A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect through 8 p.m. for the entire Charlotte metro and surrounding communities, including Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Rowan, Stanly, and Union counties. The strongest storms could produce wind gusts as high as 70 mph, hail and torrential rain.
It’s that time of year again - leaf season in the North Carolina mountains. That’s exactly what High Country communities want to hear want to hear one year after Helene.
The system is expected to stay away from the U.S. mainland but could generate rough swells and rip currents along much of the East Coast next week.
The tornado carried fully loaded train cars nearly 500 feet in Enderlin, North Dakota, on June 20th. It's the first EF-5 tornado to strike the U.S. since 2013.
Asheville's River Arts District was among the areas of town hit hardest by Helene. The scars are still visible, but a real sense of triumph over tragedy permeates the historic neighborhood.
The Estate was open to visitors again only five weeks after the storm - just in time for Christmas.
Dangerous tropical weather brewed Saturday in the Atlantic Ocean with Humberto intensifying into a powerful Category 4 hurricane.
One year after Helene tore through western North Carolina, there's one person still listed as missing in Avery County. Jessica Meidinger's family continues to search for answers after their mother was swept away in Elk Park
"While the storm's arrival, speed, and intensity remain hard to predict, we do know that it will bring significant wind, heavy rainfall, and flooding across the ENTIRE state of South Carolina," says Gov. McMaster.
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