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Michael Ushers in Fall in North Carolina
We nearly felt all four seasons during October, including a warm start, a mid-month tropical storm, the eventual arrival of fall, and the first frost...
Rapid Reaction: Michael Whips Up Winds and Widespread Damage
Less than a month removed from Florence, North Carolina has now weathered another hit from a hurricane. This time, though, it was the Piedmont —...
Rapid Reaction: Record Rainfall and Flooding Follow Florence
It was a storm that briefly appeared set to threaten all of North Carolina’s records for landfalling hurricane intensity. In the end, Florence was weaker...
Helene a Reminder of an NC Weather What-If
While all eyes in North Carolina remain on Hurricane Florence and its potential impacts on the state later this week, another recently formed hurricane in...
Often Ignored in a Stormy Era, Bonnie Still Packed a Punch
The late 1990s in North Carolina became synonymous with names like Bertha, Fran, and Floyd. But another, perhaps less well-remembered hurricane hit the state in...
June Sees Sizzling Summer Heat Stick Around
Mother Nature turned up the thermostat last month, giving us a particularly steamy start to the summer. Our latest climate summary takes a look at...
Rapid Reaction: Irma Brings Wet, Windy Weather to Western NC
Last week, Hurricane Irma crossed the central Atlantic at Category-5 strength with maximum sustained winds of 184 mph — surpassed by only one known storm...