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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…