Coldest night of season expected in Cape Fear; tips to protect pipes from freezing
WWAY Storm Track 3 meteorologists are forecasting a hard freeze across the Cape Fear region tonight.
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'King Tide' leads to record-breaking tides & flooding along the Cape Fear coast
The Cape Fear experiences King Tides every year when the moon is closest to the earth, causing an increase in tide levels. But the Wilmington National Weather Service says this year's King Tide was elevated thanks to the right ingredients coming together.
Duke Energy trimming trees in Wrightsville Beach to cut down on future power outages
Although hurricane season officially ends in just 22 days, Duke Energy is making preparations in Wrightsville Beach for a project they hope will mitigate power outages during future storms.
Cape Fear Fair & Expo cancels Saturday fair, to decide later about Sunday
Cape Fear Fair & Expo manager Skip Watkins announced this morning that the fair would not be held today, due to the windy conditions and threat for heavy rain later tonight.
Snow forecast prompts closure of parts of Blue Ridge Parkway
Officials say portions of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina are closed in advance of a forecast of winter weather.
Nor'easter cuts power to over half-million homes, businesses
A nor’easter that battered the Atlantic coast with hurricane-force wind gusts left more than a half-million homes and businesses without power in New England and forced the closure of bridges, ferries and schools in the region Wednesday.
Boiling Spring Lakes dam project new projected completion date of summer 2025
It's been more than three years since Hurricane Florence destroyed several dams in Boiling Spring Lakes. Now, officials say it could take another three years to get water back in the lakes.
Interstate 95 widening project hopes to avoid flooding
The N.C. Department of Transportation has signed a $432 million contract this month to rebuild eight miles of Interstate 95 through one county with an eye on eliminating a recurring flooding problem.
Cape Fear marks 5 years since Hurricane Matthew left its mark
Today makes 5 years since Hurricane Matthew brushed by the Cape Fear, leaving behind beach erosion and devastating flooding across the area.
Rip current risk increases this weekend as Hurricane Sam spins in the Atlantic
Hurricane Sam is a Category 4 storm that is not expected to strike Bermuda but is forecast bring tropical storm conditions to the territory and other islands.
New hurricane sensor technology could come to the Cape Fear ahead of the next storm
There are just 9 weeks remaining in official hurricane season, but new sensor technology is ready if we get a late-season storm in the Cape Fear.
Hurricane Sam will pump larger waves, rip currents along NC coast late week
Hurricane Sam is a powerful Category 4 storm in the Atlantic Ocean, but forecasters said late Sunday that it had peaked in intensity.
Wilmington woman experiencing issues getting around due to flooding problem in front of her home
Ethel Gerald has lived in her home at the corner of North 5th Avenue and Campbell Street for over five decades. For the past several years, Gerald says flooding in the roadway surrounding her house has become a growing problem.
How to see the Harvest Moon, the last full moon of summer 2021
The Harvest Moon will light up the night sky Monday in a celestial sign that summer is nearing an end.
Tropical Storm Odette forms off mid-Atlantic coast
Tropical Storm Odette has formed off the mid-Atlantic coast and is expected to weaken Saturday night as it approaches eastern Canada.
Nicholas crawls into Louisiana from Texas, dumping rain
Nicholas weakened to a tropical depression as it crawled from Texas into southern Louisiana on Wednesday, unleashing heavy rain across a landscape where Hurricane Ida destroyed thousands of rooftops now covered with flimsy tarps.
Tropical Storm Nicholas slows, dumps rain along Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Nicholas is strengthening just off the Gulf Coast and could blow ashore in Texas as a hurricane as it brings heavy rain and floods to coastal areas from Mexico to storm-battered Louisiana.
Hurricane Ida 9 days later: 430K still without power
Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in Louisiana, most of them outside New Orleans, still didn’t have power Tuesday.
At least 30 rescued this weekend from rip currents at NC county’s beaches
s rip currents hit the North Carolina coast with Hurricane Larry stirring up the Atlantic at least 30 people were rescued so far over the Labor Day weekend, officials say.
Ida remnants pound Northeast with rain, flooding, tornadoes
The remnants of Hurricane Ida blew through the mid-Atlantic states with at least two tornadoes, heavy winds and drenching rains.
Ida's remnants lash states with rain, pose tornado threats
The remnants of Hurricane Ida are blowing into New England, a band of severe weather that's flooding low-lying communities and forcing evacuations in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Hurricane Ida strikes Louisiana; New Orleans hunkers down
Hurricane Ida blasted ashore Sunday as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S., rushing from the Louisiana coast toward New Orleans and one of the nation’s most important industrial corridors.
Haywood County business owners fear Hurricane Ida impacts
Tropical Storm Fred brought deadly flooding to Western North Carolina last week, and more rain could be heading to those heavily hit areas.
Residents warned as Louisiana braces for Hurricane Ida
Weather forecasters warned residents along Louisiana’s coast to rush preparations Saturday in anticipation of an intensifying Hurricane Ida, which is expected to bring winds as high as 140 mph (225 kph) when it slams ashore Sunday.