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A Cold, Wet November Offers a Possible Winter Preview
November in North Carolina was another wet month accompanied by the arrival of wintry temperatures and the ending of the Atlantic hurricane season, which was...
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...