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Rapid Reaction: Unnamed Storm Unleashes Torrential Rain in Eastern NC
For the second time in just six weeks, parts of southeastern North Carolina have seen more than a foot of rainfall from a slow-moving storm...
Five Years Ago, Dorian Tested Our Post-Florence Preparedness
It was setting up to be a case of disaster déjà vu for North Carolina. Less than a year removed from Hurricane Florence – our...
Rapid Reaction: Debby Drenches NC in Multi-Day Rain Event
An expected active hurricane season took its first swipe at North Carolina last week, with four days of rainfall from the slow-moving Tropical Storm Debby...
March Mayhem: Remembering the 1984 Tornadoes, Forty Years Later
Things that take a lifetime to build can be destroyed in mere moments. Case in point: March 28, 1984, when a line of tornadoes carved...
Rapid Reaction: Surprisingly Strong Ophelia Surges In
Short-lived but not short on moisture, Tropical Storm Ophelia snuck up to the coast on Friday and made for a wet and windy start to...
Twenty Years Ago, Isabel Punched Above Its Weight
Hurricanes and the Outer Banks go together like cats and mice. It’s not exactly a productive pairing for one of them, but it’s also hard...
Rapid Reaction: Idalia Ends August on a Wet Note
The first tropical storm of the season to affect North Carolina lashed the southeastern part of the state with rain and wind, but apparently caused...