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Tropical Storm Debby’s lingering impact in the Triangle means a delay to the completion of an 18-mile stretch of the Southern Wake Expressway, part of the Complete 540 project to create an outer loop around Wake County. “Tropical Storm Debby exacerbated erosion control challenges on the project,” said Logen Hodges, director of marketing and communications for the North Carolina Turnpike Authority. The segment of highway, south and east from N.C. 55 Bypass in Apex to…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Ernesto dropped torrential rain on Puerto Rico on Wednesday and left hundreds of thousands of people without power in the U.S. territory as it threatened to strengthen into a major hurricane en route to Bermuda. The storm was located about 125 miles (200 kilometers) northwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico and was moving over open waters. It had maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 kph) and…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico activated the National Guard and canceled the start of classes in public schools as forecasters warned that the U.S. territory would be hit by Tropical Storm Ernesto, which formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday. Tropical storm warnings were in effect for Puerto Rico, Vieques, Culebra, the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla, St. Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, St. Martin, St. Barts and St. Maarten….

Flash flooding has caused problems for some people in Cumberland County. Rain from Monday morning’s thunderstorms had no place to go because the ground was saturated after Tropical Storm Debby. Marlene Strickland, who has lived on Black Bridge Road for more than 20 years, told WRAL News that recent flooding brought water closer to her home than Hurricane Matthew in 2016 and Hurricane Florence in 2018. “We came out here, me and my husband, and…

Flooding is a concern for people across eastern North Carolina; some parks have turned into rivers and left several major roads impassable. On Monday, crews in Rocky Mount were monitoring the Tar River as it nears the major flood stage of 25 feet. As of Monday morning, crews measured the Tar River’s water level at 24.42 feet at North Carolina Highway 97. WRAL News is working to get a list of road closures. People in…

Residents in Hoke County will have to continue boiling their water. On Sunday, Hoke County officials announced that the county would be under a boil water advisory for at least two more days as it continues repairing a water main break in the Arabia and Antioch area. Residents in those areas have been under a boil advisory since Friday, when the Hoke County Regional Water System customers began experiencing low water pressure and outages due…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The weather system previously known as Hurricane Debby was not quite done with parts of the U.S. Sunday as flood warnings remained in effect in North Carolina and thousands were without power in New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. After hitting Florida as a hurricane Aug. 5, the storm spent nearly a week unleashing tornadoes and flooding, damaging homes and taking lives along the East Coast before moving into Canada on Saturday. While…

The National Weather Service confirmed six tornadoes spun up as Tropical Storm Debby cross North Carolina on Aug. 8, 2024. Six tornadoes in North Carolina from Tropical Storm Debby In Rocky Mount, an EF-0 with wind speeds of 85 mph was on the ground for .16 miles with a max width of 50 yards. In Franklin County, three tornadoes touched down. In Rocky Ford, an EF-0 with wind speeds of 85 mph was on the…

Moore County residents are beginning to return home as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Debby downsize. Swift water rescue teams were busy over the past few days, evacuating several people from flooded areas. Two days after Tropical Storm Debby struck the Carolinas, its effects are still evident. The North Carolina Department of Transportation reports that more than 160 roads remain blocked due to the storm. Among them is Creek Bend Drive, where the water is still…

An EF-2 tornado with wind speeds of 115 mph traveled 4.6 miles Wednesday through Sampson County, the National Weather Service confirmed. The tornado with a 40-yard path width was one of several tornadoes this week in North Carolina. The tornado caused significant damage to several homes, according to the NWS. Forecasters said it ripped off parts of a tin roof at one home and scattered personal belongings onto the front yard. It also snapped 1-foot…

An EF-2 tornado with wind speeds of 115 mph traveled 4.6 miles Wednesday through Sampson County, the National Weather Service confirmed. The tornado with a 40-yard path width was one of several tornadoes this week in North Carolina. The tornado caused significant damage to several homes, according to the NWS. Forecasters said it ripped off parts of a tin roof at one home and scattered personal belongings onto the front yard. It also snapped 1-foot…

Homes were destroyed, cars were uprooted by the tornado on Thursday in Wilson County, and now flooding from nearby bodies of water swollen by Tropical Storm Debby’s rain is evident. Weather experts say the tornado, spawned by Debby, is one of the strongest to hit North Carolina. Doug Etheridge recalls the terrifying moment when his wife heard the tornado tear through during the overnight hours. “She heard a tree fall down, so she went outside…

An EF2 tornado with wind speeds of 115 mph traveled 4.6 miles Thursday through Sampson County, the National Weather Service confirmed. The tornado with a 40-yard path width was one of several tornadoes on Thursday in North Carolina. The tornado caused significant damage to several homes, according to the NWS. Forecasters said it ripped off parts of a tin roof at one home and scattered personal belongings onto the front yard. It also snapped 1-foot…

An EF2 tornado with wind speeds of 115 mph traveled 4.6 miles Wednesday through Sampson County, the National Weather Service confirmed. The tornado with a 40-yard path width was one of several tornadoes on Wednesday in North Carolina. The tornado caused significant damage to several homes, according to the NWS. Forecasters said it ripped off parts of a tin roof at one home and scattered personal belongings onto the front yard. It also snapped 1-foot…

An EF-3 tornado ripped through Wilson County on Thursday, killing a man, destroying a 130-year-old church and tearing the roof of Springfield Middle School in Lucama. The tornado was first reported at 2:51 a.m. Thursday in Lucama. Family members said Bryan Barnes, 60, died when the tornado caused his home to collapse. On Friday morning, the National Weather Service said the tornado was classified as EF-3 with 140 mph winds. Nick Petro with the National…