to hit California in 84 years. The storm dumped more than…

Emily, Franklin and Gert formed over the weekend. But Harold and Idalia don’t have to wait long on deck. MIAMI, Florida — Roughly 79% of tropical storms and 85% of hurricanes form during these three months: August, September and October. The tropics are heating up right on time, with three tropical storms forming through the third weekend of August.  Active Named Storms Tropical Storm Emily (One of the weaker Emily’s): Emily has had a history…

The storm dumped as much as half a year’s worth of rain in one day on some parts of the southwest. LOS ANGELES — Tropical Storm Hilary deluged arid parts of Mexico and then drenched Southern California from the coast to inland mountains and deserts, forcing rescuers to pull several people from swollen rivers. Millions expected more flooding and mudslides Monday, even as the storm begins to weaken. The storm first made landfall in Mexico’s…

Canada has seen a record number of wildfires this year, contributing to choking smoke in parts of the United States. YELLOWKNIFE, NT — The capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories was virtually deserted after nearly all the residents of the city of just over 20,000 fled as a huge wildfire burned nearby. To the south, in British Columbia, thousands more people were told to leave their homes while firefighters battled a growing fire that set homes…

No tropical storm has made landfall in Southern California since Sept. 25, 1939, according to the National Weather Service. MEXICO CITY, CDMX — Hurricane Hilary churned off Mexico’s Pacific coast Friday as a powerful Category 4 storm threatening to unleash torrential rains on the mudslide-prone border city of Tijuana before heading into Southern California as the first tropical storm there in 84 years. Forecasters warned the storm could cause extreme flooding, mudslides and even tornadoes…

If Hurricane Hilary makes landfall as a tropical storm in California, it would be the first to do so since 1939. Hurricane Hilary could brush land somewhere on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula by the weekend, bringing heavy rain to southern California and other parts of the southwestern U.S. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says that Hilary could survive briefly as a tropical storm and cross the U.S. border. Heavy rainfall is a possibility for a…

The WCNC Charlotte Weather Team wants you to say Weather Aware because of damaging severe storms. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Scattered, severe thunderstorms brought damaging winds over 60 mph to some communities across the Charlotte area Tuesday. While not everyone saw storms near them, some of these storms were quite strong.  A severe thunderstorm is defined as any thunderstorm capable of 60 mph winds or one-inch size hail. Any thunderstorm, even those without warnings, can still…

The tornado produced 105 mph winds around 1 a.m. Tuesday. AVERY COUNTY, N.C. — Severe weather just after midnight Tuesday produced a tornado in northern Avery County, the National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed. An EF1 tornado with speeds up to 105 mph moved through the county from 12:56 a.m. to 1:02 a.m., according to the NWS. The tornado began near Dark Ridge Road just east of the North Carolina-Tennessee state line and tracked northeast to…

A Hawaiian newscaster said anybody who had already returned to see the devastation was likely walking on bones. LAHAINA, Hawaii — A mobile morgue unit arrived Tuesday to help Hawaii officials working painstakingly to identify the 99 people confirmed killed in wildfires that ravaged Maui, and officials expected to release the first list of names even as teams intensified the search for more dead in neighborhoods reduced to ash. The U.S. Department of Health and…

A Hawaiian newscaster said anybody who had already returned to see the devastation was likely walking on bones. LAHAINA, Hawaii — Hawaii officials worked painstakingly to identify the 99 people confirmed killed in wildfires that ravaged Maui and expected to release the first names Tuesday, even as teams intensified the search for more dead in neighborhoods reduced to ash. A week after a blaze tore through historic Lahaina, many who survived have started moving into hundreds of…

An Uptown restaurant’s corporate executive chef was born and raised in Hawaii. He says he’s thinking of friends and family following the Maui wildfires. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Justin Loo might be thousands of miles away from Maui but he said he still has a connection that goes beyond just distance. “It’s the aloha,” Loo said. After 20 years in Las Vegas, the Oahu native moved to Waxhaw just over a year ago to be part…