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A major storm swept across the northwest U.S., battering the region with strong winds and rain, causing widespread power outages and downing trees that killed at least two people.
More than 100,000 residents in western North Carolina were allowed to drink and bathe using water from their home faucets on Monday, nearly two months after Hurricane Helene destroyed much of the local water system.
Tropical Storm Sara formed Thursday in the Caribbean Sea and was expected to cause life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides across portions of Central America, including Honduras, forecasters said.
A driver has died after going around a barricade and driving off the edge of a hurricane-damaged North Carolina highway that became a symbol of Hurricane Helene’s destruction.
More than two dozen world leaders are delivering remarks at the United Nations' annual climate conference Wednesday, with many hard-hit nations detailing their nations' firsthand experience with the catastrophic weather that has come with climate change.
Rafael strengthened Wednesday into a powerful Category 3 hurricane ahead of its expected landfall in western Cuba, where it was forecast to bring “life-threatening” storm surges, winds and flash floods.
A new tropical storm was expected to form Monday in the Caribbean and bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands before strengthening to a hurricane and likely hitting Cuba, forecasters said.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper approved more than $600 million worth of disaster relief funding Friday for western North Carolina counties affected by Hurricane Helene after legislators passed the recovery bill the day before.
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- The Wilmington National Weather Service is marking a milestone at their current location. The government organization has been at their building on Gardner Drive near the airport for 30 years, moving in on October 23, 1994.…
Wilmington is just over a week away from possibly making the record books as the driest month in history.
A police department just across the border from the Cape Fear is helping out a western North Carolina police department following the impacts from Helene.
The New Mexico National Guard continued search and rescue operations Sunday in Roswell after record rainfall produced severe flooding in and around the city and Chaves County and left at least two people dead. The flooding even forced a local sheriff to seek safety on top of his police truck when it became stranded in water that rose up to the windows.
Tens of thousands of students in the Southeast are dealing with school disruptions after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc so severe — on homes, campuses and municipal power and water systems — that some districts have no idea when they will reopen.
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.