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40+ people, 15 animals rescued after homes cut off by Debby flooding in...
PINETOPS, N.C. (WNCN) -- Crews in Edgecombe County rescued more than 40 people trapped in flooded areas during Tropical Storm Debby, officials said Friday night. The initial evacuations came on...
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Advisories issued on developing Atlantic system that could become a hurricane...
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) —The National Hurricane Center upgraded the system in the Central Atlantic to "Potential Tropical Cyclone Five" on Sunday evening. Winds are slightly higher on Monday as it nears...
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Flash flood warning for parts of Cumberland, Hoke counties with 4 inches of...
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) -- On the heels of Tropical Storm Debby, a flood warning was issued Sunday evening for southern Cumberland County and southeastern Hoke County, the National Weather Service in...
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Flood watch for seven counties in Central NC due to 2-3 inches of persistent...
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Following a flash flood warning Sunday night, the rain in the central region of North Carolina continues. North Carolina rainfall totals from Debby – full state list The...
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Severe thunderstorm warning for counties in Central NC with high winds and...
Editors note: This severe thunderstorm warning has expired. RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — More severe weather is coming to central NC, according to The National Weather Service. The NWS has issued a severe...
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Rare summer hailstorm tracks across Sandhills Monday morning
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — What a morning in the Sandhills. Blinding sheets of rain, hail reports in Moore County, trees down in Cumberland County, and hundreds of lightning strikes — all from one storm...
View ArticleSevere geomagnetic conditions observed Monday, moderate conditions expected...
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The Space Weather Prediction Center has observed severe geomagnetic storm conditions, or G4, impacting Earth Monday. A series of CMEs came off the Sun from Thursday, August 8...
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Tropical Storm Ernesto Slightly Stronger, Nearing Puerto Rico
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The system in the Atlantic we've been watching the past few days finally got a center of circulation Monday, becoming the fifth named tropical system of the 2024 Atlantic...
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'It's alarming': Concerns persist as Debby aftermath leaves intense flooding...
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WNCN) – Multiple road closures continue to linger in Rocky Mount after days of flooding. Neighbors living near Sunset Park pointed to the raging Tar River and surrounding areas that...
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Why did Debby produce so many tornadoes in NC?
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Five days after Debby made landfall in South Carolina, the National Weather Service wrapped up surveys of impacted areas that saw tornadoes from Debby. In all, 10 tornadoes...
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Tropical Storm Ernesto expected to become a hurricane by Wednesday | Tracking...
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- Tropical Storm Ernesto will impact the Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Tuesday. The storm's center was located about 135 miles east-southeast of San Juan,...
View ArticleHurricane Ernesto forms ahead of schedule
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – Hurricane Ernesto is moving away from Puerto Rico, but is still expected to get stronger as it moves north through the Atlantic toward Bermuda, possibly becoming a major...
View ArticleHurricane Hunter Team makes rare visit to North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — While Hurricane Ernesto moves north through the central Atlantic, it is not expected to have any direct impacts along the U.S. East Coast. However, there is some exciting news...
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Drought improves across North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The Drought Monitor updates every Thursday, and this week not only is central North Carolina out of the drought, most of the state is as well. Back in early July, A...
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Level 2 risk for severe weather Sunday afternoon
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — An approaching cold front will create the chance for rain and storms, especially Sunday afternoon and evening in Central North Carolina. Due to the threat of those storms...
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Severe thunderstorm warning expires for Orange, Moore, Chatham, Lee counties
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) -- Amid a severe thunderstorm watch Sunday, a severe thunderstorm warning was issued Sunday evening for four counties in central North Carolina Sunday afternoon. The National...
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Trees down, I-40 and I-95 briefly closed after severe storms hit Johnston County
CLAYTON, N.C. (WNCN) -- A severe thunderstorm that hit part of Wake and Johnston counties Sunday evening knocked down several trees and briefly closed one direction of Interstate 40 and Interstate 95....
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Severe thunderstorm warning expires for Orange, Chatham counties
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) -- Two severe thunderstorm warnings were issued Monday afternoon for five central North Carolina counties, according to the Raleigh office of the National Weather Service. The...
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August supermoon first of four in a row
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — While a full moon happens every month, if you look closely, the August full moon Monday night might look a little different. We have to start this conversation with the Moon's...
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Why are the tropics eerily quiet right now? | Tracking the Tropics
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- With Ernesto expected to fizzle out soon, the tropics are quiet once again. Ernesto was barely clinging to hurricane strength before it became a post-tropical cyclone early...
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