Wilmington North Carolina News

Rain could become more widespread across the area Friday and thunder and lightning are likely as temperatures reach the mid 80s.

Forecasters say they expect severe flooding and a tornado outbreak across the South through Thursday.

Damage left behind in the Ocean Ridge Plantation community following the EF-3 tornado on February 15, 2021 (Photo: Sydney Bouchelle/WWAY) BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) —Disaster relief response teams are still offering their services to those impacted by the deadly EF-3 tornado that touched down in Brunswick County, more than a month ago. The storm killed three people, and damaged homes in the Ocean Ridge Plantation community, and across Highway 17 on Old Shallotte Road, and…

TUSCALOOSA, AL (WBMA) — Jennifer Patterson was sitting inside her manufactured home Wednesday afternoon when she saw the tornado on her television screen crossing into Tuscaloosa County. Minutes later she would come face-to-face with the tornado, surviving thanks to a tree and a split-second decision. “I watched James Spann and when he said it’s coming into Moundville and if you’re in that polygon he said…be ready,” Patterson recalled, “I picked my purse up come to…

Although the threat for dangerous weather Thursday afternoon remains very high, North Carolina is no longer in the Level 4 risk zone for severe weather.

Flooding from Hurricane Florence washed out part of Old Fayetteville Road near North Brunswick High School in Leland on Sept. 17, 2018. (Photo: Kylie Jones/WWAY) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Eastern NC Recovery and Resilience Alliance leadership shared six legislative priorities on Thursday for the NC General Assembly to consider as it allocates funding and shapes policy to help the region better prepare for, respond to, and recover from flood events. Fund an actionable Flood…

Although the threat for dangerous weather Thursday afternoon remains very high, North Carolina is no longer in the Level 4 risk zone for severe weather.

Spring in North Carolina can be lovely, but severe storms can blow up in a flash, putting people and property at risk. The best way to avoid injury or damage is to be weather aware, so that when storms come, you know what to do.

After just three days in the classroom, elementary students in Durham Public Schools will return to learning remotely on Thursday. The cause is not the coronavirus pandemic, but the threat of severe weather.

Hurricane Dorian – Atlantic Ocean near Savannah, GA on Sept. 5, 2019. (Photo: NOAA) NORTH CAROLINA (WWAY) — The World Meteorological Organization’s Hurricane Committee has retired Dorian (2019) and Laura, Eta, and Iota (2020) from the rotating lists of Atlantic tropical cyclone names because of the death and destruction they caused. It also decided that the Greek alphabet will not be used in the future because it creates a distraction from the communication of hazard…

Dune erosion following Hurricane Dorian in 2019. (Photo: Tanner Barth / WWAY) BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved more than $15.4 million to help the Town of Holden Beach restore sand and vegetation on the shoreline damaged by Hurricane Dorian in 2019. Funds for the project cover restoration of 555,000 cubic yards of beach sand and stabilization of 80,000 square yards of dune vegetation. FEMA’s share for…

Classroom (Photo: ZUMA / MGN) BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Due to the threat of severe weather, schools in the Cape Fear are changing their learning plans for Thursday. Bladen County Schools will transition to remote-only learning for students on Thursday. The school district says teachers and staff will need to contact their immediate supervisor for work options as weather permits. Students are instructed to log-in to their Google classroom to complete their attendance and…

It’s not often that the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center issues a level 3 alert for severe weather in central North Carolina, and this week’s warning is worth our attention, WRAL meteorologist Mike Maze said.

Temperatures will be cooler to start the week, and meteorologists are tracking our chances for rain and severe weather in the coming days.