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Two named storms formed Tuesday, Nana and Omar, setting records as the earliest ’N’ and ’O’ named storms of a hurricane season Two named storms of the hyperactive 2020 Atlantic hurricane season formed Tuesday afternoon, including one just off the Outer Banks. Tropical Storm Omar was churning about 225 miles east of Cape Hatteras with sustained winds of 40 mph, as of 5 p.m. Tuesday. The storm was moving at 15 mph in an east-northeast…

Two named storms formed Tuesday, Nana and Omar, setting records as the earliest ’N’ and ’O’ named storms of a hurricane season Two named storms of the hyperactive 2020 Atlantic hurricane season formed Tuesday afternoon, including one just off the Outer Banks. Tropical Storm Omar was churning about 225 miles east of Cape Hatteras with sustained winds of 40 mph, as of 5 p.m. Tuesday. The storm was moving at 15 mph in an east-northeast…

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Tropical satellite image of Tropical Storm Nana. (Photo: WWAY) MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Nana has formed south of Jamaica and is taking aim at Central America. An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft crew flew into the storm, recording maximum sustained winds of 50 mph with higher gusts. – Advertisement – Nana is the earliest 14th named storm on record, beating Nate,…

Volunteers have chopped up downed trees, repaired roofs and lent a helping hand.

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter President Trump speaks on day one of the Republican National Convention on August 24, 2020. (Photo: Pool) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is traveling to Louisiana and Texas to survey the damage after Hurricane Laura. The visit comes two days after he accepted his party’s nomination for a second term and allows him to use the trappings of his office to try to project empathy and leadership. A…

North Carolina will see some rain and severe weather this weekend not directly from Laura but from a cold front that the storm’s remnants will strengthen.

The Red Cross of Eastern North Carolina said 16 volunteers are involved in their Hurricane Lauren response. Some will travel to the impacted area for two weeks — or more, if the devastation is bad enough. Others will provide virtual assistance in logistics and expertise.

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Damage from Hurricane Laura in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. (Photo: Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office) (WWAY) — A search and rescue task force from North Carolina deployed Thursday morning to assist in the response to Hurricane Laura along the Gulf Coast. Answering a request from the State of Louisiana through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, North Carolina is providing a task force of 41 responders. – Advertisement – 20 personnel from…

(CBS News) — A large chemical fire has broken out over Lake Charles, Louisiana, hours after the eye of Hurricane Laura passed directly over the city. Louisiana State Police say they’re responding to a chlorine leak at a company that makes chemicals along Interstate 10 just west of Lake Charles, La., which was hard-hit when the storm slammed into the Gulf Coast early Thursday. – Advertisement – Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards said the fire…

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter (CBS News) — “Extremely dangerous” Hurricane Laura made landfall overnight near Cameron, Louisiana, bringing “catastrophic storm surge, extreme winds and flash flooding” to portions of the state, the National Hurricane Center said early Thursday. The storm had intensified rapidly into a Category 4 hurricane before slamming into the Gulf Coast near the Louisiana-Texas border. – Advertisement – The storm is now moving north, bringing damaging winds and flooding rainfall over…

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Gulf Coast is already feeling the early bands of Hurricane Laura, and the National Weather Service is calling it an “extremely dangerous” category 4 storm. Volunteers from our area have already been deployed to the Texas and Louisiana coastlines to help people find shelter. James Jarvis, the Cape Fear Red Cross executive director says the pandemic has made their job even more difficult.  “Because of the pandemic, it really has…

The Brunswick County town say this summer has been unlike any other Brittany Chirico has been the manager for Fishy Fishy Cafe in Southport for eight years, so she’s used to the seasonal ups and downs at the restaurant owned by her parents. And she’s seen her share of storms. But this year, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused added uncertainty for the food businesses, including Fishy Fishy on Yacht Basin Drive and its neighbors. And…

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Hurricane Laura (Photo: NOAA) NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Laura has become a hurricane shortly after moving over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. It’s expected to continue intensifying on a path to hit the U.S. coastline late Wednesday or early Thursday as a major Category 3 hurricane capable of “devastating” damage. – Advertisement – Forecasters warn that seawater higher than a basketball hoop could swamp entire communities….

Tropical Storm Laura formed in the Atlantic Friday and is forecast to impact the United States as a hurricane early next week.