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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The tropics are getting more active as we track Tropical Storm Dorian and Tropical Depression Six, the latter of which formed Monday off the Carolina coast. Tropical Storm Dorian formed Saturday evening. Dorian has a window to continue strengthening between now and Wednesday before it encounters more wind shear and encounters higher terrain. Those harsher conditions could impend the storm’s ability to strengthen. The current forecast track from the National Hurricane Center…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (FOX 46 CHARLOTTE) – Business owners in South End are calling on the City of Charlotte to help fix a continued flooding problem. One business owner says it has been a battle against the city for more than two decades. The big question business owners have for city stormwater leaders is how many more floods have to damage their business before someone steps in? You may remember FOX 46 Charlotte covered a similar…

A supertanker, an aerial firefighting airtanker, throws water in the fight against forest fires in the surroundings of Robore in eastern Bolivia. (Photo by AIZAR RALDES/AFP/Getty Images) A supertanker, an aerial firefighting airtanker, throws water in the fight against forest fires in the surroundings of Robore in eastern Bolivia. (Photo by AIZAR RALDES/AFP/Getty Images) SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia – A firefighting plane from California made its way to South America on Friday to help local authorities fight the massive wildfires burning up…

Tropical Storm Dorian strengthened again Monday morning with sustained winds of 60 mph with gusts of 70 mph as it moves west toward Barbados.  According to the National Hurricane Center, Dorian is 135 miles east-southeast of Barbados and moving west-northwest at 14 mph.  Dorian is expected to strengthen to a Category 1 hurricane before making landfall around the Dominican Republican Thursday morning. First Warn meteorologist Iisha Scott said Dorian will likely continue to weaken after…

HARRISBURG, N.C. (FOX 46 WJZY) – Water gushes into a Kensington Forest neighborhood in Harrisburg. “It shouldn’t be that way,  but I lived long enough to know things got to be straightened up, one way or another,“ said Thomas Edward.  “I wouldn’t say it’s unsafe, but it could potentially ruin our homes.“ said Tate Burgess. The problem — water coming off Rocky River Road and the neighboring development pour into their backyards causing them to flood. “My biggest…

FoxNews.com – Leonardo DiCaprio has joined with other philanthropists in pledging $5 million through their environmental foundation to aid the Amazon as massive wildfires continue to burn across the region. The 44-year-old actor announced Sunday that Earth Alliance, an organization he formed last month with Laurene Powell Jobs and Brian Sheth, has formed an emergency Amazon Forest Fund. In addition to its $5 million pledge, the alliance also was seeking donations to help repair the…

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — G-7 countries have agreed to an immediate $20 million fund to help Amazon countries fight wildfires and launch a long-term global initiative to protect the rainforest. The announcement came from French President Emmanuel Macron, the host of this year’s meeting of G-7 leaders, and the Chilean President Sebastián Piñera. Macron said that the Amazon represents the “lungs” of the planet and that leaders were studying the possibility of similar support…

MIAMI (AP/FOX 13) – Weather forecasters say the fourth tropical storm of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season will strengthen as it moves through the Lesser Antilles. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Sunday that Tropical Storm Dorian could intensify to near hurricane strength over the eastern Caribbean Sea by Tuesday. “It has a couple of things working in its favor,” FOX 13 Meteorologist Brittany Rainey said. “This will be over some warm water, the wind…

Tropical Storm Dorian formed Saturday evening. It strengthened pretty quickly and will likely become a hurricane early next week as it approaches the Caribbean Sea. Dorian is moving over very warm waters and into relatively low shear. As of now, it looks to approach Puerto Rico by the middle of the week. wcnc We’re also monitoring an area of low pressure near the coast of Florida. Conditions look to be favorable for development over the…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Drivers dealt with flash flooding in Charlotte Friday night after strong storms moved through the area. “Be safe if you’re out and about. Parking lots can be a problem too!,” Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police tweeted. CMPD also posted pictures from North Tryon St. and Sugar Creek Rd. showing vehicles in high water. Several severe thunderstorm warnings were issued in the Charlotte area Friday evening. Hail was reported in Catawba County. The storms and heavy…

NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS/LANCE and GIBS/Worldview and VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS/LANCE and GIBS/Worldview, and the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership.  NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS/LANCE and GIBS/Worldview and VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS/LANCE and GIBS/Worldview, and the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership.  (Fox News) – The rampant wildfires spreading across the Amazon can be seen from space, according to…

Ivo is expected to become the eastern Pacific Ocean’s next hurricane as it parallels the western coast of Mexico and unleashes dangerous surf and flooding rainfall into the weekend. On Wednesday afternoon, an area of disturbed weather off the western coast of Mexico organized and strengthened into Tropical Storm Ivo, the ninth named tropical system this year in the basin. The storm is expected to continue strengthening as it remains in an area of warm…

STATESVILLE, NC (FOX 46) – Due to severe weather in the Statesville Area Wednesday night, some Iredell-Statesville Schools will operate on a two-hour delay for students and staff. Wednesday night storms have caused several campuses in the Statesville area to be on a two-hour delay Thursday morning. Campuses: Agriculture & Science Early College  CCTL Crossroads Arts & Science Early College East Iredell Elementary N.B. Mills Elementary Northview Statesville High Statesville Middle school ADR and Race Street…

STATESVILLE, N.C. — Extensive tree damage in Iredell County damaged some homes Wednesday as a severe thunderstorm moved across the greater Charlotte region, according to the National Weather Service. The trees fell along Highway 70 during the height of a severe thunderstorm around 5:15 p.m. Several trees fell onto homes in the Sharon community, which is located to the west of Statesville. “The powerful storm that hit Statesville this afternoon has brought down trees and…