Raleigh North Carolina News

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — Tropical Storm Claudette moved out to the Atlantic Ocean, and sunshine finally returned to North Carolina. Monday will be muggy and hot, with highs in the low 90s and a head index reaching 100 degrees. “It’s like when Claudette left, the humidity stayed — or at least the tropical air did,” said WRAL meteorologist Mike Maze. Temps are not planning to cool off on Monday night, Maze…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — The Triangle is dry as Tropical Storm Claudette begins to pull away from the coast. Some coastal communities are still under a Tropical Storm Warning – with some rain and storms, with windy conditions and choppy waves. “We’ve got some pretty rough surf out there,” said WRAL meteorologist Aimee Wilmoth. “Anywhere from 5 to 9 feet.” However, we’ll have improving conditions all across North Carolina as we move into…

WOODRIDGE, Ill. — A tornado touched down and caused extensive damage in the suburbs of Chicago Sunday night as a line of severe storms brought heavy rains and damaging winds across the Chicago area. A large tornado was reported in southern DuPage County, Illinois, both radar-indicated and by local storm spotters around 11:10 p.m. Sunday. The National Weather Service is expected to confirm its strength and path on Monday. The tornado began in Naperville before…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — Claudette has strengthened back into a Tropical Storm. No damage has been reported from Claudette’s impact on NC overnight, and the storm’s impact on central NC may soon come to an end as the storm races off to the north and east. “The center of circulation was 55 miles south of Raleigh around 2 a.m., but as of 4:30 a.m., it had moved closer to Goldsboro,” said…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for the North Carolina coast and most of the state’s coastline — from Cape Lookout to the Virginia border — could experience storm surge. The National Hurricane Center says tropical storm conditions are possible Sunday night and Monday morning at North Carolina beaches. The center of Tropical Depression Claudette made its way into South Carolina on Saturday afternoon. Ahead of…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — After bringing life-threatening flash flooding to the Gulf Coast, Tropical Storm Claudette was downgraded to a tropical depression and is moving quickly toward North Carolina. As of Sunday morning, Claudette is 85 miles west-southwest of Atlanta and moving at about 13 miles per hour. The storm has maximum sustained winds of 30 miles per hour. The system is expected to continue on its path through Georgia and into North Carolina on…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — After bringing life-threatening flash flooding to the Gulf Coast, Tropical Storm Claudette was downgraded to a tropical depression and is moving quickly toward North Carolina. As of Sunday morning, Claudette is 85 miles west-southwest of Atlanta and moving at about 13 miles per hour. The storm has maximum sustained winds of 30 miles per hour. The system is expected to continue on its path through Georgia and into North Carolina on…

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — Forecasters warned of life-threatening flash flooding in parts of the Deep South, particularly across central Alabama, as Tropical Depression Claudette traveled over coastal states early Sunday. Heavy rain led to high water late Saturday into early Sunday in the Birmingham and Tuscaloosa metropolitan areas. EYE ON THE GULF: ABC13 tracks tropical activity throughout hurricane season More than 20 people were rescued by boat due to flooding in Northport, Alabama, WVUA-TV reported….

By KEVIN McGILL and RUSS BYNUM, Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Authorities in Alabama say a suspected tornado spurred by Tropical Storm Claudette demolished or badly damaged at least 50 homes in a small town just north of the Florida border. Sheriff Heath Jackson in Escambia County said a suspected tornado “pretty much leveled” a mobile home park, toppled trees onto houses and ripped the roof off of a high school gym. Most of the…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for North Carolina’s coast. On Sunday morning, Tropical Depression Claudette was moving through Georgia with sustained winds of 30 mph, according to the 5 a.m. advisory from the National Weather Center. “We expect it to weaken just a little bit more throughout the day, and then it’s going to re-strengthen,” said WRAL meteorologist Peta Sheerwood. The system is bringing the…

By Brendan Kirby Dauphin Island, Ala. — Tropical Storm Claudette on Saturday damaged the Cedar Point Fishing Pier and injured a homeless man who was riding out the storm in his van in the parking lot. The injuries were minor, but David Harris said his Ford Aerostar is badly damaged and all of his possessions ruined. “Everything that I own is in there,” he told FOX10 News. “It’s straight-line winds, I think, along with a…

By Derrick Bryson Taylor, New York Times Tropical Storm Claudette, the third named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, formed in the Gulf of Mexico and brought “copious rainfall” of 5-10 inches across the Mississippi Delta and Gulf Coast before being downgraded to a tropical depression Saturday, forecasters said. Maximum sustained winds decreased to 35 mph, with higher gusts, the National Hurricane Center said Saturday afternoon. “Claudette is expected to weaken a little more tonight,”…

By KEVIN McGILL and RUSS BYNUM, Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Authorities in Alabama say a suspected tornado spurred by Tropical Storm Claudette demolished or badly damaged at least 50 homes in a small town just north of the Florida border. Sheriff Heath Jackson in Escambia County said a suspected tornado “pretty much leveled” a mobile home park, toppled trees onto houses and ripped the roof off of a high school gym. Most of the…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — Tropical Storm Claudette has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to bring rain and strong storms to parts of the southeast, including North Carolina. Claudette formed early Saturday morning and made landfall in Louisiana just before 8 a.m. EST. The storm’s maximum sustained winds strengthened to 45 miles per hour on Friday night. The system is moving north-northeast at 14 miles per hour. Rain…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — Tropical Storm Claudette has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to bring rain and strong storms to parts of the southeast, including North Carolina. Claudette formed early Saturday morning. The storm’s maximum sustained winds strengthened to 45 miles per hour on Friday night. The system is moving north-northeast at 12 miles per hour and was about 45 miles southwest of New Orleans at about…