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RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — We are already seeing scattered rain across the Triangle as a result of the moisture from Sally interacting with the old front that is still draped across South Carolina this morning. This will become more widespread and heavier as the day progresses, with heavy rainfall in parts of the area this afternoon. Any heavy rainfall before sunset is most likely to be across western and southern parts of the Triangle, but…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Central North Carolina is in for a very soggy next couple of days as remnants of Sally approaches. After hammering parts of the Gulf Coast with torrential rainfall, Hurricane Sally weakened into a tropical storm Wednesday at 2 p.m. The storm then, again, weakened to a tropical depression at 11 p.m. Despite how much the storm has weakened in the past day, Meteorologist Chirs Hohmann says we can’t factor out the…

GULF SHORES, Ala. — The slow-moving Hurricane Sally made landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast Wednesday, threatening dangerous flooding from the Florida Panhandle to Mississippi and well inland in the days ahead. The storm hit Gulf Shores, Alabama, at approximately 6 a.m. as a Category 2 hurricane. Sally has since downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane, with winds of up to 90 miles per hour as of 9 a.m. ET. Forecasters say that the storm’s…

By Elizabeth Gardner, WRAL meteorologist A flash flood watch is in effect for the Triangle and parts of North Carolina for Thursday and Friday, and counties south of Raleigh are under, a Level 2, or elevated, risk for severe weather. Tropical Storm Sally will cause a remnant low that will be south of North Carolina. Rain will be possible all day on Thursday and the first half of Friday. The heaviest rain will be with…

By JAY REEVES, ANGIE WANG and JEFF MARTIN, Associated Press PENSACOLA, Fla. — Hurricane Sally lumbered ashore near the Florida-Alabama line Wednesday with 105 mph (165) winds and rain measured in feet, not inches, swamping homes and trapping people in high water as it crept inland for what could be a long, slow and disastrous drenching across the Deep South. Moving at an agonizing 3 mph, or about as fast as a person can walk,…

Justin Silvera came off the fire lines in Northern California after a grueling 36 straight days battling wildfires and evacuating residents ahead of the flames. Before that, he and his crew had worked for 20 days, followed by a three-day break. Silvera, a 43-year-old battalion chief with Cal Fire, California’s state firefighting agency, said he’s lost track of the blazes he’s fought this year. He and his crew have sometimes been on duty for 64…

BERLIN — Satellite images show that smoke from wildfires in the western United States has reached as far as Europe, scientists said Wednesday. Data collected by the European Union’s Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service found smoke from the fires had traveled 8,000 kilometers (almost 5,000 miles) through the atmosphere to Britain and other parts of northern Europe. RELATED | Smoke from West Coast fires travels cross-country to New York City The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather…

Gulf Coast states prepare for intense, life-threatening flooding that Hurricane Sally is bringing with it this morning. Show Transcript ON I-40 AND I-85. THERE ARE NO DELAYS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE DURHAM FREEWAY. >>> WE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT ALABAMA. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A STREET IN FRONT OF THE GAS STATION. YOU CAN SEE THE HEAVY WIND AND RAIN POUNDING THE AREA. ELIZABETH JUST MENTIONED THAT THE STORM MADE LANDFALL…

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This year’s hurricane season is on pace to be the most active of all time, so it’s no wonder that the tropics remain very busy. The National Hurricane Center now sees four named storms and seven active systems in the Atlantic storm basin. Hurricane Sally made landfall around Gulf Shores, Alabama around on Wednesday around 6 a.m. Sally strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane overnight. As of 6 a.m., Sally’s winds are up to 105…

This year’s hurricane season is on pace to be the most active of all time, so it’s no wonder that the tropics remain very busy. The National Hurricane Center now sees four named storms and seven active systems in the Atlantic storm basin. Hurricane Sally is nearing landfall around Gulf Shores, Alabama around on Wednesday around 5:30 a.m. Sally strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane overnight. As of 5 a.m., Sally’s winds are up to…

By Elizabeth Garner, WRAL meteorologist A flash flood watch is in effect for the Triangle and parts of North Carolina Thursday and Friday. Hurricane Sally will cause a remnant low that will be south of North Carolina. The rain from this low will start to pick up for us Thursday. Parts of the WRAL Viewing area are in most recent path of Hurricane Sally, but the most significant effects we will feel will be rain….