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By WRAL News Asheville, N.C. — The remnants of Tropical Depression Fred hit parts of western North Carolina hard, triggering flooding and mudslides. Several communities in Haywood County had to be evacuated late Tuesday night as rivers flooded into the streets. On Wednesday afternoon, Haywood County officials told WRAL News approximately 30 people are missing. Search and rescue crews are looking for the missing people via land, water and air. Nearly 9 inches of rain was…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center As Fred moves away from central North Carolina on Wednesday morning, WRAL meteorologists are watching two tropical storms. Hurricane Grace formed before 11 a.m. on Wednesday and is the second hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. Grace, currently near the Grand Cayman Islands, is expected to make landfall in the Yucatan Peninsula Thursday morning and then again in central Mexico late Friday. Grace is not expected to impact the…

By The New York Times, New York Times Tropical Depression Fred moved through the Southeast on Tuesday, bringing with it heavy rains and touching off several tornadoes, one day after it made landfall in the Florida Panhandle. As of 11 p.m. Eastern time Tuesday, Fred was about 135 miles south-southwest of Charleston, West Virginia, with maximum sustained winds of 30 mph, the National Weather Service said. It was moving north-northeast at 22 mph. The system…

By The New York Times, New York Times Tropical Storm Grace is expected to become a hurricane Wednesday as it bears down on the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, two days after making landfall in earthquake-ravaged Haiti, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm’s heavy rains brought flooding that hampered recovery efforts from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck the country Saturday. “That heavy rainfall can really lead to life-threatening flooding and mudslides and potentially urban flooding…

By TERENCE CHEA, ETHAN SWOPE and JOHN ANTCZAK, Associated Press GRIZZLY FLATS, Calif. — Firefighters faced dangerously windy weather Tuesday as they struggled to keep the nation’s largest wildfire from advancing toward a Northern California city while a portrait of devastation emerged in a small mountain community hit by another inferno. Winds spawned by the arrival of a new weather system Monday afternoon pushed the monstrous Dixie Fire to within about 8 miles (12.8 kilometers)…

LES CAYES, Haiti — Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Grace forced a temporary halt Tuesday to the Haitian government’s response to the deadly weekend earthquake, feeding the growing anger and frustration among thousands who were left homeless. Grace battered southwestern Haiti, which was hit hardest by Saturday’s quake, and officials warned some areas could get 15 inches (38 centimeters) of rain before the storm moved on. Heavy rain also drenched the capital of Port-au-Prince. The…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Fred made landfall on the Florida Panhandle on Monday afternoon; now it is pushing through Georgia and into the North Carolina mountains. Fred has picked up some speed and will push through North Carolina today and tomorrow. According to the National Hurricane Center, Fred weakened to a tropical depression with 35 mile per hour maximum sustained winds, and it was moving at about 14 miles per hour. 5am 8/17: Fred is…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center The tropics are active, and WRAL meteorologists are currently tracking three systems. Tropical Storm Fred should make landfall late Monday night between 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. near Panama City, Fla., and is expected to bring heavy rain to western North Carolina midweek. “Fred definitely looking a bit more organized now with winds at 60 miles per hour as it approaches land,” said WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner. As of noon…

LES CAYES, Haiti — The death toll from a magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti soared to at least 1,297 Sunday as rescuers raced to find survivors amid the rubble ahead of a potential deluge from an approaching tropical storm. Saturday’s earthquake also left at least 2,800 people injured in the Caribbean nation, with thousands more displaced from their destroyed or damaged homes. Survivors in some areas were forced to shelter in streets or soccer fields…

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Friday that tropical depression seven has formed in the Atlantic. The system became Tropical Storm Grace on Saturday as it moved through the Caribbean. The system, which is moving west-northwest at 16 miles per hour, is about 100 miles south-southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico, with sustained winds of 40 miles per hour as of 8 a.m. Sunday. Grace is moving west-northwestward over the northeastern Caribbean sea. Grace is…

The National Hurricane Center said Friday that tropical depression seven has formed in the Atlantic. The system became Tropical Storm Grace on Saturday as it moved through the Caribbean. The system, which is currently moving west at 23 miles per hour, is about 265 miles east-southeast of the Leeward Islands with sustained winds of 45 miles per hour as of 11 a.m. Saturday. It’s strengthened slightly as a Tropical Storm Watch was issued for the south…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Tropical Depression Fred and Tropical Storm Grace continue their path through the Caribbean toward Florida. FRED The National Hurricane Center said Fred is a disorganized system dumping heavy rain on Cuba and the Florida Keys as of Saturday morning. Fred has maximum sustained winds of 35 miles per hour and is moving west-northwest at 13 miles per hour. Fred is expected to start strengthening Saturday as is moves into the Gulf…

The National Hurricane Center said Friday that tropical depression seven has formed in the Atlantic. The system became Tropical Storm Grace on Saturday as it moved through the Caribbean. The system, which is currently moving at 22 miles per hour, is around 400 miles east of the Leeward Islands with sustained winds of 40 miles per hour. The 5 a.m. update from the NHC said that tropical storm conditions from the system are expected in…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Tropical Depression Fred is expected to strengthen before impacting Florida and possibly North Carolina early next week. A Friday morning advisory from the National Hurricane Center included the southwestern tip of N.C. in the cone of uncertainty, but it’s too early to know the exact timing or impacts for the state. Before it reaches the United States, Fred is expected to regain tropical storm strength as soon as Friday once…