Rip currents predicted Friday along coast
The National Weather Service is warning about rip currents along the Carolinas coast.
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Drought returns to Southeastern North Carolina
Parts of Brunswick and New Hanover County are again classified under drought status, as rain continues to elude the coast.
Daytona 500 now set for 7 p.m. start
NASCAR president Mike Helton says the Daytona 500 will start Monday night at 7 p.m. Heavy rain soaked Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, forcing NASCAR to postpone the event for the first time in its 54-year history.
As smoke moves south, crews make progress on Pender fire
Waking up this morning you may have smelled or seen smoke where you live. As winds in the Cape Fear region shifted, smoke from the Pender County fires is pushing southward affecting residents down the coast and across the state line.
Severe weather causes commotion for drivers; no relief for wildfires
Severe weather rolled into the region early Wednesday afternoon, flooding streets and cars across the Cape Fear. Although the area has been in a serious drought over the last couple of months, the instantaneous rush of water caused by the heavy rain overwhelmed the area.
Report: Hurricanes pose risk to 1.8M costal homes
More than 1.8 million homes along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts are at great risk of being damaged by a hurricane, three times the number located in federally defined flood zones, according to a report released Tuesday.