Hurricane Michael forms in the western Caribbean, takes aim at Florida’s Panhandle Oct 08, 2018 The National Hurricane Center is forecasting Hurricane Michael to intensify to a major hurricane before the storm makes landfall somewhere on Florida’s Panhandle. By

NORTH CAROLINA (WTVD) — Tropical Storm Michael became a Category 1 hurricane Monday morning. It’s expected to make landfall at the Florida Panhandle early Wednesday. The storm will weaken as it tracks toward North Carolina but will bring heavy rain on Wednesday and Thursday. So, what does that mean for us? Rain chances go up Wednesday and if the current speed holds up, but Thursday will be the wettest day of the week. This timing…

Thousands are set to attend the funeral of Florence Police Sgt. Terrence Carraway who was shot and killed in an “ambush” shooting last week. The funeral is scheduled to start at noon at the Florence Center. A public viewing is being held before the ceremony. Fred Hopkins, 74, shot and killed Carraway at an Ashton Street home in Florence on Wednesday evening, police say. Authorities charged Hopkins with one count of murder and six counts…

Tropical Storm Michael officially became Hurricane Michael at 11 a.m. Monday and it’s expected to bring heavy winds, inches of rain and a chance of flash floods to parts of the Carolinas later this week, according to the National Hurricane Center. As of 11 a.m. Monday, the storm was “almost a hurricane” and moving north at 7 mph, reported the National Hurricane Center. “Continued strengthening expected (with) heavy rainfall and strong winds,” said an 11…

Authorities say damage from a possible tornado has forced the closure of part of a state highway in a small town in northern Oklahoma. The Tulsa World says no injuries have been reported since the storm blew through Fairfax in Osage County on Sunday night. Video from the scene shows large tree branches, sheets of metal and other debris strewn across parts of Highway 18 in the town of about 1,300 people, some 50 miles…

NORTH CAROLINA (WTVD) — Tropical Storm Michael is expected to become a hurricane before it makes landfall at the Florida Panhandle early Wednesday. The storm will weaken as it tracks toward North Carolina but will bring heavy rain on Wednesday and Thursday. So, what does that mean for us? Rain chances go up Wednesday and if the current speed holds up, but Thursday will be the wettest day of the week. This timing could change…

By Alfred Charles, online managing editor At a glance: TS Michael has winds of 70 mph and it could reach Category 2 strength by Tuesday. North Carolina and the Triangle could see up to 3 inches of rain, starting Wednesday into Thursday. Wind gusts in central North Carolina could reach 40 mph. Tropical Storm Michael is expected to make landfall this week across the Florida Panhandle before moving up into Georgia and the Carolinas, dropping…

NORTH CAROLINA (WTVD) — Tropical Storm Michael is expected to become a hurricane before it makes landfall at the Florida Panhandle early Wednesday. The storm will weaken as it tracks toward North Carolina but will bring heavy rain on Wednesday and Thursday. So, what does that mean for us? Rain chances go up Wednesday and if the current speed holds up, Thursday will to be the wettest. This could change if the storm slows down….