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RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — The Carolina Hurricanes are off Saturday after a double-overtime loss last night in Nashville – the first loss of the season leaving the team more mad than upset due to the off-balanced officiating. “We played our butts off,” said Hurricanes head coach, Rod Brind’Amour. “We played great, we played hard, we’re playing a great team. We’re in a battle. Nashville’s a phenomenal team. But we’re also fighting the refs. That’s plain…

Subtropical Storm Ana is the first named system of 2021. As of the 5 a.m. update from the National Hurricane Center, Ana is moving west-southwest at 3 mph with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph and gusts up to 60 mph. The system is 200 miles northeast of Bermuda. ABC11 First Alert Meteorologist Steve Stewart said the system will move back out to sea. Some rip current dangers will increase along the coast but there…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Hurricane season started more than a week early for 2021, when Subtropical Storm Ana formed late Friday night. Although the season officially doesn’t start until June 1, Ana caps a seven-year streak of named storms before that date. Another disturbance off the western Gulf of Mexico has a 40 percent chance of developing into a tropical system over the next few days. The system will bring lots of rain to…

Two low pressure systems in the Atlantic storm basin could develop into named storms before the official start of the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The first system is located nearly 2,000 miles east of North Carolina. According to the National Weather Service, it has an 80 percent chance to become a subtropical cyclone by Saturday. If it strengthens enough, it could become Ana and extend the streak of a named storm forming before the official…

Two low pressure systems in the Atlantic storm basin could develop into named storms before the official start of the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The first system is located nearly 2,000 miles east of North Carolina. According to the National Weather Service, it has an 80 percent chance to become a subtropical cyclone by Saturday. If it strengthens enough, it could become Ana and extend the streak of a named storm forming before the official…

By John Schwartz, New York Times Raleigh, N.C. — Federal scientists on Thursday forecast that 2021 could see in the range of 13 to 20 named storms, six to 10 hurricanes, and three to five major hurricanes of Category 3 or higher in the Atlantic. Ben Friedman, the acting administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said, “an above-normal season is most likely.” Hurricane season runs from June 1 until Nov. 30, though the…

Forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Thursday released their 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season outlook. The official start of the hurricane season is June 1, but for the last six years a named storm has formed in the Atlantic prior to the official start of the season. A system currently growing in the Atlantic could extend that streak to seven years in the coming days. NOAA’s outlook comes more than a month…

NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is predicting another above-normal Atlantic hurricane season. Forecasters predict a 60% chance of an above-normal season, a 30% chance of a near-normal season, and a 10% chance of a below-normal season. However, experts do not anticipate the historic level of storm activity seen in 2020. According to the NOAA 2021 Hurricane Forecast, we can expect: 13-20 names storms, 6-10 hurricanes, 3-5 major hurricanes. A likely range of 13 to 20 named…

Forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Thursday released their 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season outlook. The official start of the hurricane season is June 1, but for the last six years a named storm has formed in the Atlantic prior to the official start of the season. A system currently growing in the Atlantic could extend that streak to seven years in the coming days. NOAA’s outlook comes more than a month…

Forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are scheduled to release their 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season outlook Thursday. The official start of the hurricane season is June 1, but for the last six years a named storm has formed in the Atlantic prior to the official start of the season. A system currently growing in the Atlantic could extend that streak to seven years in the coming days. NOAA’s outlook comes more than…

Forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are scheduled to release their 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season outlook Thursday. The official start of the hurricane season is June 1, but for the last six years a named storm has formed in the Atlantic prior to the official start of the season. A system currently growing in the Atlantic could extend that streak to seven years in the coming days. NOAA’s outlook comes more than…

By Mike Maze, WRAL meteorologist A disturbance off the East Coast could become the first named storm of hurricane season. Although the season officially doesn’t start until June 1, the Storm Prediction Center says there is a 90 percent chance for a sub-tropical storm to form in the next five days. A sub-tropical storm is less organized than a tropical storm or hurricane, it forms in cooler waters, and maximum winds are further from the…

By Mike Maze, WRAL meteorologist A disturbance off the East Coast could become the first named storm of hurricane season. Although the season officially doesn’t start until June 1, the Storm Prediction Center says there is a 80 percent chance for a sub-tropical storm to form in the coming days. A sub-tropical storm is less organized than a tropical storm or hurricane, and maximum winds are further from the center of the system, WRAL meteorologist…

RALEIGH, N.C. — Sebastian Aho scored twice and Alex Nedeljkovic was sharp in net to lead a perfect showing for Carolina’s penalty kill, helping the Hurricanes beat the Nashville Predators 3-0 on Monday night in Game 2 of the first-round playoff series. That lifted Carolina to a 2-0 lead as the best-of-seven series shifts to Nashville for Game 3 on Friday night. Nedeljkovic finished with 32 saves for the shutout in his second playoff start….