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By Elizabeth Garner, WRAL meteorologist A flash flood watch is in effect for the Triangle and parts of North Carolina from Wednesday morning to Friday. Hurricane Sally will cause a remnant low that will be south of North Carolina. The rain will start to pick up for us Wednesday night and Thursday night. Parts of the WRAL Viewing area are in most recent path of Hurricane Sally. We are looking at getting 3 to 6…

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. Tropical Storm Sally remains a hurricane headed for the Gulf Coast, though it was downgraded to a Category 1 storm at 2 a.m. Tuesday. As of 10 p.m., Sally’s winds are up…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As wildfires continue to ravage California, President Donald Trump on Monday ignored the scientific consensus that climate change is playing a central role in the West Coast infernos and instead blamed the fires on dry debris on the forest floor. During a trip to Northern California to discuss the state’s wildfire emergency with Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state and federal officials, Trump dismissed the science around climate change. Trump renewed his…

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. Tropical Storm Sally remains a hurricane headed for the Gulf Coast, though it was downgraded to a Category 1 storm at 2 a.m. EST. As of 11 a.m., Sally’s winds are up…

By STACEY PLAISANCE and JEFF MARTIN, Associated Press WAVELAND, Miss. — Hurricane Sally, a plodding storm with winds of 85 mph (137 kph), crept toward the northern Gulf Coast early Tuesday as forecasters warned of potentially deadly storm surges and flash floods with up to 2 feet (.61 meters) of rain and the possibility of tornadoes. Forecasters stressed “significant” uncertainty as to where the storm’s eye would make landfall. But they kept nudging the predicted…

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 several tropical waves in the Atlantic storm basin. Tropical Storm Sally remains a hurricane headed for the Gulf Coast on Tuesday morning, though it was downgraded to a Category 1 storm at 2 a.m. Sally’s winds are up to 90 mph with 120 gusts….

By STACEY PLAISANCE AND JANET McCONNAUGHEY, Associated Press WAVELAND, Miss. — Hurricane Sally, one of four storms churning simultaneously in the Atlantic, moved closer to the Gulf Coast on Monday with winds of 100 mph (161 kph) and heavy rain as forecasters warned of “potentially historic” flooding and governors declared states of emergency. Sally once appeared to have New Orleans in its sights and it was still moving toward the tip of southeast Louisiana late…

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 several tropical waves in the Atlantic storm basin. Tropical Storm Sally on Monday strengthened into a hurricane, becoming at Category 2 at 5 p.m. Sally’s winds are up to 100 mph. It’s expected to remain a Category 2 until it makes landfall. The slow-moving…

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) — The good news is that there is a lot of good news to report. Now two years after Hurricane Florence, hundreds of thousands of residents are back in their homes, and tens of thousands of small businesses are either up and running or almost there, and it’s all happened despite months of political wrangling that had nothing to do with the hurricane or North Carolina. “The past year and a half…

Hurricane Sally, one of a record-tying five storms churning simultaneously in the Atlantic, closed in on the Gulf Coast on Monday with rapidly strengthening winds of at least 100 mph and the potential for up to 2 feet of rain that could bring severe flooding. The storm was on a track to brush by the southeastern tip of Louisiana and then blow ashore late Tuesday or early Wednesday near the Mississippi-Alabama state line for what…

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 several tropical waves in the Atlantic storm basin. Tropical Storm Sally on Monday strengthened into a hurricane, becoming at Category 2 at 5 p.m. with winds up to 100 mph. It’s expected to remain a Category 2 until it makes landfall. The slow-moving system…

By WRAL Severe Weather WRAL meteorologists are watching seven tropical systems, including five active tropical cyclones — Sally, Paulette, Rene, Teddy and Vicky. Vicky became the latest named storm just before 11 a.m. on Monday. According to WRAL meteorologist Aimee Wilmoth, this is only the second time in history that we have had five or more active tropical cyclones at the same time. The last occurrence was in 1971. Hurricane Sally will be felt in…

SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — With crews battling wildfires that have killed at least 35 people, destroyed neighborhoods and enveloped the West Coast in smoke, another fight has emerged: leaders in the Democratic-led states and President Donald Trump have clashed over the role of climate change ahead of his visit Monday to California. California, Oregon and Washington state have seen historic wildfires that have burned faster and farther than ever before. Numerous studies in recent years…

SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — With crews battling wildfires that have killed at least 35 people, destroyed neighborhoods and enveloped the West Coast in smoke, another fight has emerged: leaders in the Democratic-led states and President Donald Trump have clashed over the role of climate change ahead of his visit Monday to California. California, Oregon and Washington state have seen historic wildfires that have burned faster and farther than ever before. Numerous studies in recent years…

SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — With crews battling wildfires that have killed at least 35 people, destroyed neighborhoods and enveloped the West Coast in smoke, another fight has emerged: leaders in the Democratic-led states and President Donald Trump have clashed over the role of climate change ahead of his visit Monday to California. California, Oregon and Washington state have seen historic wildfires that have burned faster and farther than ever before. Numerous studies in recent years…