Delta Regains Major Hurricane Status, Bears Down on Gulf Coast
The Louisiana coastline is bearing down for its second major hurricane landfall in a little over a month.
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James Scott is the weekday morning meteorologist for WCCB News Rising, a position he’s held since June 2025. James worked as WCCB’s weekend meteorologist for the previous six years.
Born and raised in Chapel Hill, NC, James attended Carrboro High School and graduated in 2014. After playing a year of prep basketball at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, VA, he found that college basketball wasn’t in the cards for him and decided to focus on his true passion: meteorology.
James immersed himself in the wide world of weather at North Carolina State University (Go Pack!). He quickly joined the weather broadcast club but struggled at first and was unsure if TV was the right field for him to be in. That all changed, however, after his first internship at WECT in Wilmington, NC. James was taught and inspired by the weather team there, which renewed his passion for broadcast meteorology. The next summer, he interned at KARE in Minneapolis, MN, which only deepened his love for broadcasting. The 18 hours of sunlight per day did mess up his sleeping patterns, however. By the time he graduated, he became the president of the broadcast club at NC State and was ready to become Charlotte’s newest meteorologist.
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The Louisiana coastline is bearing down for its second major hurricane landfall in a little over a month.
Most communities in the WCCB Charlotte viewing area will likely see 1-3" of rain through the start of the workweek as Delta passes to the west.
Hurricane Delta has re-emerged over the Gulf of Mexico and will likely regain strength before making landfall along the Texas-Louisiana border Friday night.
You can expect a wet cooldown on the way for Saturday and Sunday as the remnants of now-Hurricane Delta sweep through our area.
Temperatures continue to rise into the 80s for the next couple of days, but a rainy cooldown moves in for the weekend.
Rain chances will remain slim-to-none for the next several days, but there may be some cause for concern next weekend.
Temperatures 5-10º below normal should last through the beginning of the workweek.
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