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In the wake of the devastation left in New Orleans and the northeast after Hurricane Ida, emergency response officials are offering reminders about what is best to give to those in need. Along with giving to reputable organizations, there are some items you shouldn’t send and others that go much further in helping. “I would suggest right now that people not consider sending clothing,” Barry Porter, regional CEO of the American Red Cross said. “Because…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — While Hurricane Larry isn’t expected to affect North Carolina directly, the system could cause an increasing rip current threat at the coast by the end of the week. Steering currents will help keep Larry away from the U.S., but North Carolina’s coast could experience some rip currents or large ocean swells. “It is going to turn up really rough surf, and that is going to equate to…

At the beach for the holiday? Swells from the distant Hurricane Larry will lead to an enhanced risk for life-threatening rip currents and rough surf this week up and down the North Carolina coast. Rip currents: Safety tips and what to know There will be a moderate threat of rip currents Monday and Tuesday. However, the threat of moderate to high rip currents will be possible from midweek through the weekend due to increased swells….

By WRAL Severe Weather Center The rip current risk off the North Carolina coast could be a hazard starting over the holiday weekend, when Hurricane Larry is expected to strengthen into a Category 4. For Labor Day, there will be a moderate rip current risk along most of the North Carolina coast. The National Weather Service reported 16 rip current rescues at New Hanover beaches on Sunday, which also had a moderate rip current risk….

By WRAL Severe Weather Center The rip current risk off the North Carolina coast could be a hazard over the holiday weekend, when Hurricane Larry is expected to strengthen into a Category 4. Hurricane Larry, the third major storm this Atlantic Hurricane season, strengthened into a Category 3 late Friday night, reaching maximum sustained winds of 115 mph. Steering currents will help keep Larry off the United States coast, but North Carolina’s coast could experience…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Hurricane Larry, currently way off in the Atlantic, is expected to become a major hurricane this weekend. Late Friday night, Larry strengthened to major hurricane status, turning into a Category 3 storm with winds of 115 miles per hour. Larry was moving west/northwest at 16 miles per hour. Larry could reach Category 4 strength by Sunday, according to WRAL meteorologist Zach Maloch. Larry could impact portions of Bermuda by mid-week…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Hurricane Larry, currently way off in the Atlantic, is expected to become a major hurricane this weekend. Late Friday night, Larry strengthened to major hurricane status, turning into a Category 3 storm with winds of 115 miles per hour. Larry was moving west/northwest at 16 miles per hour. Larry could reach Category 4 strength by Sunday, according to WRAL meteorologist Zach Maloch. Larry could impact portions of Bermuda by mid-week…

By MIKE CATALINI, WAYNE PARRY and MICHAEL R. SISAK, Associated Press ELIZABETH, N.J. — Police went door to door in search of more possible victims and drew up lists of the missing as the death toll rose to 49 on Friday in the catastrophic flooding set off across the Northeast by the remnants of Hurricane Ida. The disaster underscored with heartbreaking clarity how vulnerable the U.S. is to the extreme weather that climate change is…

By Keely Arthur, WRAL reporter Canton, N.C. — Canton Mayor Zeb Smathers said the community has been in a “bureaucratic purgatory” waiting for financial assistance. While Smathers said he’s confident state funding promised by Gov. Roy Cooper will kick in, he’s calling on President Joe Biden to do the same. “We are still waiting on the federal [disaster] declaration from President Biden,” said Smathers. “President Biden, I’m asking you as mayor of a small town.”…

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit Louisiana to survey the damage after promising full federal support to Gulf Coast states and the Northeast, where Ida’s remnants dumped record-breaking rain and killed dozens of people from Virginia to Connecticut. RELATED: 60 dead in 8 states after Hurricane Ida’s remnants bring historic flooding to NYC, Philly region At least 13 deaths were blamed on the storm in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, including…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Hurricane Larry, currently way off in the Atlantic, is expected to become a major hurricane this weekend. The 5 a.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center shows Larry as a Cat. 1 storm moving west-northwest at 20 mph with wind speeds at 90 mph. Larry is forecast to become a major Cat. 3 hurricane by 2 a.m. on Saturday and could reach Cat. 4 strength by Sunday, according to WRAL meteorologist Zach Maloch….

MULLICA HILL, N.J. — Officials in southern New Jersey are reporting devastating storm damage after a tornado swept through the region on Wednesday. Video captured multiple homes destroyed in the Mullica Hill section of Gloucester County. Troy Bonnenberg and his children were in the basement. Minutes later, the family emerged unharmed, but their belongings were scattered throughout the South Jersey neighborhood. Bonnenberg soon realized he lost the back half of his home due to the…

NEW YORK — At least nine deaths were reported in New York City and New Jersey as relentless rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida sent the New York City area into a state of emergency early Thursday and the storm carried into New England with threats of more tornadoes. Police in New York City reported eight deaths, including a 50-year-old man, a 48-year-old woman and a 2-year-old boy who were found unconscious and unresponsive…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN New York — At least eight people were killed in New York and New Jersey due to flooding as the Northeast was slammed by torrential rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida, officials said Thursday. Across the entire Northeast, roads were transformed into fast-flowing rivers, the nation’s largest subway system was almost at a standstill and water rescues were reported after the record-setting downpour. States of emergency were declared for New…