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Hurricane Milton’s massive size was on display as the International Space Station flew over the monstrous storm. WASHINGTON — Hurricane Milton remains a ferocious storm that could land a once-in-a-century direct hit on Tampa and St. Petersburg, engulfing the populous region with towering storm surges and turning debris from Helene’s devastation two weeks ago into projectiles. NASA released footage of the view of Milton from the International Space Station on Tuesday as it approached as…

Senator Kevin Corbin, R-Macon, has seen the devastation all too close to home. He represents the eight westernmost counties in the state. Four have extensive and widespread damage, including Haywood County, where Corbin saw an landslide the width of a football field. “Based on the estimates I saw in the trees, it looked like it was 30-, 40-feet tall as it came down the mountain,” Corbin told WCNC Charlotte’s content partner WRAL Thursday.

“There will be no fire, there will be no EMS, there will be no police. Once we leave the island, you’re on your own.” ANNA MARIA, Fla. — With Hurricane Milton on the horizon, a local police chief on Anna Maria Island warns death could be imminent for anyone refusing evacuation orders. “If you’re, for lack of a better word, dumb enough to think that you can ride it out, write your name and your…

An Asheville couple’s home was washed away completely from flood water during Helene. ASHEVILLE, N.C. — An Asheville couple is left with mixed emotions after leaving the city during Hurricane Helene. Jacqueline Twohig and Doug Frieders vividly recalled the moments that water moved into their complex in a conversation with WCNC Charlotte.  The two moved from the Midwest to Asheville earlier this year and recall every moment before evacuating.  “We looked outside and the water…

An Asheville couple’s home was washed away completely from flood water during Helene. ASHEVILLE, N.C. — An Asheville couple is left with mixed emotions after leaving the city during Hurricane Helene. Jacqueline Twohig and Doug Frieders vividly recalled the moments that water moved into their complex in a conversation with WCNC Charlotte.  The two moved from the Midwest to Asheville earlier this year and recall every moment before evacuating.  “We looked outside and the water…

Hurricane Hunters fly through Hurricane Milton to record data showing the storm’s rare intensity. LAKELAND, Fla. — “Well… damn.” Those were the words of NOAA’s Nick Underwood as he and his colleagues rode through the intense winds of Hurricane Milton. The crew from NOAA’s Aircraft Operations Center is one of the teams that flies through hurricanes to take weather observations that would otherwise be virtually impossible to obtain. “Good God,” Underwood exclaimed as their Lockheed WP-3D…

Thousands of volunteers will gather in Pineville to pack 500,000 meals and 10,000 hygiene kits for those impacted by Hurricane Helene. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A massive disaster relief effort with thousands of volunteers will take place in Pineville this weekend called Hope for the High Country. Hurricane Helene left a path of destruction in the North Carolina mountains and the Charlotte community is invited to help pack 500,000 meals and 10,000 hygiene kits for the…

Hurricane Hunters fly through Hurricane Milton to record data showing the storm’s rare intensity. LAKELAND, Fla. — “Well… damn.” Those were the words of NOAA’s Nick Underwood as he and his colleagues rode through the intense winds of Hurricane Milton. The crew from NOAA’s Aircraft Operations Center is one of the teams that flies through hurricanes to take weather observations that would otherwise be virtually impossible to obtain. “Good God,” Underwood exclaimed as their Lockheed WP-3D…

Hurricane Milton became the 42nd Category 5 hurricane on record and made it onto three TOP 10 hurricane lists TAMPA, Fla. — Hurricane Milton remains a ferocious storm that could land a once-in-a-century direct hit on Tampa and St. Petersburg, engulfing the populous region with towering storm surges and turning debris from Helene’s devastation 12 days ago into projectiles.  Hurricane Milton’s records Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast Wednesday night…

Something not seen in a long time, Hurricane Milton is making a rare path eastward across the Gulf of Mexico and directly toward the west coast of Florida. TAMPA, Fla. — Thousands of people streamed out of the Tampa Bay region Tuesday ahead of what could be a once-in-a-century direct hit from Hurricane Milton, as crews worked furiously to prevent furniture, appliances and other waterlogged wreckage from Florida’s last big storm from becoming deadly projectiles…

Helene’s devastation left hundreds of people with nowhere to go. Camp Grier has become a beacon of hope for so many feeling hopeless. OLD FORT, N.C. — More than a week after Hurricane Helene devastated the Southeast, people across western North Carolina are still feeling the impacts of the storm, including residents in McDowell County who are still without food and running water.  That’s why officials with Camp Grier are doing everything they can to…

A spokesperson said Duke Energy is confident the utility managed the historic rainfall “as effectively as possible to help mitigate flooding.” CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Flooded homeowners who live above and below Lake Norman are convinced Duke Energy’s decisions before and during Hurricane Helene protected that lake at the expense of those upstream and downstream. “Duke Energy fell asleep at the wheel,” Betsy Patton said. “Actually, they didn’t fall asleep. They were wide awake. They didn’t…

A spokesperson said Duke Energy is confident the utility managed the historic rainfall “as effectively as possible to help mitigate flooding.” CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Flooded homeowners who live above and below Lake Norman are convinced Duke Energy’s decisions before and during Hurricane Helene protected that lake at the expense of those upstream and downstream. “Duke Energy fell asleep at the wheel,” Betsy Patton said. “Actually, they didn’t fall asleep. They were wide awake. They didn’t…

Jamie Guinn suffered a fractured spine and a laceration to his head that got infected, but said no pain is worse to him than losing his wife, Melissa. AVERY COUNTY, N.C. — A North Carolina man spoke out from his hospital bed after flooding and mudslides from Hurricane Helene took his wife’s life.  In Avery County, moments on a mountain flipped Jamie Guinn’s world upside down.  RELATED: How you can help people impacted by Helene…

From the 11 a.m. update on October 6 to the 11:55 a.m. update on October 7, Milton grew from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane. TAMPA, Fla. — Hurricane Milton will go down in history as one of the fastest growing hurricanes on record. At 11 a.m. on Sunday, October 6, Milton was a tropical storm with sustained winds of 65 mph. And now 25 hours after that, it became the 42nd Category…