Wonderful end to workweek, warm & sunny weekend ahead
Temperatures soar well above average over the coming days as plentiful sunshine sticks around.
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The Northen Lights Possible Across NC The Next Two Nights
The Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a "severe geomagnetic storm watch" for Tuesday extending into Wednesday.
Museum of Illusions celebrates National STEM Day this weekend
Turn science into real world learning! The Museum of Illusions is hosting a special STEM Day this Saturday from 10 am to 10 pm.
Increased fire danger across parts of the Carolinas
Mild temperatures, dry air and gusty winds will lead to a high fire danger today across the area.
No widespread snow, but area-wide freezing temperatures ahead
A strong cold front early next week brings our first freeze of the season and even a few mountain snowflakes.
The biggest and brightest moon of the year happens tonight
The name "Beaver Moon" comes from the signaling when the beavers begins to build its shelter for the winter before the ground freezes. The Beaver Moon is the second of four supermoons which will allow to appear 14% larger and 30% brighter.
Survivors in Jamaica struggle to rebuild after Melissa
No food. No water. No shelter. That's a reality many Jamaicans are facing one week after Hurricane Melissa's devastating landfall.
Hurricane Melissa leaves dozens dead in trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa was grinding across Cuba on Wednesday as a Category 2 storm after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.
Hurricane Melissa roars ashore in Jamaica at Category 5 strength, breaks Atlantic's modern landfalling pressure record
At 892 mb, Melissa is the most intense landfalling Atlantic storm since the infamous 1935 "Labor Day" hurricane. Wind gusts approaching 220 mph are among the strongest *ever* recorded on Earth.
