Sunny, warm start to Friday, but severe weather is possible this evening

Sunny, warm start to Friday, but severe weather is possible this evening

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Part of central North Carolina has been upgraded to a level 2 risk for severe weather. The region was under a level 1 risk starting Friday morning, but the National Weather Service increased that risk for northern parts of the region. Most of the day was sunny and warm, but there is a chance that strong storms will pop up in the evening, especially near the Virginia border and down to…

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'Average' hurricane season now includes more storms, NOAA says

'Average' hurricane season now includes more storms, NOAA says

It’s not just your imagination. The average Atlantic hurricane season is busier than it used to be. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the average hurricane season now includes 14 named storms and seven hurricanes–up from 12 and 6 respectively. The average number of major hurricanes remains unchanged at three. “These updated averages better reflect our collective experience of the past 10 years, which included some very active hurricane seasons,” said Matt…

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NOAA increases 'average' number of storms starting with 2021 Atlantic hurricane season

NOAA increases 'average' number of storms starting with 2021 Atlantic hurricane season

It’s not just your imagination. The average Atlantic hurricane season is busier than it used to be. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the average hurricane season now includes 14 named storms and seven hurricanes–up from 12 and 6 respectively. The average number of major hurricanes remains unchanged at three. “These updated averages better reflect our collective experience of the past 10 years, which included some very active hurricane seasons,” said Matt…

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NOAA: Average number of Atlantic hurricanes grows after record-breaking 2020 season

NOAA: Average number of Atlantic hurricanes grows after record-breaking 2020 season

By Jessica Patrick, WRAL multiplatform producer Although predictions for the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season are still a month away, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center said the average number of storms has increased. NOAA said Friday that the new 30-year average, spanning from 1991 to 2020, has increased to 14 named storms and seven hurricanes each year. The previous period, based from 1981 to 2010, called for an average of 12 named storms, six hurricanes, and three…

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Areas north of Triangle under expanded Level 2 risk for severe weather

Areas north of Triangle under expanded Level 2 risk for severe weather

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — After nearly a week of dry weather, scattered thunderstorms are possible for the next few afternoons. Most of the WRAL viewing area is under a Level 1 risk for severe weather on Friday, and areas from the Triangle northward, including Durham and Roxboro, are under a Level 2 risk. WRAL meteorologist Aimee Wilmoth said strong winds and hail will be the biggest threats, and there is a…

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Sunny, warm start to Friday, but severe weather is possible this evening

Sunny, warm start to Friday, but severe weather is possible this evening

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Central North Carolina is under a level 1 risk for severe weather Friday. Most of the day will be sunny and warm, but there is a chance that strong storms will pop up in the evening. Areas farther north, near Virginia, will have a higher chance of receiving rain and possibly severe storms. Get weather on the ABC11 News app. Rain will not wash out the entire ABC11 viewing area. Instead,…

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Triangle under Level 1 risk for severe weather on Friday

Triangle under Level 1 risk for severe weather on Friday

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — After nearly a week of dry weather, scattered thunderstorms are possible for the next few afternoons. An approaching cold-front will increase the chances for rain, according to WRAL meteorologist Kat Campbell. Track rain with the DualDoppler5000 Most of the WRAL viewing area is under a Level 1 risk for severe weather on Friday. The day will start out mostly sunny and quiet. A few spotty storms could…

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Atlantic hurricane season 2021: 8 hurricanes predicted in 'above average' season

Atlantic hurricane season 2021: 8 hurricanes predicted in 'above average' season

More forecasters and researchers believe the 2021 hurricane season will be above average, according to predictions released Thursday by Dr. Phil Klotzbach from Colorado State University. Klotzbach, a hurricane expert, presented his team’s findings at the National Tropical Weather Conference. The team at Colorado State expects 17 named storms and 8 hurricanes, with four of those predicted to be major storms. Klotzbach said probabilities show at least one major hurricane will make landfall on each…

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Colorado State researchers release 2021 hurricane forecast

Colorado State researchers release 2021 hurricane forecast

More forecasters and researchers believe the 2021 hurricane season will be above average, according to predictions released Thursday by Dr. Phil Klotzbach from Colorado State University. Klotzbach, a hurricane expert, presented his team’s findings at the National Tropical Weather Conference. The team at Colorado State expects 17 named storms and 8 hurricanes, with four of those predicted to be major storms. Klotzbach said probabilities show at least one major hurricane will make landfall on each…

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Hurricane researchers predict 2021 Atlantic season to be above average

Hurricane researchers predict 2021 Atlantic season to be above average

More forecasters and researchers believe the 2021 hurricane season will be above average, according to predictions released Thursday by Dr. Phil Klotzbach from Colorado State University. Klotzbach, a hurricane expert, presented his team’s findings at the National Tropical Weather Conference. The team at Colorado State expects 17 named storms and 8 hurricanes, with four of those predicted to be major storms. Klotzbach said probabilities show at least one major hurricane will make landfall on each…

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Cary woman recounts escaping Nashville floods with pregnant daughter, 2 small children

Cary woman recounts escaping Nashville floods with pregnant daughter, 2 small children

By Amanda Lamb, WRAL reporter Cary, N.C. — A Cary woman was glad rain was all they had to deal with while visiting her daughter in Nashville, Tennessee last month. While thousands of people across the deep south were dealing with damage left behind from devastating tornadoes, she felt relieved to be in Nashville. But on the night of March 27, water from those rains began to rise, forcing Lois Peterson, her pregnant daughter and…

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Indonesia landslides, floods kill 41 people; dozens missing

Indonesia landslides, floods kill 41 people; dozens missing

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Landslides and flash floods from torrential rains in eastern Indonesia killed at least 41 people and displaced thousands, the country’s disaster relief agency said Sunday. More than two dozen others were still missing. Mud tumbled down from surrounding hills onto dozens of homes in Lamenele village shortly after midnight on Adonara island in East Nusa Tenggara province. Rescuers recovered 35 bodies and at least five injured, said Lenny Ola, who heads the…

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Hurricane Center report details $2.9 billion cost from Delta

Hurricane Center report details $2.9 billion cost from Delta

By REBECCA SANTANA, Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Delta, which made landfall about 11 miles (about 18 kilometers) from where the devastating Hurricane Laura hit a little more than a month earlier, cost $2.9 billion in the United States and was linked to six deaths in the U.S. and Mexico, according to a report from the National Hurricane Center. The report released Tuesday details the hurricane’s origins, trajectory and things such as wind speed…

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Severe weather risk increased to level 2 for part of central North Carolina

Severe weather risk increased to level 2 for part of central North Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Severe weather is possible in central North Carolina today. Those storms are more likely in the southern part of the region. The National Weather Service has the Sandhills in a level 2 risk for severe weather, with the rest of the region being under a level 1 risk. While you were sleeping, the @NWSSPC upgraded the Sandhills to a Cat 2 of 5 risk for severe weather. Biggest threat=damaging wind. Could…

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Damaging winds and hail possible Wednesday, southern counties under Level 2 threat

Damaging winds and hail possible Wednesday, southern counties under Level 2 threat

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Much of the viewing area is under a Level 1 risk for severe weather Wednesday afternoon, and the Sandhills were upgraded to a Level 2 risk overnight. According to WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner, rain will become heavier in the Triangle by 4 p.m. ahead of a line of thunderstorms. The severe weather is expected to be strongest between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Storms will be worst in southern Wake County…

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