Tornado Watch in effect for Cape Fear until 9 pm, as storms continue to impact area

Tornado Watch in effect for Cape Fear until 9 pm, as storms continue to impact area

6 minutes ago (Photo: WWAY) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — It’s been an active weather day across the Cape Fear. Several tornado warnings have been issued, though no touchdowns have been confirmed. A few downed trees have been reported. But no major damage has taken place. The entire area remains under a tornado watch until 9:00 p.m. Tuesday evening. A powerful squall line will race across the area, bringing strong winds and heavy rain before the…

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Governor Cooper declares state of emergency ahead of severe weather

Governor Cooper declares state of emergency ahead of severe weather

5 minutes ago (Photo: Pexels) RALEIGH, N.C. (WWAY) — Governor Roy Cooper signed an Executive Order Monday declaring a state of emergency ahead of severe weather expected across the state. The order waives truck weight, size and hours of service restrictions so that vehicles carrying essential supplies such as food, medicine or fuel or transporting livestock and crops can get their jobs done quickly. The Governor and NC Emergency Management officials are urging North Carolinians…

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Bladen County Schools announce remote learning day Tuesday due to severe weather threat

Bladen County Schools announce remote learning day Tuesday due to severe weather threat

7 minutes ago Bladen County Schools (Photo: WWAY) BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Bladen County Schools has announced that Tuesday will be a remote learning day due to the threat for severe weather. School officials say the maximum wind speed limit for buses to travel is 35 mph. With wind gusts expected upwards of 50-60 mph, the school says they made the decision out of an abundance of caution. Elementary and middle school teachers will…

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Cape Fear facing risk of severe weather Tuesday, including strong wind, tornado threat

Cape Fear facing risk of severe weather Tuesday, including strong wind, tornado threat

5 minutes ago A squall line is likely Tuesday afternoon/evening (Photo: WWAY) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — There’s an increasing chance of severe weather Tuesday across the Cape Fear. The Storm Prediction Center has placed the entire region under an enhanced risk (level 3 out of 5) for severe storms. (Photo: WWAY) The threat includes the risk of tornadoes and strong, damaging wind. (Photo: WWAY) The latest model guidance suggests a two part risk of severe…

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Flash floods kill 21 people in South Africa’s coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal, police say

Flash floods kill 21 people in South Africa’s coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal, police say

12 minutes ago South Africa. Photo: MGN JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Flash floods killed over a dozen people in the small town of Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal province, South African officials said Saturday. “As of Friday, 29 December 2023, a total of 21 bodies have been recovered,” said police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda. The floods hit the town on Christmas Day, destroying about 1400 homes, with the death toll expected to rise as an unconfirmed number of…

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Flooding, heat and tornadoes: 2023 Cape Fear weather event recap

Flooding, heat and tornadoes: 2023 Cape Fear weather event recap

16 seconds ago Wrightsville Beach during Tropical Storm Idalia (Photo: WWAY) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — It was another wild year of weather across the Cape Fear. From a tropical storm, to flooding events, heat waves and tornadoes, the area saw a little bit of everything (except snow) in 2023. As far as weather extremes go, Wilmington saw its hottest temperature on August 13th of 97. While that was the hottest weather, February also brought a…

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UPDATE: Severe weather causing school delays

UPDATE: Severe weather causing school delays

1 hour ago BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Severe weather is causing delays in the Cape Fear Area. Brunswick County Schools will operate on a two-hour delay for students and staff on Monday, December 18. A spokesperson with Brunswick County Schools says the decision was made out of an abundance of caution and to ensure bus driver visibility in the morning. Brunswick Community College announced all campus locations will open at 10 am on Monday,…

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Thousands without power as severe weather impacts Cape Fear area

Thousands without power as severe weather impacts Cape Fear area

11 minutes ago CAPE FEAR AREA, NC (WWAY) — Strong weather battered the Cape Fear region throughout Saturday evening and into Sunday afternoon. According to Duke Energy, about 4,000 people are without power, with over 1,000 outages located in both Leland and Wilmington. Nearly 300 outages have been reported in Sea Breeze, 80 in Carolina Beach, and more than 30 in Kure Beach. Several areas saw strong wind gusts as high as 60 miles per…

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Florence activist rallies community to save youth from crime, violence

Florence activist rallies community to save youth from crime, violence

16 seconds ago Florence activist Isaac Wilson is rallying the community to come together to save troubled youth. (Photo: WPDE) FLORENCE, S.C. (WPDE) — Florence activist Isaac Wilson is rallying the community to come together to save troubled youth. Wilson said too many teens are dying at the hands of violence or losing their lives to the prison system. He added he’s troubled after two teens, ages 14 and 16, died in a crash this past weekend…

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Snowfall, rain, gusty winds hit Northeast as Tennessee recovers from deadly tornadoes

Snowfall, rain, gusty winds hit Northeast as Tennessee recovers from deadly tornadoes

6 minutes ago Snow falls on a back road in Marshfield, Vt., Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke) (AP) — A combination of heavy rain, snow, and wind brought threats of flooding and power outages to the Northeast on Monday, part of the same storm system that killed six people in Tennessee, where tornadoes toppled houses and tens of thousands of people lost power in the wintry weather. The National Weather Service issued winter…

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Leland resident still feeling effects of Hurricane Florence more than 5 years on

Leland resident still feeling effects of Hurricane Florence more than 5 years on

50 seconds ago LELAND, NC (WWAY) — It’s been more than five years since Hurricane Florence hit the Cape Fear, but there are still people who continue to deal with issues caused by the storm. For Wendy Swaveley, it feels like she’s been in a vicious cycle. She’s been dealing with a leaky roof and multiple small fires in her mobile home in the years since Florence hit. Swaveley said following the storm, she had her…

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Recapping the 2023 hurricane season on final day of season

Recapping the 2023 hurricane season on final day of season

11 minutes ago Wrightsville Beach during Tropical Storm Idalia (Photo: WWAY) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Thursday is the final day of a very active 2023 hurricane season, which runs each year from June 1st through November 30th. This year saw the fourth-most named storms in a season since 1950. NOAA says record warm Atlantic sea surface temperatures and a strong El Niño contributed to 20 named storms, 7 hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes (category 3…

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Riegelwood marks anniversary of deadly 2006 tornado with 200 mph winds

Riegelwood marks anniversary of deadly 2006 tornado with 200 mph winds

6 minutes ago Damage left behind from Riegelwood tornado in 2006 (Photo: WWAY) RIEGELWOOD, NC (WWAY) — Thursday marks 17 years since one of the deadliest tornadoes in North Carolina history. In the early morning of November 16, 2006 several storms rolled through the area, with one being particularly bad in Columbus County. The supercell dropped an F3 tornado near Riegelwood with winds near 200 miles per hour. The tornado tragically killed eight people and…

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NC firefighters benefit from continued rain, cooler weather as wildfires burn

NC firefighters benefit from continued rain, cooler weather as wildfires burn

3 seconds ago Fire in NC Mountains on November 6, 2023 (Photo: WSPA/ CBS News) HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Continued, light rainfall across areas of Western North Carolina from Friday night into Saturday morning is helping firefighters keep containment lines on several wildfires. Poplar Drive Fire, Henderson County, N.C. As of Saturday, November 11, officials say the Poplar Brush Fire is 50 percent contained. A State of Emergency has been declared in Henderson County,…

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Wildfire in Western NC: Burn ban, state of emergency in effect, 2 homes destroyed so far

Wildfire in Western NC: Burn ban, state of emergency in effect, 2 homes destroyed so far

7 minutes ago Fire in NC Mountains on November 5, 2023 (Photo: WSOC) EDNEYVILLE, NC (WLOS) — Local and state firefighters continue working to contain a large brush fire burning in Henderson County. County officials said on Monday, around 9:43 a.m., that the Poplar Drive Fire burning in the Edneyville community remained at about 431 acres and is currently 5% contained. Weather conditions did improve overnight, so no changes to the fire were reported this…

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