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Friday, August 11, 2023 3:37AM RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — A woman who spent 30 years living in Raleigh is seeing the devastation of the Maui fires up close and personal. “Anyone who has seen some of the photographs knows it looks like a scene from ‘The Last of Us,” said Lisa Schell. “It is horrendous. I was in Raleigh when Fran hit and this is a lot like that except on an even more horrific…

By Brian Murphy, WRAL Sports investigative reporter Raleigh, N.C. — Raleigh’s PNC Arena could be just days away from securing a long-term commitment from the Carolina Hurricanes and funds needed for a long-discussed renovation project. The board of the Centennial Authority scheduled a special meeting for Tuesday where it is expected to get an update on lease negotiations and vote on two term sheets — believed to be the lease and a development agreement for…

In places still scarred by the devastation of recent storms, the arrival of hurricane season stirs anxiety and apprehension that push many to search for any sign — some based more on superstition than science — that can provide even a wisp of clarity about what may be headed their way. And this year, two of the more reliable (and meteorologically sound) indicators have been sending conflicting signals, injecting even more volatility into the process….

ByABC7 Bay Area Digital Staff Thursday, August 10, 2023 9:46PM Wildfire wreckage is seen Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. AP Photo/Rick Bowmer WAILUKU, Hawaii — Heartbreaking images are starting to emerge of the devastation left behind by wind-whipped wildfires that have destroyed more than 270 structures and left at least 36 people dead in Maui. A state of emergency has been declared for the whole island, while all nonessential travel to the popular…

Thursday, August 10, 2023 8:54PM The devastation continues in Hawaii where 36 people have been confirmed dead in massive brush fires that destroyed the town of Lahaina on Maui. There are no direct flights from RDU to Hawaii, but we may see people coming back through in the next few days as people either cancel or change their plans. One family from Garner is still on Maui right now. Erol and Stephanie Brown and their…

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As tourists try to get off Maui and return to the mainland, some former Raleigh residents call the island home. WRAL News spoke with Lisa Schell, who returned to her home state of Hawaii after living in Raleigh for 30 years. Schell said she can’t help comparing the wildfire to when Hurricane Fran hit Raleigh in 1996. “I was in Raleigh when Fran hit and I remembered how people just banded together, and it was an…

Record hot ocean temperatures and a tardy El Nino are doubling the chances of a nasty Atlantic hurricane season this summer and fall, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday. With the Atlantic hurricane season already well above normal so far, NOAA increased how many storms to expect and how busy the season can get. The agency says there’s a 60% chance for an above normal hurricane season, twice the agency’s May forecast which…

Thursday, August 10, 2023 4:36PM Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are now predicting an above-normal Atlantic Hurricane season. The likelihood of greater activity has risen due to record-warm sea surface temperatures, according to NOAA. The outlook that was released back in May only had a 30% chance at an above-normal season. The likelihood of near-normal activity has gone down to 25% from the 40% chance. There is a 15% chance of seeing…

As we know, Hawaii is a very popular vacation spot. This morning we are hearing from people who left RDU for vacation but are now facing a very different and devastating experience. Hawaiian officials are urging tourists to postpone their trips, but we are hearing from North Carolinians who are already there. One man — a familiar name here in the Triangle — is in Hawaii as the wildfires rage on. Greg Taylor gives an emotional account…

HONOLULU — At least 36 people have died in the Lahaina fire in Hawaii, Maui County wrote in a statement posted to the county website Wednesday evening. Wildfires, whipped by strong winds from Hurricane Dora passing far to the south, took the island of Maui by surprise, leaving behind burned-out cars on once busy streets and smoking piles of rubble where historic buildings had stood. Flames roared throughout the night, forcing adults and children to…

Follow along for live updates of wildfires that are racing across part of Maui in Hawaii, destroying sections of a historic town on the island and forcing some to flee to the relative safety of the ocean, where the Coast Guard rescued them. The fires forced evacuations in some areas, including the popular tourist spot of Lahaina Town. The National Weather Service says Hurricane Dora, which is passing south of the island chain at a…

Wildfires in Hawaii fanned by strong winds burned multiple structures, forcing evacuations and closing schools in several communities Wednesday, and rescuers pulled a dozen people escaping smoke and flames from the ocean. The U.S. Coast Guard responded to areas where people went into the ocean to escape the fire and smoky conditions, Maui County said in a statement. The Coast Guard tweeted that a crew rescued 12 people from the water off Lahaina. A firefighter…

Wednesday, August 9, 2023 11:45AM RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — There is another chance for severe weather this week after the strong storms brought damage to the Triangle on Monday. The risk now sits at a level 2 out of 5. Damaging wind gusts will be the main threat is storms pop up Thursday afternoon and evening. There could also be heavy downpours in some areas that could collect depending on the street. Scatter showers could…