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Lending a helping hand. Volunteers from local organizations are stepping in to help people impacted after deadly tornadoes ripped through the southeast. A long road ahead before getting ‘back to normal’ in parts of Alabama and Georgia where deadly tornadoes swept across the southeast. Seeing the wreckage encouraged Zonia Quero-Ziada to step in to help. “Wherever they send me, I go,” said Quero-Ziada. She’s deployed to more than 30 disasters across the country with the…

SELMA, Ala. — A massive storm system whipping up severe winds and spawning tornadoes cut a path across the U.S. South, killing at least seven people in Georgia and Alabama, where a twister damaged buildings and tossed cars in the streets of historic downtown Selma. Authorities said a clearer picture of the extent of the damage and a search for additional victims would come Friday, when conditions were expected to clear. After the storm began…

SELMA, ALA. — A giant, swirling storm system billowing across the South spurred a tornado on Thursday that shredded the walls of homes, toppled roofs and uprooted trees in Selma, Alabama, a city etched in the history of the civil rights movement. In Autauga County, Alabama, which is 41 miles (66 kilometers) northeast of Selma, officials estimate that 40 to 50 homes were damaged or destroyed by storms that cut a strip across the county,…

The state is looking at ways to mitigate effects from hurricanes and natural disasters. They’ve received a more $202 million Community Development Block Grant that must be used toward mitigation efforts through the Housing and Urban Development. Some people who are still trying to recover from Hurricanes Matthew and Florence, though, feel left behind. ‘Help us please’ is what one participant wrote on a note and held up during the citizen advisory committee meeting Tuesday…

The state is looking at ways to mitigate effects from hurricanes and natural disasters. They’ve received a more $202 million Community Development Block Grant that must be used toward mitigation efforts through the Housing and Urban Development. Some people who are still trying to recover from Hurricanes Matthew and Florence, though, feel left behind. ‘Help us please’ is what one participant wrote on a note and held up during the citizen advisory committee meeting Tuesday…

SAN FRANCISCO — California was hit with more turbulent weather Sunday as thunderstorms, snow and damaging winds swept into the northern part the state, preceding another series of incoming storms and raising the potential for road flooding, rising rivers and mudslides on soils already saturated after days of rain. The National Weather Service warned of a “relentless parade of atmospheric rivers” — storms that are long plumes of moisture stretching out into the Pacific capable…

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — When storms moved through central North Carolina on Wednesday, Cumberland County saw some of the strongest winds. Now residents are dealing with the aftermath of the severe weather that rolled through the county. Gene Booth, director of Cumberland County Emergency Management, said most of the damage occurred between Grays Creek and Cedar Creek area. “We had quite a bit of trees down. Power outages as well as internet outages,” Booth said. “We…

RALEIGH, N.C. — Scattered showers will be possible Wednesday morning, especially in northern counties, before severe weather impacts the Triangle this afternoon. Wednesday will be rainy but very warm, with highs expected to reach the low 70s. Wednesday’s high of 73 degrees will be close to the Jan. 4, 2005, record of 76 degrees. The area is under a Level 1 risk for severe weather. Heavy rain, gusty winds and an isolated tornado will be…

Wednesday, January 4, 2023 1:35PM RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Warmer temperatures could bring severe weather to the Triangle on Wednesday. Strong to severe storms are possible as temperatures warm up heading into the afternoon. If strong storms do head our way the most likely hazards would be high winds and localized flooding. An isolated tornado is also possible if conditions are right. Most areas will see their highest severe chances take place during the early…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Antti Raanta made 24 saves for his first shutout since March and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-0 on Tuesday night for their ninth consecutive victory. Martin Necas, Jesper Fast and Jordan Martinook scored to help the Hurricanes extend their franchise-record points streak to 15 games. “If we keep playing like this, we’re going to get lots of wins,” Raanta said. “It’s a good confidence-booster, but I don’t think…

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KEITHVILLE, La. — A vast and volatile storm system ripping across the U.S. killed at least three people in Louisiana, spinning up tornadoes that battered the state from north to south, including the New Orleans area where memories of 2021’s Hurricane Ida and a tornado in March linger. Elsewhere, the huge system hurled blizzard-like conditions at the Great Plains. Several injuries were reported around Louisiana by authorities, and more than 40,000 power outages statewide as…

A state hurricane relief program is under fire for its lack of progress. Wednesday State lawmakers demanded answers as to why Rebuild NC, a state-run program is not doing more to help those homeowners hit hardest by the hurricanes get back into their homes years after being in the program. During a legislative hearing on Wednesday, State Senator Jim Perry said, “This is a failed hurricane recovery program as we see it.” Over the last…

RALEIGH, N.C. — State lawmakers on Wednesday grilled the leaders of the state’s disaster recovery program about why residents who suffered hurricane damage are still waiting for relief. Willie and Geraldine Williams are among them. Their home in Pitt County was damaged in Matthew and Florence, and they are still in limbo, living in a hotel. The last time the disaster recovery oversight committee met in September, lawmakers told leaders of the state program, Rebuild…