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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…

(FOX 46 CHARLOTTE) – The violence has got to stop. That’s the message from neighbors in one Charlotte community after a drive-by shooting that left two people injured.  Two people were shot at Northcross Townhomes on Griers Grove Road Saturday night.  Neighbors said the gunman was hanging out of the back window of a car firing shots. Several vehicles and homes were also struck.  One woman said a bullet came through her front door and…

A torrential downpour inundated Istanbul, Turkey, and other northwestern cities of the country on Saturday, resulting in the death of at least one person. The torrential downpour produced 110 mm (4.33 inches). The rain started to fall around noon local time, tapering off around 6 p.m., according to AccuWeather Meteorologist Courtney Travis. The downpour came just a few days after a heat wave that brought temperatures about 4 degrees Celsius (6 to 7 degrees Fahrenheit)…

HICKORY, N.C. (FOX 46 CHARLOTTE) – A sunny afternoon changed in an instant in Hickory. For Chassidy Rowe, she saw the severe weather alert, and rushed home to be with her kids. She wasn’t home long when a tree landed on top of their house and car. “Something just told me something wasn’t right, so I got my son, my two-year-old son, who was asleep in his crib and as soon as I grabbed him,…

State emergency management officials are devising a new system for evacuating residents in the event of major storms. A pilot program is underway in three northeastern counties near Virginia, which already has such a system in place, according to Department of Public Safety Spokesman Keith Acree. “Pasquotank and Camden were very interested in piloting early because they’re right there on the border, they get all their news from the Norfolk, Virginia, media market and everyone…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A line of severe thunderstorms moving across the western North Carolina foothills and Piedmont have left behind a trail of downed trees and other damage. The line of storms, moving from the mountains of Tennessee towards the Charlotte metro area, brought heavy rain and winds upwards of 70 mph. Near Lake Hickory, trees fell on buildings along NC 127. Fallen trees were also blocking a portion of Snow Creek Road near St….

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A line of severe thunderstorms moving across the western North Carolina foothills and Piedmont have left behind a trail of downed trees and other damage. The line of storms, moving from the mountains of Tennessee towards the Charlotte metro area, brought heavy rain and winds upwards of 70 mph. Near Lake Hickory, trees fell on buildings along NC 127. Fallen trees were also blocking a portion of Snow Creek Road near St….