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Happy Friday! Clouds are dissipating and it’s a little breezy in spots, but we’ll see a sunny and less breezy afternoon. Saturday will be lovely, but cool. We could see a few showers on Sunday as another cold…Read More Happy Friday! Clouds are dissipating and it’s a little breezy in spots, but we’ll see a sunny and less breezy afternoon. Saturday will be lovely, but cool. We could see a few showers on Sunday as…

Tropical Storm Eta has formed on Halloween night, becoming the 28th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. With Eta being the 28th tropical storm of the year, this ties the record from 2005 for the most named storms in an Atlantic Hurricane Season. As of 11 p.m., the storm is moving west at 15 mph with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph. According to the National Hurricane Center, the storm is expected to strengthen…

2020 just won’t quit when it comes to the tropics. On Saturday, the latest storm was named as Tropical Storm Eta formed in the Caribbean Sea. The 11 p.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center reports the storm has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and was heading west at 15 mph. It is 270 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica. The Associated Press reports Eta is the 28th named Atlantic storm this season, tying the…

By Maggie Brown, WRAL multiplatform producer 2020 just won’t quit. Hurricane season doesn’t end until November 30, which means we have one more month of storms left. The next system brewing in the western Caribbean has a 90% chance of development in the next 2 to 5 days. If the system forms, it will be named “Eta.” Eta is the seventh letter of the Greek Alphabet, which is what weather forecasters use after all the…

The end of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is finally near, but there is a chance another storm could form early next week. The next named storm, Eta, could develop in the western Caribbean. There is a 40% chance a tropical depression will develop in the next two days and an 80% chance it will develop in the next five days. While current models show no impact to the United States, meteorologists say Eta is…

By WRAL Severe Weather team Raleigh, N.C. — The worst of the winds from Zeta have passed, but the risk for severe weather isn’t over. A second, separate system moves through NC tonight, bringing the risk for severe storms. Damaging thunderstorm winds and an isolated tornado will be possible after 9 p.m. Zeta’s remnants downed trees, power lines Thursday morning and afternoon At around noon, wind gusts over 50 mph were reported in both Raleigh and Durham. In the…

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Hurricane Zeta slammed into storm-weary Louisiana on Wednesday with New Orleans squarely in its path, pelting homes and businesses with rain and howling winds, knocking out power to thousands and threatening to push up to 9 feet of sea water inland in a Gulf Coast region already pounded by multiple storms this year. Roads were flooded near the coast, where forecasters said Zeta made landfall around Terrebone Bay near Cocodrie, an unincorporated…

By KEVIN McGILL, STACEY PLAISANCE and REBECCA SANTANA NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Zeta slammed into storm-weary Louisiana on Wednesday with New Orleans squarely in its path, threatening to push up to 9 feet of sea water inland and batter homes and businesses with fierce winds in a Gulf Coast region already pounded by multiple storms this year. Some roads were flooded near the coast, where forecasters said Zeta was making landfall around Terrebone Bay near…

RALEIGH, N.C. — Hurricane Zeta made landfall along the Louisiana coast as a Category 2 storm on Wednesday afternoon. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) announced at 4 p.m. that the storm made landfall near Cocodrie, Louisiana bringing “hurricane conditions and life-threatening storm surges” along the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts. As of 4 p.m., the storm has maximum sustained winds of 110 miles per hour and is moving north-northeast at 24 miles per hour, according to…

RALEIGH, N.C. — As expected, Zeta restrengthened overnight and is back at Category 1 hurricane status as it approaches the Gulf Coast. Zeta is forecast to bring life-threatening storm surge and strong winds to the coastlines of Louisiana and Mississippi, an area already hit hard by tropical systems this year. The storm could intensify to a Category 2 before making landfall in Louisiana. According to the National Hurricane Center, Zeta has maximum sustained winds of…

Raleigh, N.C. — Parts of central North Carolina will be under a level 1 risk for severe weather on Thursday as the remnants from Zeta pass through the area. Temperatures will be warmer this week before tropical moisture and a chance for severe weather from Zeta approaches. Highs will be in the mid to upper 70s on Wednesday with partly cloudy skies. By Wednesday afternoon, skies will become gray as remnants from Zeta approach North…

Raleigh, N.C. — Parts of central North Carolina will be under a level 1 risk for severe weather on Thursday as the remnants from Zeta pass through the area. Temperatures will be warmer this week before tropical moisture and a chance for severe weather from Zeta approaches. Highs will be in the mid to upper 70s on Wednesday with partly cloudy skies. By Wednesday afternoon, skies will become gray as remnants from Zeta approach North…

RALEIGH, N.C. — Zeta weakened back into a tropical storm overnight as it moved over the Yucatán Peninsula, but the system is expected to restrengthen before hitting the U.S. According to the National Hurricane Center, Zeta has maximum sustained winds of 65 miles per hour, and it is moving northwest at 14 miles per hour. As of 11 a.m. EST, it’s 25 miles north-northeast of Progreso, Mexico. Working over land has weakened Zeta, but it…