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Many local schools have either closed or moved to remote instruction on Thursday, Nov. 12 due to the threat of flooding. Edgecombe County Public Schools Edgecombe County Public Schools announced that due to anticipated heavy rain overnight and the threat of flash flooding, all schools will be closed. There will be no in-person classes or remote learning or virtual classes. Johnston County Public SchoolsJohnston County Public Schools announced late Wednesday night that it will move…

WILSON COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) — Many local schools have either closed or moved to remote instruction on Thursday, Nov. 12 due to the threat of flooding. Edgecombe County Public Schools Edgecombe County Public Schools announced that due to anticipated heavy rain overnight and the threat of flash flooding, all schools will be closed. There will be no in-person classes or remote learning or virtual classes. Nash County Public SchoolsNash County Public School students are instructed…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WTVD) — Eta briefly regained hurricane strength Wednesday, but has since been downgraded back to a tropical storm. However, the storm is also slowing down, which could results in some areas getting more rain. Hurricane Eta has sustained winds of 70 miles per hour. It is located about 115 miles west of Tampa, moving north northeast at 10 miles per hour. SEE ALSO: Subtropical Storm Theta becomes record-breaking 29th named storm in…

By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer Hurricanes are keeping their staying power longer once they make landfall, spreading more inland destruction, according to a new study. Warmer ocean waters from climate change are likely making hurricanes lose power more slowly after landfall, because they act as a reserve fuel tank for moisture, the study found. With Hurricane Eta threatening Florida and the Gulf Coast in a few days, the study’s lead author warned of more…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Eta has strengthened back into a hurricane as it churns off the coast of Florida. Hurricane Eta has sustained winds of 75 miles per hour. It is located about 130 miles west of Tampa, moving north northeast at 15 miles per hour. SEE ALSO: Subtropical Storm Theta becomes record-breaking 29th named storm in 2020 Atlantic season Florida is now bracing for a second hit from the storm. Forecasters at the National…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Eta strengthened back into a hurricane on Wednesday but is unlikely to bring rain to North Carolina, according to WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner. Currently off the coast of southwest Florida, Hurricane Eta is forecast to make landfall early Friday morning along the west coast of Florida, north of Tampa. Eta could bring up to 5 inches rain to Florida in the next several days but is forecast to move away…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — Several inches of rain could fall throughout central North Carolina on Wednesday and Thursday, triggering a risk for isolated flooding. A great number of counties west of the Triangle, including Orange and Person, and some east of the Triangle, are under a flash flood watch until 7 p.m. The viewing area, from Greenville and the Interstate 95 corridor west through the Triangle and the Triad, is at…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — Much of central North Carolina, from Greenville and the Interstate 95 corridor west through the Triangle and the Triad, is at a medium risk for flash flooding through Wednesday. A cold front crossing from west to east will push showers across the state beginning as early as Tuesday afternoon. There is a slight chance for showers Tuesday afternoon into the evening. WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner said the…

By FREIDA FRISARO and KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Cities in South Florida mopped up after Tropical Storm Eta flooded some urban areas with a deluge that swamped entire neighborhoods and filled some homes with rising water that did not drain for hours. It was the 28th named storm in a busy hurricane season, and the first to make landfall in Florida. This year tied the record with 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina,…

Subtropical Storm Theta formed in the northeast Atlantic Monday evening, breaking the record for most named storms in an Atlantic hurricane season. According to the National Hurricane Center, Theta developed in the northeast Atlantic after 10 p.m. Theta is the 29th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. It breaks the single season record for most named storms previously held by the 2005 hurricane season. The subtropical storm is moving east at 15 mph….

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — We’re in for more warmer temperatures this week along with several inches of rain. Highs will be in the upper 70s for most of the work week, which is warmer than usual for November. Overnight, lows will be in the upper 50s at their coolest, with most nights seeing lows in the mid 60s. The warmer weather is bringing increased chances for rain this week. Track rain…

Floods in Mexico’s Gulf coast state of Tabasco have forced about 9,000 people to evacuate and left nine people dead, officials said Monday.

By FREIDA FRISARO and KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A deluge of rain from Tropical Storm Eta caused flooding Monday across South Florida’s most densely populated urban areas, stranding cars, flooding businesses, and swamping entire neighborhoods with fast-rising water that had no place to drain. The system made landfall in the Florida Keys and posed a serious threat across South Florida, which was already drenched from more than 14 inches (35 centimeters)…