Wilmington North Carolina News

1 minute ago ?????????????????????????????????????????Palm Trees during tropical storm, Photo Date: 02/12/2023, PalmTreesAndPositivity/Youtube, MGN MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa dumped heavy rain on Hispaniola as forecasters warned Wednesday of a significant flood risk in parts of the Caribbean region in the coming days. The rains snarled traffic in the Dominican Republic’s capital, Santo Domingo, and games in the country’s professional baseball league were canceled. People in Haiti grew concerned over the possibility of heavy flooding,…

7 minutes ago WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (WWAY-TV) — Steep sand cliffs have scarred the coast in Wrightsville Beach following a Nor’easter two weeks ago. While the town has erected sand ramps as an easy entry to the beach the Wilmington Army Corps is assessing the beach Tuesday to determine next steps. “If the damage is bad enough we’ll do a more detailed assessment that would go into potential repairs to the project to get it…

6 minutes ago COLUMBUS COUNTY (WWAY) — Water rushed into the streets of downtown Whiteville, and into local businesses.  Another round of heavy rain has left the city flooded again, after water breached the nearby Soules Swamp gauge at 8.5 feet.  The Donut Shop is a small business on the outskirts of downtown Whiteville.  The shop has been around for 34 plus years, and co-owner Elizabeth Kasitati has been inspecting damage caused by standing water…

9 minutes ago People look out at a flooded road in the midst of a storm, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Buxton, N.C. (AP Photo/Allison Joyce) (AP) — More than 30 people were rescued and three people remain unaccounted for in western Alaska after the remnants of Typhoon Halong brought hurricane-force winds and flooding strong enough to sweep away entire homes in coastal communities, authorities said. Rescue aircraft were sent to the tiny Alaskan villages…

12 minutes ago Photo: WWAY (AP)–A nor’easter churned its way up the East Coast on Sunday, washing out roads and prompting air travel delays as heavily populated areas of the Northeast experienced excessive rain, lashing winds and coastal flooding. Across the continent in western Alaska, the remnants of Typhoon Halong brought hurricane-force winds and catastrophic flooding to coastal communities, pushing entire houses off their foundations. Rescue aircraft were sent to the tiny Alaskan villages of Kipnuk…

7 minutes ago Photo: Town of Wrightsville Beach WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (WWAY) — Due to inclement weather this weekend, the Town of Wrightsville Beach has made preparations ahead of the storm. The Town has: Moved blue beach trash barrels back from the dunes Temporarily removed some benches on the beach Picked up yellow rescue tubes Placing sand in front of the old fire station Residents and business owners may fill their own sandbags if needed….

6 minutes ago A firefighter carries a drip torch as he ignites a backfire against the Hughes Fire burning along a hillside in Castaic, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 29-year-old man has been charged with sparking California’s deadly Palisades Fire, one of the most destructive wildfires in its history, authorities said Wednesday. Federal officials said Jonathan Rinderknecht, who lived in the area, started a small fire on New…

5 minutes ago This undated photo provided by the US Attorney’s Office shows Jonathan Rinderknecht, a suspect in the Palisades Fire. (US Attorney’s Office via AP) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities in California charged a 29-year-old man with starting a fire that days later erupted into the most destructive blaze in Los Angeles history and destroyed much of the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, federal law enforcement officials announced Wednesday. Authorities accused 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht of lighting…

10 seconds ago (Photo: Pixabay) (AP) — A deadly tornado that tore across North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to an EF5 with winds over 200 mph, the strongest classification of tornado and the first on American soil in 12 years, meteorologists said Monday. The tornado on June 20 in Enderlin caused significant damage across the region and killed three people. The tornado touched down on the ground for just over 12 miles (19…

6 minutes ago Photo: CHICAMACOMICO BANKS FIRE & RESCUE/CNN (AP)–Five unoccupied houses along North Carolina’s Outer Banks collapsed into the ocean Tuesday as Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda rumbled in the Atlantic, the National Park Service said, marking the latest private beachfront structures to fall into the surf there in recent years. The homes, once propped on high stilts, collapsed in the afternoon in Buxton, a community on the string of islands that make up the…

September 29, 2025 Money (Photo: Pexels/MGN) RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — Attorney General Jeff Jackson is reminding North Carolinians that the state’s price gouging law is now in effect following Gov. Josh Stein’s statewide state of emergency declaration ahead of Tropical Storm Imelda. The storm is expected to bring heavy rain and possible flooding to North Carolina on Monday and Tuesday. “We’re not going to let bad actors take advantage of North Carolinians during a storm,”…

1 minute ago SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in the Bahamas closed a majority of schools on Monday following mandatory evacuations for some islands in the archipelago as Tropical Storm Imelda was expected to drop heavy rain and unleash flooding in the northern Caribbean. The storm was located about 10 miles (15 kilometers) southeast of Great Abaco Island, which is still recovering from Hurricane Dorian after it slammed into parts of the Bahamas…

35 seconds ago MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Imelda formed Sunday and is expected to become a hurricane on a forecast track that could take it away from the U.S. East Coast early this week. The storm was causing disruption in the Bahamas and Cuba on Sunday, and a tropical storm watch was posted in parts of Florida. Meanwhile, Hurricane Humberto weakened very slightly but remained a strong Category 4 storm in the Atlantic, threatening…

September 26, 2025 State, federal and local officials held a 1-Year Hurricane Helene Milestone Event off Interstate 40 in Haywood County Friday. (Photo: NCDOT) HAYWOOD COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — One year after Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, federal, state and local leaders gathered Friday to reflect on the storm’s toll and highlight the progress made in recovery efforts. Helene struck on Sept. 27, 2024, becoming the state’s deadliest and most destructive storm. The storm…

6 minutes ago Photo: Camp Mystic/MGN (ABC NEWS) — Less than three months after devastating floods tragically killed 27 people at Camp Mystic in Kerr County, Texas, the camp announced it will reopen in 2026, with several families — including the parents of an 8-year-old girl who is still missing after the floods — criticizing this decision. “To promote reopening less than three months after the tragedy — while one camper remains missing — is…