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Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Deadly wildfires in California have burned more than 4 million acres this year, a new record for the number of acres burned in a single year. The previous record was two years ago when wildfires destroyed 1.67 million acres. – Advertisement – California fire officials said the state hit the fearsome milestone Sunday with about two months still left in the fire season. Lightning strikes in mid-August…

Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Glass fire in Napa County, CA (Photo: CBS News) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Expected powerful winds didn’t materialize, allowing fire crews a chance to make some gains against a blaze in California’s wine country. But fire officials say winds of up to 30 mph (48 kph) are forecast to push through the hills of Napa and Sonoma counties into Saturday. – Advertisement – The Glass Fire, which exploded in size earlier…

Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Flames are devouring swaths of brush and trees in Northern California amid unseasonably hot and dry weather. High winds that spread new fires this week in the Napa and Sonoma wine country and in far northern California have been reduced to breezes but vegetation is still ripe for burning in high temperatures amid very low humidity. – Advertisement – The National Weather Service says Wednesday that the…

Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp LELAND, NC (WWAY) — Several members of a New Hanover County church have returned home after spending several days in the Gulf Coast assisting residents impacted by Hurricane Laura. Last week, 10 members of Wrightsville Beach Baptist Church made the 15-hour trip to Alexandria, Louisiana, where they assisted 14 homeowners in need of help removing trees brought down by the powerful storm. They also assisted in putting tarps on three damaged roofs….

Strong to severe storms and isolated flooding are likely Tuesday before a pattern of cooler fall air sets in for the first days of October.

Thunderstorms are likely Monday and Tuesday before a pattern of cooler fall air sets in for the work week.

Heavy winds knocked trees over and into one home in the Glen Arbor neighbor in Raleigh.

Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — You may have noticed some road signs are still down across the Cape Fear since Hurricane Isaias. Most of the impacted signs are fixed quickly, but a few have been damaged for months. – Advertisement – NCDOT says they repair the most important road signs first, and get to the others when they can. According to NCDOT division traffic engineer Jessi Leonard, the process relies heavily on…

Louisiana during Hurricane Laura (WWAY) WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (WWAY) — Wrightsville Beach Baptist Church headed to Alexandria, Louisiana yesterday to help Hurricane Laura victims. Pastor John McIntyre gathered together ten church volunteers and today they’ve been hard at work, cutting down trees and removing debris. – Advertisement – So far they’ve helped several homeowners and local business owners get back on their feet. When a tree fell on her insurance business, Bridgette Jackson says she…

Two tropical systems will likely have indirect impacts on North Carolina later this week.

CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WWAY) — Flooding is always a major concern along the coast during hurricane season. But in Carolina Beach, occasional flooding has been happening over the past several years when there isn’t a cloud in the sky. However, town manager Bruce Oakley says the flooding that’s currently taking place in Carolina Beach is the worst the town has seen in 2020. – Advertisement – “The one like we have right now is the…

Outer Banks residents, business owners and visitors were limited in their travel once again Monday after Mother Nature swept sand and water over N.C. Highway 12.

Outer Banks residents, business owners and visitors were limited in their travel once again Monday after Mother Nature swept sand and water over N.C. Highway 12.

Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp NC12 remains closed between the Basnight Bridge and Rodanthe, as well as on Ocracoke between the pony pens and the ferry terminal due to flooding on Sept. 21, 2020. (Photo: NCDOT NC12) RODANTHE, NC (AP) — High tides and Hurricane Teddy are causing travel problems along North Carolina’s Outer Banks and threatens problems going up to Tidewater Virginia. Portions of the primary road linking North Carolina’s Outer Banks barrier islands to…

Portions of the primary road linking North Carolina’s Outer Banks barrier islands to the mainland were closed on Sunday due to coastal flooding from high tides and Hurricane Teddy.