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Showers Soak the State During a Stormy April
Plenty of April showers made for a wet month in North Carolina, and our weather pattern was also a cooler one with some gusty winds...
Was Hazel North Carolina’s Worst-Case Hurricane?
This is the final post in our “Stormy Summer” series looking back at some memorable hurricane anniversaries occurring in 2019. No discussion about North Carolina’s...
How Howling Hugo Became the Western Piedmont’s Worst Hurricane
This is the fourth post in our “Stormy Summer” series looking back at some memorable hurricane anniversaries occurring in 2019. Well inland from the tempest-tossed...
For Duke Energy, No Shelter from Hugo’s Storm
Thirty years ago, Hurricane Hugo tested nearly every aspect of our infrastructure in the Carolinas. Trees and power lines snapped in the storm’s winds, cutting...
Floyd’s Flooding Overwhelmed Eastern North Carolina
This is the third post in our “Stormy Summer” series looking back at some memorable hurricane anniversaries occurring in 2019. Out of almost 150 years...
Few Traces Remain from “Wild and Terrific” 19th-Century Hurricanes
This is the first post in our “Stormy Summer” series looking back at some memorable hurricane anniversaries occurring in 2019. More than 100 years ago,...
Few Signs of Winter in a Warm, Wet February
Our recent trend of warm Februarys continued last month with above-normal temperatures across the state. The western part of the state also saw record-breaking wet...