As Hurricane Ian brings potential for flooding in North Carolina over the weekend, the Durham Fire Department’s Swift Water Rescue Team is making last-minute preparations in case they get calls for help in the aftermath. Especially as our climate continues to warm up, tropical systems are able to produce more and more rain, with flood waters and flash flood emergencies becoming more of an issue. It was about this time last year when Durham’s Swift…

EASTOVER, N.C. (WTVD) — Residents in the Fayetteville area are all too familiar with how devastating major storms can be, as many of them live in flood zones. That’s why some people ABC11 spoke to Wednesday are taking as many cautions as they can in case Hurricane Ian tears through their communities. In the remote area of Eastover, neighbors are coming together. They say flooding has been an issue with previous storms, so leaning on…

As Hurricane Ian moves north through Florida, residents of Wake County are worried about an area that consistently floods even from storms without names. “Crabtree Creek is notorious for flooding,” said Five Points resident David Cornejo. Crabtree Creek is a tributary of the Neuse River in central Wake County. It runs through the town of Cary and flows through Morrisville, William B. Umstead State Park, and the northern sections of Raleigh before emptying into the…

By Brian Murphy, WRAL sports reporter Hurricane Ian made landfall Wednesday morning on the west coast of Florida. It has forced changes to this weekend’s college football schedule across the Southeast. No moves have been made to ACC games that could be impacted by the storm. No. 10 NC State is scheduled to play at No. 5 Clemson on Saturday night, No. 22 Wake Forest visits No. 23 Florida State on Saturday afternoon and North Carolina…

2 minutes ago Hurricane Ian made landfall on Florida’s west coast Wednesday afternoon as a powerful Category 4 storm, slamming the coastline with powerful winds and dangerous storm surge. Ian approached Florida with maximum sustained winds of 155 miles per hour, just 2 miles per hour shy of being a Category 5 storm. The storm has also slowed down and is just moving north-northeast at 9 miles per hour. Forecasters said catastrophic storm surge of…

RALEIGH, N.C. — As Hurricane Ian has made landfall in Florida, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper issued a State of Emergency on Wednesday in advance of potentially severe weather. Cooper’s declaration allows for farm equipment to be moved out of flood-prone areas. “The most serious concern that we have is flooding, particularly the more west it moves,” Cooper told WRAL News during a Wednesday groundbreaking event in Raleigh. “We know the potential for landslides in…

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Florida residents traveling up Interstate 95 to flee the wrath of Hurricane Ian have a new micro-website to help them find available hotel rooms and other resources in the Fayetteville area. The site lists nearly three dozen hotels and motels and their room availability, as well as other hurricane-related resources in Cumberland County. For those traveling with pets, the site can help families find pet-friendly rooms. Already, cars with Florida tags have…