Raleigh North Carolina News

By CNN Newsource Sunset Beach, N.C. — Rescue teams were searching for missing people Tuesday morning after a tornado hit Brunswick County overnight, leaving a trail of damage. The Wilmington Fire Department said teams requested by the state emergency management are deploying to locate the missing people. Earlier, the National Weather Service Wilmington Office reported structural damage and power lines and urged people to avoid the area. About 140,000 people were estimated to live in…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Storms will move into North Carolina on Monday night, bringing the possibility of heavy downpours, damaging wind gusts and hail. WRAL meteorologist Mike Maze said there will be a 50% chance for rain at 7 p.m. The chance for rain will rise to 70% by 11 p.m. Raleigh to the southeast are under a Level 1 risk for severe weather starting at 10 p.m. Thunder, lightning, heavy downpours and strong…

ANKARA, Turkey — A small tornado struck a town on Turkey’s Aegean coast, leaving a path of destruction and injuring 16 people, officials and reports said Friday. The tornado touched down late on Thursday in the resort town of Cesme, some 90 kilometers (56 miles) west of the city of Izmir. It uprooted trees, blew off roof tiles, swept up cars and knocked down a crane. At least four boats capsized. The worst hit area…

RALEIGH (WTVD) — Hurricane Isaias did extensive damage to the east coast in the summer of 2020 including areas in North Carolina. The Department of North Carolina Veterans of Foreign Wars honored nine Raleigh firefighters Monday with lifesaving awards. The first responders rescued two brothers after a tornado tore through Bertie County in August. The brothers were trapped inside their mobile home after gusts from a strong tornado flipped it several times. Two people were…

By Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter Orange County, N.C. — On Saturday night, hundreds of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students and fans flooded Franklin Street after the basketball team beat Duke University. It’s a famous UNC-Chapel Hill tradition for students to celebrate a win against rival Duke. “I haven’t seen that many people in so long. It was definitely wild,” said Hannah Willcox, the general manager for Sup Dogs. Willcox said she anticipated…

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) — Some UNC-Chapel Hill classes have the option to go virtual for nearly two weeks after university officials received hundreds of complaints following Saturday night’s crowd that rushed Franklin Street. The timing of last night’s crowd flooding Franklin Street fell the weekend before students returned for in-person learning for the spring semester. “Student Affairs has already received hundreds of Student Conduct complaints. Those leads will be evaluated and students found to…

By Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter Orange County, N.C. — On Saturday night, hundreds of University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill students and fans flooded Franklin Street after beating Duke University. It’s a famous UNC-CH tradition for UNC-CH to celebrate a win against rival Duke. “I haven’t seen that many people it so long. It was definitely wild,” said Hannah Willcox, the general manager for Sup Dogs. Willcox said she anticipated it happening, even during the coronavirus…

BERLIN — A tiny community in western Germany was cut off Wednesday by the flooded Rhine River, while authorities cautioned that continued rain and melting snow could cause further problems in many regions. In Rees-Grietherort, the rising waters of the Rhine flooded the only access road to the community located between it and a smaller river, effectively cutting off the 100 residents, the dpa news agency reported. Due to its location, local authorities said the…

PERTH, Australia — More than 70 homes have been lost in a wildfire outside Australia’s western city of Perth that is expected to continue burning for days. The fire had razed more than 9,000 hectares (22,200 acres) of farm and woodland in hills east of Perth by early Wednesday, authorities said. Western Australia state’s Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner Darren Klemm said the number of houses destroyed had jumped to 71 overnight, and conditions would…

ANKARA, Turkey — Heavy rains and flash floods struck the Turkish Aegean coastal province of Izmir on Tuesday, killing at least one person, the state-run news agency reported. A second person is reported missing. The two individuals were trapped inside a vehicle that was swept away by rising water in the town of Menderes, Anadolu Agency reported. The region was hit by 1 1/2 times more rain in 10 hours than the average rainfall for…

By NICK PERRY, Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A cyclone caused flooding as it crossed Fiji, requiring rescues of residents and sending thousands of people into shelters in the Pacific archipelago. At least one person died and five others are missing. Authorities said Monday that more than 10,000 people were sheltering at 300 evacuation centers after Cyclone Ana made landfall Sunday on the main islands of Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. The cyclone created…

One person is dead after a tornado tore through an Alabama city north of Birmingham Monday night, leaving the area with crumpled buildings and downed trees.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A tornado left significant storm damage across an Alabama city north of Birmingham Monday night, leaving the area with crumpled buildings and downed trees. The damage is being evaluated to determine the strength of the tornado, which hit the Fultondale area of Jefferson County late Monday night, the National Weather Service in Birmingham said. Injuries ranging from minor to severe have been reported but search and rescue efforts are still ongoing, said…

By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG — The Mozambican port city of Beira breathed a sigh of relief Saturday as Cyclone Eloise caused less damage than feared as it passed through, but the danger of flooding remained in a region still recovering from a devastating cyclone two years ago. “We all feel it’s been much less than what we expected,” said Kobus Botha, head of farming and logistics company Servir. “If you remember in (Cyclone) Idai we…

By Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter Smithfield, N.C. — Ava Gardner, one of the brightest stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age, was a North Carolina girl. She grew up among the tobacco farms of Johnston County. Smithfield celebrates its homegrown movie star with a museum downtown. The Ava Gardner Museum has managed to stay afloat during the pandemic — only to be shut down by a flood. On the silver screen, in that Golden Age, Ava Gardner…