Spring rain is here, meaning basement floods can happen

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Spring rain is here, meaning basement floods can happen

Spring showers have arrived in Central Texas and experts share waterproofing measures homeowners can take. AUSTIN, Texas — The heavy spring rain that’s been coming down in Central Texas brings an increased risk of flooding. Experts say incorporating a few preventative waterproofing measures can protect a home, basement, and crawl space from serious water damage caused by snow melt, heavy rains, and flooding. Dan Friesen, Sales Manager at Foundation Support Specialists, says spring rain drops…

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Study says warming may push more hurricanes toward US coasts

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Study says warming may push more hurricanes toward US coasts

Friday’s study looks more at steering currents of future storms than past research, focusing on where storms will go instead of how big or frequent they will be. WASHINGTON — Changes in air patterns as the world warms will likely push more and nastier hurricanes up against the United States’ east and Gulf coasts, especially in Florida, a new study said. While other studies have projected how human-caused climate change will probably alter the frequency, strength and moisture of…

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Severe weather causes floodwaters to drown cars, block roads and cut off neighborhoods in Chapel Hill

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Severe weather causes floodwaters to drown cars, block roads and cut off neighborhoods in Chapel Hill

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Severe weather has caused floodwaters to drown cars, block roads and cut off neighborhoods in Chapel Hill Friday evening. Residents are seeing the weather flood out the area, leaving roads like Cleland Drive completely submerged under water after two hours of rain. This makes the area hazardous for driving conditions and has several closed roads. Like Charles Johnson, residents of South Estes Apartments have been dealing with rushing waters and have…

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Big Weather speaks with NC Emergency Management about how people should prepare for severe weather

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Big Weather speaks with NC Emergency Management about how people should prepare for severe weather

ABC11 Chief Meteorologist Don “Big Weather” Schwenneker sat down with North Carolina Emergency Management Director William Ray to talk about severe weather. The pair talked about what it takes to keep North Carolinians safe, how state officials stay prepared, what families can do before storms strike and much more. You can watch their conversation in the above video player or read some of Ray’s comments below: “I think a lot of people, I think, have…

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Lightning flooding and more: Damage caused by Friday's storms

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Lightning flooding and more: Damage caused by Friday's storms

Friday, April 7, 2023 8:58PM WAKE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) — The weather was wet and dangerous in central North Carolina on Friday. From lightning to foods, below are some of problems the weather caused in the ABC11 viewing area. Lightning sparks fire A lightning strike caused a home to catch fire in Wake County, according to the Garner Fire Chief. The homeowner said he was sleeping Friday morning when lightning struck the heating unit in…

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Severe weather leads Durham Rescue Mission to offer Saturday Easter event

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Severe weather leads Durham Rescue Mission to offer Saturday Easter event

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) — The Durham Rescue Mission has added a Saturday event following decreased turnout Friday at their annual Easter Community Dinner and Basket Giveaway due to severe weather. Saturday’s drive thru event will feature Easter basket giveaways from 10 a.m. to noon. Friday, organizers and volunteers hurriedly carried in tables and chairs as strong rain and winds hit the Triangle. “The weather’s putting a lot of twists and turns in what we’re doing…

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The US is more prone to severe weather than the rest of the world, experts say

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The US is more prone to severe weather than the rest of the world, experts say

Experts say where we are on the globe is a bit unlucky, with a clash of air masses producing a lot of that severe weather. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The US is Earth’s punching bag for nasty weather. Let’s connect the dots. Geography is to blame for the US getting hit by stronger, costlier, more frequent extreme weather than anywhere on the planet. 🌩ī¸ If you like weather, watch Brad Panovich and the WCNC Charlotte Weather Team on…

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Forecast: More rain Friday; flooding possible southeast of Austin

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Forecast: More rain Friday; flooding possible southeast of Austin

Here are the latest updates from the KVUE Storm Team. Author: Shane Hinton (KVUE), Jordan Darensbourg, Hunter Williams, Grace Thornton Published: 11:46 AM CST March 6, 2019 Updated: 4:10 AM CDT April 7, 2023 AUSTIN, Texas — Wet and chilly conditions continue across Central Texas on Friday. We experienced a soggy Thursday with many areas picking up 1″-3″+ of beneficial rainfall since Wednesday night. So far, this has been all beneficial with only minor reports…

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Forecast: More rain tonight; flooding possible southeast of Austin

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Forecast: More rain tonight; flooding possible southeast of Austin

Here are the latest updates from the KVUE Storm Team. Author: Shane Hinton (KVUE), Jordan Darensbourg, Hunter Williams, Grace Thornton Published: 11:46 AM CST March 6, 2019 Updated: 4:28 PM CDT April 6, 2023 AUSTIN, Texas — It’s been a wet day across Central Texas with many areas picking up 1″-3″+ of beneficial rainfall since midnight. So far, this has been all beneficial with only minor reports of flooding. With that being said, we still…

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Forecast: Widespread rain continues Thursday afternoon into Friday; possible flooding concern

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Forecast: Widespread rain continues Thursday afternoon into Friday; possible flooding concern

Here are the latest updates from the KVUE Storm Team. AUSTIN, Texas — We’re tracking quite a bit of rainfall across Central Texas, and this could have many an implication on the drought situation. We’ve started out with heavy rainfall in spots throughout the morning, mainly taking place east of I-35. In fact, rainfall estimates in western Fayette County have up to five and a half inches of rain, and with more on the way,…

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Carolina Hurricanes first-round playoff tickets go on sale

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Carolina Hurricanes first-round playoff tickets go on sale

By Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer Raleigh, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes single-game playoff tickets are on sale. The Canes are due to make their fifth consecutive playoff appearance. The playoffs start on April 17. While the Canes’ time, date and first-round opponent aren’t yet known, fans can buy tickets to their first and second playoff games at PNC Arena. Fans can also buy tickets to the third and fourth games in Raleigh if those…

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First Alert Day: Severe weather risk this afternoon, damaging winds and hail main threats

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First Alert Day: Severe weather risk this afternoon, damaging winds and hail main threats

Thursday, April 6, 2023 11:07AM RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — The warm temperatures will subside later this afternoon and bring with it a severe weather risk. There is a level 1 of 5 severe risk of isolated severe storms mainly along and north of U.S. 1. This includes the Triangle and Rocky Mount areas. Damaging winds and hail are possible from 4 p.m. Thursday to around 2 a.m. Friday. ABC11 special report ‘First Alert to Severe…

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