By Emmy Victor, WRAL reporter A state of emergency was recently canceled for Cumberland County after Hurricane Florence pounded the area, but residents are now keeping a close eye on the forecast as Hurricane Michael approaches North Carolina. For people who live on Bombay Drive, they are wary of the new storm since several piles of debris remain from Florence, which soaked the county and their neighborhood last month. Locks Creek, which is near the…

Michael’s leading edge careened onto northwest Florida’s white-sand beaches as a still-growing Category 4 hurricane Wednesday, lashing the coast with tropical storm-force winds and rain and pushing a storm surge that could cause catastrophic damage well inland once it makes landfall. The unexpected brute quickly sprang from a weekend tropical depression and grew to top winds of 145 mph (230 kph), the most powerful hurricane in recorded history for this stretch of the Florida coast….

Hurricane Michael, currently a Category 4 storm, is expected to make landfall on Wednesday, bringing life-threatening conditions. Hurricane Leslie and Hurricane Nadine, meanwhile, remain far out in the Atlantic Ocean. Forecasters predicted 3-5 major hurricanes for the U.S. this year. How are these and other storms named? You probably already know that hurricane names go in alphabetical order throughout the season, but it’s more structured than that. The World Meteorological Organization, which is in charge…

The entire Midlands area is under a tropical storm warning ahead of an impact from Hurricane Michael, now a Category 4 storm. The warning was issued just after 5 a.m. Wednesday by the National Weather Service and extends west across the Georgia state line . A tropical storm warning means tropical storm-force winds are expected in an area within the next 36 hours, according to the weather service. The area remains under a flash flood…

Torrential rainstorms caused flash flooding on the Spanish island of Mallorca, killing at least six people and leaving nine others missing on Wednesday, authorities said. Two of the victims were British nationals, said Antonia Bauza, the deputy mayor of Sant Llorenc, the town hardest hit by the downpours, which is about 60 kilometers (40 miles) east of Mallorca’s capital, Palma. Bauza told Cadena SER radio that two other victims were local residents, including an elderly…

This story was updated at 11 p.m. ET Wednesday. Hurricane Michael was downgraded to a Category 1 storm on Wednesday evening, but continued to pack winds of up to 90 mph as it entered Georgia and barreled toward the Carolinas, according to the National Hurricane Center. Michael’s maximum sustained winds were at 75 mph as of 11 p.m. Wednesday, the NHC said. A category 1 storm has winds of 74-95 mph. The storm was moving…

Hurricane Michael is now an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm, with 140 mph sustained winds as it heads through Florida into the southeastern United States. The storm is moving through the Gulf of Mexico at 13 mph and is expected to make landfall Wednesday afternoon on the Florida Panhandle or Big Bend area with “life-threatening storm surge, dangerous winds and heavy rainfall,” according to the National Hurricane Center. Impact from the storm will be felt…

By Alfred Charles, online managing editor Raleigh, N.C. — Michael roared down on the Florida Panhandle strengthening into a Category 4 hurricane early Wednesday before it crashes against the region’s white-sand beaches, fishing villages and coastal communities later in the day. Top Headlines The storm expected to come ashore along the northeastern Gulf Coast midday Wednesday. The Triangle will see 3-6 inches of rain in a short time, which could cause flash flooding. Wind gusts…

FLORIDA — Hurricane Michael became a Category 4 storm early Wednesday morning several hours before it is expected to make landfall along Florida’s northeast Gulf Coast.Around 5 a.m., the National Hurricane Center in Miami said the storm had maximum winds of 140 mph with gusts of 165 mph. It was located 140 miles south-southwest of Panama City, Florida, moving north at 13 mph. Estimated timeline of the storm Around 1 p.m.: Michael makes landfall near…