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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers and the Tepper Foundation announced on Wednesday their plans to donate $1M to Hurricane Ida relief efforts.  The $1M received from Panthers Charities and the Tepper Foundation will assist direct local relief efforts in New Orleans and the surrounding region that experienced the aftermath of Hurricane Ida.  #Panthers Charities and the Tepper Foundation are making a $1 million donation to assist direct local relief efforts in New Orleans and…

Scattered showers and storms remain locally, but the worst weather moves toward the mid-Atlantic and portions of New England today. Author: Brad Panovich, Larry Sprinkle, Chris Mulcahy, Brittany Van Voorhees (WCNC), KJ Jacobs Published: 1:07 PM EDT August 31, 2021 Updated: 10:17 AM EDT September 1, 2021 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Excessive Rainfall:  Northeast Rainfall: Flash flooding could be extensive and even historic for the Mid-Atlantic to the Northeast United States. The most intense rain looks…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Excessive Rainfall:  Northeast Rainfall: Flash flooding could be extensive and even historic for the Mid-Atlantic to the Northeast United States. The most intense rain looks to be from Eastern Pennsylvania through New York. A fancy weather term, QPF (Quantitative Precipitation forecast) is pointing towards a range of 3-8″ of rain. Most will be in the 2-5″ range but some areas will see consistent heavy rain for several hours and this is where…

‘If anybody is watching this, we really need help’: Aaron Young, his wife, and two small children relied on social media, as the fierce storm damaged their home. HOUMA, La. — A young family is trying to figure out what to do, after losing everything in Hurricane Ida. Aaron Young, 19, and his wife Essence Washington went on Facebook Live, pleading for help, as strong winds and rain damaged their apartment in Houma, Louisiana during…

This claim traces back to a 2014 study, where researchers said female hurricanes caused three times as many deaths. Our VERIFY team provides context WASHINGTON — After Ida made landfall in Lousiana as a Category 4 hurricane — on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina — an old social media rumor resurfaced that hurricanes with traditionally female names are deadlier than ones with traditionally male names. Our Verify researchers sought to find out where it started…

Remnants of Ida closing in on the Carolina’s with heavy rain and severe weather risks. Watch for flash flooding and isolated tornadoes tonight into tomorrow. Author: Brad Panovich, Larry Sprinkle, Chris Mulcahy, Brittany Van Voorhees (WCNC), KJ Jacobs Published: 1:07 PM EDT August 31, 2021 Updated: 4:57 PM EDT August 31, 2021 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The remnants of Ida are now moving inland over the Carolinas this afternoon. with steady rain in the mountains. Ida…

Remnants of Ida closing in on the Carolina’s with heavy rain and severe weather risks. Watch for flash flooding and isolated tornadoes tonight into tomorrow. Author: Brad Panovich, Larry Sprinkle, Chris Mulcahy, Brittany Van Voorhees (WCNC), KJ Jacobs Published: 1:07 PM EDT August 31, 2021 Updated: 1:19 PM EDT August 31, 2021 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The remnants of Ida are now moving inland over the Carolinas this afternoon. with steady rain in the mountains. Ida…

It could be weeks before the grid in Louisiana and Mississippi, where more than 1 million customers were left without power, is repaired. NEW ORLEANS — Rescuers in boats, helicopters and high-water trucks brought hundreds of people trapped by Hurricane Ida’s floodwaters to safety Monday and utility repair crews rushed in, after the furious storm swamped the Louisiana coast and ravaged the electrical grid in the stifling, late-summer heat. Residents living amid the maze of…

North Carolina coastline is no stranger to impacts from devastating hurricanes. Hurricanes have produces damages with dollar amounts in the billions and killed many. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolinas are very familiar hurricanes. Here’s a look at some of the costliest and deadliest hurricanes to impact North Carolina including hurricanes such as Hugo, Hazel, and Florence. This September marks 32 years since hurricane Hugo slammed into the Carolinas. The hurricane battered the coast before it…

Author: WCNC Staff, Brad Panovich, Chris Mulcahy, Brittany Van Voorhees (WCNC), KJ Jacobs, Larry Sprinkle Published: 12:41 PM EST March 6, 2019 Updated: 5:38 PM EDT August 30, 2021 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — BIG CHANGES THIS WEEK: Relief is coming this week from the heat. Expect one more 90-degree day with highs in the mid 90s on Tuesday. A drop into the 80s on Wednesday through the weekend and less humid. Some areas will experience overnight…

The hurricane made landfall exactly 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina ravaged Louisiana and Mississippi. NEW ORLEANS — Rescuers set out in hundreds of boats and helicopters to reach people trapped by floodwaters Monday, and utility repair crews rushed in, after a furious Hurricane Ida swamped the Louisiana coast and made a shambles of the electrical grid in the sticky, late-summer heat. People living amid the maze of rivers and bayous along the…

The Jalisco state government said a teenager from Spain died Saturday night when a hotel partially collapsed in Puerto Vallarta. MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Tropical Storm Nora is dropping heavy rains along the Gulf of California after weakening from a hurricane that set off floods and landslides on Mexico’s Pacific coast, caused havoc in Puerta Vallarta and left at least one dead and seven missing. Nora weakened from a Category 1 hurricane at midday Sunday…

The hurricane made landfall exactly 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina ravaged Louisiana and Mississippi. NEW ORLEANS — Rescue workers set out in hundreds of boats and helicopters to reach people trapped by floodwaters and utility crews mobilized Monday after a furious Hurricane Ida swamped the Louisiana coast and shattered a large swath of the state’s electrical grid in the sweltering, late-summer heat. One of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the…

The Jalisco state government said a teenager from Spain died Saturday night when a hotel partially collapsed in Puerto Vallarta. MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Hurricane Nora caused floods and landslides along Mexico’s Pacific coast Sunday, while making landfall and passing just inland of the Mazatlan resort area before veering into the Gulf of California and weakening into a tropical storm. Communities in the coastal states of Michoacan, Colima and Jalisco experienced heavy rain and rough…

Hurricane Ida made landfall in southeast Louisiana Sunday, August 29 as a category 4 storm producing sustained winds at 150 mph. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hurricane Ida makes landfall Officially at 11:55 AM CDT Hurricane Ida made landfall as an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane near Port Fourchon, Louisiana. Winds were sustained at 150 mph and a minimum central pressure of 930 mb. That is an extremely strong hurricane and this will be one of worst…