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North Texas fire departments under strain from constant wildfires

Posted on August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

Firefighters say it almost feels like groundhog day with constant fires.

UNC doctor gives back despite losing family home in deadly Kentucky flooding

Posted on August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

WAKE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) — As deadly flood waters in Kentucky continue to wreck communities, the devastation hits home for people in the Triangle. This includes two UNC doctors who decided to work together to deliver relief despite being miles away. Helpless is how Doctor Randi Barnett described watching the scenes of flooding unfold in her hometown. She works at UNC Health but this past week her heart and mind has been on Kentucky especially…

FORECAST: Scattered storms, isolated flooding expected north of Charlotte tomorrow

Posted on August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

Get ready for another hot and humid day across the Carolinas! Highs will peak in the low 90s with heat indices in the mid-upper 90s. With highs closer to normal for this time of year, it’ll be hot and humid, just not quite as hot and humid as it has been. Scattered showers and storms will be more abundant Friday compared to Thursday, especially north of Charlotte toward the mountains and foothills. Watch for a…

Wildfire in Wimberley area 10% contained as of early Thursday afternoon

Posted on August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

The River Mountain Ranch community is currently impacted by the wildfire. WIMBERLEY, Texas — A day after three large fires sprouted up across Central Texas, a new fire is now threatening homes in the Wimberley area. Wimberley Fire Rescue first reported the fire at around 5:20 p.m. Wednesday in the River Mountain Ranch area between Bluff View and the Blanco River. The fire is located off of FM 3237 (Old Kyle Road) and River Mountain…

Separate Hill Country fires burn more than 2,000 acres as heat and drought increase danger

Posted on August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

Firefighters worked Thursday to fully contain two intense wildfires that have burned at least 2,200 acres in the Hill Country this week. Amid the summer’s record heat and dry conditions making vegetation ready fuel, fire crews outside of Fredericksburg continued to battle the Big Sky Fire, a blaze that has scorched 1,400 acres and which was about halfway contained Thursday afternoon, while crews outside of Blanco contended with the Smoke Rider Fire, a blaze at…

NOAA still predicting between 3-5 major hurricanes for 2022 Atlantic hurricane season

Posted on August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

By Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer Forecasters with the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration are still predicting between three to five major hurricanes for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season. Through Aug. 3, the Atlantic basin had yet to see a single hurricane in 2022. This marks the first year since 2017 that a hurricane has not developed by Aug. 1 in the Atlantic. Even though hurricane season began on June 1, NOAA is still predicting…

Forecasters trim hurricane season outlook a bit, still busy

Posted on August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

This hurricane season may be a tad quieter than forecasters initially thought, but it will still likely be busier than normal, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and others predict. NOAA forecasters Thursday trimmed their hurricane season outlook from a 65% chance for above normal activity to 60% and increased the odds of a normal season from 25% to 30% because of uneven sea surface temperature, including a patch of cooler water off Portugal. Parts…

Widespread Texas wildfires stretching local departments thin

Posted on August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

The Fort Worth Fire Department reports an 800% increase in wildfires over last year, and it’s stretching crews thin.

NOAA updates 2022 Atlantic hurricane outlook heading into peak season

Posted on August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released an updated hurricane outlook for the Atlantic region. New hurricane predictions from NOAA still expect above average activity despite only three storms being named so far this season. NOAA is still predicting 14 to 20 named storms, with 6 to 10 of those becoming hurricanes and 3 to 5 of them becoming major. The number of named storms has been relatively low…

Wildfire in Wimberley area 5% contained as of early Thursday morning

Posted on August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

The River Mountain Ranch community is currently impacted by the wildfire. WIMBERLEY, Texas — A day after three large fires sprouted up across Central Texas, a new fire is now threatening homes in the Wimberley area. Wimberley Fire Rescue first reported the fire at around 5:20 p.m. in the River Mountain Ranch area between Bluff View and the Blanco River. The fire is located off of FM 3237 (Old Kyle Road) and River Mountain Road….

Texas wildfires continue to erupt; firefighters keep moving

Posted on August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

TOLAR, Texas (AP) — One firefighter was injured and two others were treated for heat exhaustion while fighting a wildfire in North Texas that burned almost half a square mile Wednesday, officials said. The fire near Tolar, about 40 miles (65 kilometers) southwest of Fort Worth, was completely uncontained as of Wednesday afternoon, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. The injured firefighter was airlifted to a Dallas hospital with burns to 10% of his…

Evacuations underway due to wildfire in Wimberley area

Posted on August 3, 2022August 4, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

WIMBERLEY, Texas — A day after three large fires sprouted up across Central Texas, a new fire is now threatening homes in the Wimberley area. Wimberley Fire Rescue first reported the fire around 5:20 p.m. in the River Mountain Ranch area between Bluff View and the Blanco River. The fire is located off of FM 3237 (Old Kyle Road) and River Mountain Road. Evacuations have started in the fire’s vicinity. Law enforcement will be contacting…

Oak Island and Southport remembers two years after Hurricane Isaias

Posted on August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

August 3, 2022 SOUTHPORT, NC (WWAY) — It’s been two years since Hurricane Isaias made landfall in the Cape Fear, leaving severe damage in Southport and Oak Island. City and town officials are reflecting on the storm, and how they have recovered. In August 2020, Hurricane Isaias made landfall as a Category 1 storm. The storm brought a tornado as it dumped rain on the east coast. The town of Oak Island saw its sand dunes…

Two state parks close due to proximity to Hill Country wildfires

Posted on August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

https://media.tegna-media.com/assets/KENS/images/d6582c01-a48e-4bf6-a0c4-0820fe56f675/d6582c01-a48e-4bf6-a0c4-0820fe56f675_750x422.jpg Enchanted Rock State Park and Perdenales State Park both announced they were closed Wednesday due to wild fires in close proximity. Crews are responding to multiple wildfires in the Hill Country area. The “Smoke Rider Fire” in Hays County is estimated at around 800 acres and is 30% contained, as of Wednesday morning. The forest service also reported a fire burning northeast of Fredericksburg on Tuesday afternoon off of Eckert Road, near Big Sky…

How climate change drives inland floods

Posted on August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

Vehicles after a flood in July 2022 in Jackson, Ky. Deadly floods in the region were caused by very heavy rain. Michael Swensen | Getty Images Climate change means more flood risk across the United States. That includes places far from the ocean and sometimes far from rivers and streams, but where rain storms can still cause dangerous flash floods. Why, exactly, does a hotter Earth mean more inland flood risk? And what does the…

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