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RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — After bringing life-threatening flash flooding to the Gulf Coast, Tropical Storm Claudette was downgraded to a tropical depression and is moving quickly toward North Carolina. As of Sunday morning, Claudette is 85 miles west-southwest of Atlanta and moving at about 13 miles per hour. The storm has maximum sustained winds of 30 miles per hour. The system is expected to continue on its path through Georgia and into North Carolina on…

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — Forecasters warned of life-threatening flash flooding in parts of the Deep South, particularly across central Alabama, as Tropical Depression Claudette traveled over coastal states early Sunday. Heavy rain led to high water late Saturday into early Sunday in the Birmingham and Tuscaloosa metropolitan areas. EYE ON THE GULF: ABC13 tracks tropical activity throughout hurricane season More than 20 people were rescued by boat due to flooding in Northport, Alabama, WVUA-TV reported….

By KEVIN McGILL and RUSS BYNUM, Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Authorities in Alabama say a suspected tornado spurred by Tropical Storm Claudette demolished or badly damaged at least 50 homes in a small town just north of the Florida border. Sheriff Heath Jackson in Escambia County said a suspected tornado “pretty much leveled” a mobile home park, toppled trees onto houses and ripped the roof off of a high school gym. Most of the…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for North Carolina’s coast. On Sunday morning, Tropical Depression Claudette was moving through Georgia with sustained winds of 30 mph, according to the 5 a.m. advisory from the National Weather Center. “We expect it to weaken just a little bit more throughout the day, and then it’s going to re-strengthen,” said WRAL meteorologist Peta Sheerwood. The system is bringing the…

By Brendan Kirby Dauphin Island, Ala. — Tropical Storm Claudette on Saturday damaged the Cedar Point Fishing Pier and injured a homeless man who was riding out the storm in his van in the parking lot. The injuries were minor, but David Harris said his Ford Aerostar is badly damaged and all of his possessions ruined. “Everything that I own is in there,” he told FOX10 News. “It’s straight-line winds, I think, along with a…

By Derrick Bryson Taylor, New York Times Tropical Storm Claudette, the third named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, formed in the Gulf of Mexico and brought “copious rainfall” of 5-10 inches across the Mississippi Delta and Gulf Coast before being downgraded to a tropical depression Saturday, forecasters said. Maximum sustained winds decreased to 35 mph, with higher gusts, the National Hurricane Center said Saturday afternoon. “Claudette is expected to weaken a little more tonight,”…

By KEVIN McGILL and RUSS BYNUM, Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Authorities in Alabama say a suspected tornado spurred by Tropical Storm Claudette demolished or badly damaged at least 50 homes in a small town just north of the Florida border. Sheriff Heath Jackson in Escambia County said a suspected tornado “pretty much leveled” a mobile home park, toppled trees onto houses and ripped the roof off of a high school gym. Most of the…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — Tropical Storm Claudette has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to bring rain and strong storms to parts of the southeast, including North Carolina. Claudette formed early Saturday morning and made landfall in Louisiana just before 8 a.m. EST. The storm’s maximum sustained winds strengthened to 45 miles per hour on Friday night. The system is moving north-northeast at 14 miles per hour. Rain…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — Tropical Storm Claudette has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to bring rain and strong storms to parts of the southeast, including North Carolina. Claudette formed early Saturday morning. The storm’s maximum sustained winds strengthened to 45 miles per hour on Friday night. The system is moving north-northeast at 12 miles per hour and was about 45 miles southwest of New Orleans at about…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — After bringing life-threatening flash flooding to the Gulf Coast, Tropical Storm Claudette will be moving quickly toward North Carolina Sunday. First Alert Meteorologist Steve Stewart said the system could be arriving in the state as early as Monday morning. There will be rain throughout the state Sunday way ahead of the storm. Rain could be heavy at times and there could be a threat for an isolated tornado early Monday morning….

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — Tropical Storm Claudette has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to bring rain and strong storms to parts of the southeast, including North Carolina. Claudette formed early Saturday morning. The storm’s maximum sustained winds strengthened to 45 miles per hour on Friday night. The system is moving north-northeast at 12 miles per hour and was about 45 miles southwest of New Orleans at about…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — Tropical Storm Claudette has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to bring rain and strong storms to parts of the southeast, including North Carolina. Claudette formed early Saturday morning. The storm’s winds strengthened to 45 miles per hour on Friday night. The system is moving north-northeast at 12 miles per hour. Rain has begun falling along the Gulf Coast, and there is a high…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — Tropical Storm Claudette has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to bring rain and strong storms to parts of the southeast, including North Carolina. Claudette formed early Saturday morning. The storm’s winds strengthened to 45 miles per hour on Friday night. The system is moving north-northeast at 12 miles per hour. Rain has begun falling along the Gulf Coast, and there is a high…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — Potential tropical cyclone three has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to bring rain and strong storms to parts of the southeast, including North Carolina. As of 5 a.m. on Friday, the system is still a potential tropical cyclone with no closed or defined surface circulation. Once that develops, it will most likely become a tropical depression (if wind speeds are below 39 miles…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — The tropical system headed for the Gulf Coast could bring rain to North Carolina at the start of next week. According to the National Hurricane Center, Potential Tropical Cyclone 3 is located about 300 miles south of Morgan City, Louisiana. It has sustained winds of 35 miles per hour and is speeding up. It’s now moving north at about 14 miles per hour, which is good because the faster it goes…