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ONLY ON 3: Hurricane Expert George Elliott's take on Irene Saturday Morning

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Irene looks to have landfall around 7:30 am Saturday just west of Cape Lookout, NC. The storm was a category one at the time, with maximum sustained winds of around 85 mph. The storm will continue to pull away from our area through the night, and be replaced by a hot and humid Sunday with a mix of sun and few clouds with light winds! Full story...
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Hurricane Irene: Are surfers crazy to love hurricanes?

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What is it about hurricanes that draws surfers to the shore like moths to the flame? When everyone else is wringing their hands about a coming hurricane, some surfers respond with glee. Full story...
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Tornado hits Carolina Beach, mixed reaction from residents

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video On a day where multiple waterspouts were seen offshore, one touched land Thursday at Carolina Beach. Full story...
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Tame tropics trying to rev things up!

Buckle your seatbelts! The last two months have been our hurricane season "in name only", now the real action begins.

Jerry & George on Emily's fizzle, revised Hurricane Season forecast

Chief Meteorologist Jerry Jackson and Hurricane Expert George Elliott discuss the latest developments on what was Tropical Storm Emily, as well as NOAA's revised Hurricane Season forecast.

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Jerry & George discuss Emily's progress (Wednesday)

Nobody has tracked more tropical storms and hurricanes here in the Cape Fear than former Chief Meteorologist George Elliott. As Tropical Storm Emily heads toward the United States, he lends his experience and expertise to the WWAY StormTrack 3 Weather Team.

See where he and Chief Meteorologist Jerry Jackson think Emily is headed, each night on WWAY NewsChannel 3 at 5 and 6.

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Jerry Jackson & George Elliott track Tropical Storm Emily

Nobody has tracked more tropical storms and hurricanes here in the Cape Fear than former Chief Meteorologist George Elliott. As Tropical Storm Emily heads toward the United States, he lends his experience and expertise to the WWAY StormTrack 3 Weather Team.

See where he and Chief Meteorologist Jerry Jackson think Emily is headed, each night on WWAY NewsChannel 3 at 5 and 6.

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STORMTRACK 3: High temperatures blaze through records

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Wilmington hit 101 degrees Saturday, breaking the old record for the day and making 2011 one of the hottest years on record. Full story...
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POSTPONED TONIGHT because of wet weather

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The following events have been postponed tonight because of wet weather... Full story...
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Check out Jim Cantore's promo he shot at Wrightsville Beach

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The Weather Channel's Jim Cantore was recently at Wrightsville Beach filming a promotional spot for the network. Well, it's done and posted on You Tube. Full story...
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Is the tide turning on the drought? Yes and no.

You could call it a "copy and paste" forecast -  sunny, hot and dry for the last three weeks.

FIRST ON 3: Checkpoint yields DWIs, fugitives

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video Some Cinco de Mayo partiers got a surprise on the way home from the bars last night: a DWI checkpoint. Full story...
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Storms kill at least 200 Wednesday; 131 in Alabama

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Alabama officials say they have raised the death toll from a deadly tornado outbreak to 131. That brings to 200 the number of people who have died in six states across the South. Full story...
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STORMTRACK 3: Last weekend's storm produced record number of tornadoes

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The Raleigh forecast office says meteorologists around the state have confirmed that at least 28 tornadoes touched down across the state on Saturday. The only other time where so many twisters landed in a single day was 1984, when about 22 tornadoes were confirmed. Full story...
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Send us your storm photos and videos

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If you have photos or video of the severe weather moving through our area, e-mail them to us at pictures@wwaytv3.com. Make sure to include your name and where you were when you shot it. Full story...
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