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RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Fiona remains a powerful Category 3 hurricane over the western Atlantic and is expected to pick up speed and retain major hurricane-force wind intensity as it continues to the northeast Friday. The system will bring large swells to the North Carolina coast and Outer Banks, some areas may see waves as high as 10-12 feet. The rip current risk will also remain high until Saturday. The swell increase should start subsiding…

BERMUDA — Fiona, downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane, pounded Bermuda with heavy rains and winds early Friday as it swept by the island on a route forecast to have it approaching northeastern Canada late in the day as a still-powerful storm. Authorities in Bermuda opened shelters and closed schools and offices ahead of Fiona. Premier David Burt sent a tweet urging residents to “take care of yourself and your family. Let’s all remember to…

Ever wondered what the inside of a hurricane looks like at sea level? The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, has released footage from the inside of Hurricane Fiona, the first Category 4 storm of the 2022 season that’s heading north in the Atlantic Ocean. RELATED: Puerto Rico struggles to reach areas cut off by Fiona, hurricane threatens Bermuda The footage comes from the Saildrone Explorer SD 1078, a surface vehicle that gathers data…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Fiona remains a major Category 4 hurricane pulling slowly northward on Thursday. The hurricane has brought a high rip current risk to the North Carolina coast through Saturday. Seas will also become rougher with wave heights expected to reach 3-7 feet on Thursday and 8-12 feet on Friday. Minor coastal flooding is also a possibility with winds gusting from 25-40 mph. Fiona will strengthen before passing west of Bermuda with rain…

CAGUAS, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Fiona left dozens of families stranded across Puerto Rico after smashing roads and bridges, with authorities still struggling to reach people four days after the storm smacked the U.S. territory, causing historic flooding. For now, government officials are working with religious groups, nonprofits and others braving landslides, thick mud and broken asphalt by foot to provide food, water and medicine for people in need, but they are under pressure to…

JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) — Organizations across the state are mobilizing to send resources to Puerto Rico. Volunteers with the Red Cross in the Sandhills arrived Tuesday and they’re working with volunteers there who desperately want to help. “It’s life-changing to many families,” said Jose Espinosa. “For now, we are working with one family who has a 1-year-old. The whole river went out crushed the whole house and they lost everything inside the house. No…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Fiona is now a major Category 4 hurricane as it pulls north away from Turks and Caicos and Bahamas, according to the National Hurricane Center. It will bring with it a moderate rip current risk for the much of the North Carolina coast on Wednesday. Conditions should improve in those area on Wednesday with a break where the storm will strengthen before passing west of Bermuda with rain and strong winds…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Fiona strengthened into a Category 4 storm early Wednesday as it lashed the Turks and Caicos Islands and is forecast to squeeze past Bermuda later this week. The storm was blamed for causing at least four direct deaths in its march through the Caribbean, where it unleashed torrential rain in Puerto Rico, leaving a majority without power or water as hundreds of thousands of people scraped mud out of…

SMITHFIELD, N.C. (WTVD) — When Hurricane Fiona first made landfall in Puerto Rico on Saturday, Cristhian Espinosa had concerns. The storm system pounded the island with rain and flooding knocking out power and washing away homes. “Puerto Rico never recovered from Maria,” said Espinosa. “Fiona was just rain and it was instantly raining for 20 to 30 hours. People lost cars. People almost drowning because of the landslides. Homes were lost because of landslides. Lot…

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Hurricane Fiona has killed at least five people across the Caribbean, cut power and water service for most of Puerto Rico’s 3.1 million residents and left more than 1 million without running water in the Dominican Republic.  The images of the storm’s devastating impact brought back memories of hurricanes Florence and Matthew for residents of Cumberland County still rebuilding and recovering. William Bullock has lived in his home, in a flood risk…

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO — Hurricane Fiona raked the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday as a Category 3 storm after devastating Puerto Rico. Hurricane conditions were slamming Grand Turk, the small British territory’s capital island, on Tuesday morning after the government imposed a curfew and urged people to flee flood-prone areas. The storm was centered just 10 miles (15 kilometers) from the island, with hurricane-force winds extending up to 30 miles (45 kilometers) from…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Fiona barreled toward the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday as a Category 3 storm, prompting the government to impose a curfew. Forecasters said Fiona was expected to pass near Grand Turk, the British territory’s capital island, on Tuesday morning. “Storms are unpredictable,” Premier Washington Misick said in a statement from London, where he was attending the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. “You must therefore take every precaution to…

6 minutes ago RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Fiona is now a category 3 hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center. That could bring rough seas and elevated rip currents to the North Carolina coast. The eye of the hurricane made landfall along the coast of Dominican Republic near Boca de Yuma at 3:30 a.m. local time as a category 1, but as of the 2 a.m. update has surged into a category 3. The center…

Some Good Samaritans in Fayetteville are stepping up to help the people impacted by Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico. The Sandhills region Red Cross chapter is sending three local volunteers to brave the elements and support those in need. The Sandhills Red Cross says they’re flying out volunteers tomorrow to help families and to advocate for more government assistance. Their mission is to help hurricane victims gather the resources needed to get them through yet…

Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico’s southwest coast on Sunday as it unleashed landslides, knocked the power grid out and ripped up asphalt from roads and flung the pieces around. Forecasters said the storm would cause massive flooding and threatened to dump “historic” levels of rain, with up to 25 inches (64 centimeters) possible in isolated areas. “The damages that we are seeing are catastrophic,” said Gov. Pedro Pierluisi. “I urge people to stay in their…