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Friday, September 22, 2023 9:55AM RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Don’t let the weather fool you as you head out the door this morning, rain and wind are coming later this evening and overnight. Post tropical storm 16 will be a little stronger that originally forecast and is expected to become Tropical Storm Ophelia later today, according to NOAA. Winds east of the Triangle can reach damaging levels on the coast. People who have property and…

Thursday, September 21, 2023 5:04PM RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — The peak of hurricane season is winding down, but the tropics are still active with a system that could have a big impact on the North Carolina coast and areas of the Triangle. Potential tropical cyclone 16 could bring some heavy rain and wind to the Triangle late tomorrow and into Saturday. The heaviest rain will likely be east of I-95 with lesser amounts west of…

The Atlantic Hurricane Season reached its climatological peak on Sept. 10, but that doesn’t necessarily coincide with less activity to come. So far, there have been 14 named storms this season, with the latest storm Nigel strengthening into a hurricane Monday. This makes for an above-average and active season, as we typically don’t reach that number of named storms until November. And with a little over two months left in the season, here’s a broad…

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WTVD) — A historic community in North Carolina is reimagining its downtown area in an effort to create an “all-in-one” community. City leaders in Rocky Mount said the focus that the city’s downtown area is receiving is, in part, because of an opportunity that leaders see there. Mayor Sandy Roberson said it started with the construction of their 165,000-square-foot event center. “I’m seeing on weekends as many as 8,000, 10,000 people consistently…

MIAMI — After a deluge of rain, flooding, sinkholes and tornadoes this week, New England is about to face Hurricane Lee. As the Category 1 system impacted Bermuda, Maine was under its first hurricane watch in 15 years and a state of emergency declared Thursday by Gov. Janet Mills. The water-logged region prepared for 20-foot (6-meter) waves offshore and wind gusts up to 80 mph (129 kph), along with more rain. The hurricane watch applied…

Thursday marked five years since Hurricane Florence made landfall at Wrightsville Beach as a Category 1 hurricane. Florence brought a state record 8.27-foot storm surge. While Florence was at Category 4 strength (130-156 mph) on Sept. 10, 2018, it was an upper end Category 1 hurricane days later when it made landfall in North Carolina. Florence made landfall at 7:15 a.m. ET Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Over the…

Thursday marks five years since Hurricane Florence made landfall at Wrightsville Beach as a Category 1 hurricane. Florence brought a state record 8.27-foot storm surge. While Florence was at Category 4 strength (130-156 mph) on Sept. 10, 2018, it was an upper end Category 1 hurricane days later when it made landfall in North Carolina. Florence made landfall at 7:15 a.m. ET Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Over the…

NEW ENGLAND — Hurricane Lee looks poised to wallop New England later this week even as the region still deals with the impact of days of wild weather that produced torrential rain, flooding, sinkholes and a likely tornado. A hurricane watch stretches from Stonington, Maine to the U.S.-Canadian border, where hurricane conditions, heavy rainfall and coastal flooding are possible Friday night and Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday night. Areas from Watch Hill, Rhode…

LEOMINSTER, Mass. (AP) — Hurricane Lee barreled north toward New England on Wednesday and threatened to unleash violent storms on the region just as communities in Massachusetts and Rhode Island dealt with tornado warnings and a second-straight day of heavy rain that opened up sinkholes and brought devastating flooding to several communities. Late Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch for portions of Maine. A tropical storm watch also was issued for a…

Hurricane Lee set a record as the fastest system to intensify from a tropical storm to a Category 5 in Atlantic hurricane season history. It’s since downgraded to a Cat 4, but climate scientists say Lee could be a precursor for storms to come. “Warm water to hurricanes that’s like adding gas to a fire,” said WRAL meteorologist Kat Campbell. Record hot ocean temperatures are fueling the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season. Monstrous Hurricane Lee is…

LAHAINA, Hawaii — Wildfires tore across parts of Maui last month and now the displaced community searches for answers about their future. Thousands were displaced, as their homes and businesses were burned to the ground. 115 people have been pronounced dead in connection with the blazes. The disaster area is dotted with crews dressed head to toe in hazmat suits and hard hats who are sifting through the rubble searching for hazardous materials in the…

Thursday, September 7, 2023 3:33PM RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Hurricane Lee is now a category 2 storm and is expected to strengthen into a major storm later today or overnight. At 11 a.m., the National Hurricane Center said the storm’s maximum sustained winds were up to 105 miles per hour with gusts up to 125 mph. Lee is moving west-northwest and that is expected to continue through Friday. It is expected to slow over the…

We are getting very close to the climatological peak of hurricane season, and activity is certainly heating up. Hurricane Lee has been the big focus with major development expected into the weekend. There has been a lot of talk about whether the system could strengthen into a Category 5 hurricane north of the Caribbean Islands. For this classification to take place, we would have to see 157 mph winds or greater. The current forecast keeps…

Wednesday, September 6, 2023 11:54AM RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Tropical Storm Lee is expected to make a northerly turn away from the Caribbean Islands as it moves west. It could reach hurricane status sometime today and has sustained winds of around 65 mph. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 80 miles from the center, according to National Hurricane Center. The best chance for Lee to make landfall in the United States appears to be to…

Tuesday, September 5, 2023 4:17PM RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Tropical depression 13 is making its way west across the Atlantic Ocean, and it is forecast to become a powerful hurricane by the end of the week. The center of the tropical depression is moving towards the Leeward Islands and has maximum sustained winds near 35 mph with even higher gusts, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center. Forecasts have Lee becoming a…