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Hurricane Milton barreled into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after plowing across Florida, where it knocked out power to more than 3 million customers and whipped up over 120 tornado warnings.
If a Waffle House stays open in town, even in a limited capacity, neighbors are reassured that the coming storm is unlikely to cause devastation. A closed location of the dependable diner chain has come to indicate impending disaster. The metric is known as the Waffle House Index.
Milton’s powerful push toward Florida just days after Helene devastated large parts of the Southeast likely has some in the region wondering if they are being targeted. In some corners of the internet, Helene has already sparked conspiracy theories and disinformation suggesting the government somehow aimed the hurricane at Republican voters.
Milton rapidly strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday to become a Category 5 hurricane on a path toward Florida, threatening a dangerous storm surge in Tampa Bay, leading to evacuation orders and lending more urgency to the cleanup from Hurricane Helene, which swamped the same stretch of coastline less than two weeks ago.
WWAY has partnered with Wilmington Response, a local non-profit, to help bring much-needed assistance to the towns affected by massive flooding.
BRUNSWICK COUNTY (WWAY) --Help is on the way for North Carolinians affected by Hurricane Helene two weeks ago. If you or your loved ones were affected by the destruction, federal assistance programs are still available to help with your rebuilding…
Leslie has strengthened into a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean and isn’t threatening land, forecasters said.
President Biden is heading to Florida and Georgia Thursday to survey the widespread damage from Hurricane Helene and receive updates on the federal, state and local response to the storm.
There is still a lot of damaged furniture on the side of the road in Carolina Beach, but the best part for these residents is that some of the damaged furniture is being picked up off the side of the road by others.
BRUNSWICK COUNTY (WWAY) -- In Brunswick County, many Boiling Spring Lakes residents attended a city council meeting Tuesday to express their frustrations about recent flooding. "Everybody is blaming…
Desperate residents of the storm-battered mountains of western North Carolina lined up for water and food, hunted for cell signals, and slogged buckets from creeks to flush toilets days after Hurricane Helene's remnants deluged the region.
COLUMBUS COUNTY (WWAY) -- First responders from across the state have been in Western North Carolina, helping out with rescues and a number…
A crisis unfolded in Asheville, North Carolina, as officials pledged to get more water, food and other supplies to flood-stricken areas without power and cellular service Monday, days after Hurricane Helene ripped across the U.S. Southeast.
NEW HANOVER COUNTY (WWAY)-- Due to the power outages and lack of cellphone signal, Buncombe County offers to check on your friends or loved ones in Western North Carolina. New Hanover County Fire & Rescue has a "Hurrican Helene…
In Bladen County, officials are working to determine whether an actual tornado touched down. Helltown Road in Garland has been closed due to damage from today’s storm.
One person has died and another has been hurt after a tree fell onto a home in northwest Charlotte Friday morning, according to MEDIC. Much of North Carolina and South Carolina were drenched by rain on Thursday, and the tropical weather Friday morning added to flooding concerns.
Authorities rescued people trapped by floodwaters and more than 3 million customers were in the dark across much of the southeastern U.S. as Hurricane Helene weakened to a tropical storm over Georgia early Friday after making landfall overnight in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm. Helene came ashore amid warnings from the National Hurricane Center that the enormous system could create a “nightmare” storm surge. There were at least four storm-related deaths.
With more unpredictable weather headed our way, we visited Stoney Creek Plantation in northern Brunswick County today, where 19 houses sustained damage from last week’s storm, which brought heavy rainfall. Residents in a low-lying area of the community were hit hard and now worry they could face the same predicament again, as the ground remains saturated from last week’s storm.
As Hurricane Helene makes landfall in northern Florida Thursday evening, Communities in North Carolina are preparing for potential impacts in the coming days.
Hurricane Helene could cause a “nightmare” scenario of catastrophic storm surge in northwestern Florida, officials warned Thursday as they urged residents to heed evacuation orders ahead of the storm
In response to the anticipated impact of Helene, every school county in the cape fear will be impacted.
Helene became a hurricane Wednesday after rapidly strengthening in the Caribbean Sea and moved north along Mexico's coast on a path toward the U.S., leading residents to evacuate, schools to close, and officials to declare emergencies in Florida and Georgia.
Tropical Storm Helene formed Tuesday in the Caribbean Sea and could strengthen into a major hurricane while moving north toward the U.S., forecasters said.
The entrance and exit to the battleship flooded with high water after Monday's storm. The national landmark has faced issues with flooding for years.