Tonight, we’re settling into a quiet night with partly cloudy skies and temperatures dropping through the 70s. It’ll still feel a little muggy, but overall, not a bad night across the region. Most of us stay dry, so if you have evening plans, we are in good shape.
Tropical Storm Sally continues to bring life-threatening Flash Flooding to the Deep South.
Hurricane Sally lumbered ashore near the Florida-Alabama line Wednesday with 105 mph (165) winds and rain measured in feet, not inches, swamping homes and trapping people in high water as it crept inland for what could be a long, slow and disastrous drenching across the Deep South.
Heavy rain, flash flood threat for the Carolinas from Sally.
NOAA Hurricane Hunters find Sally has rapidly intensified into a category 2 hurricane. Get the latest information here.
Heavy rain from Hurricane Sally is forecast across the Carolinas this week, which will result in higher lake and river levels across the Nantahala, Catawba, Yadkin and Keowee-Toxaway river basins. To prepare for the storm, Duke Energy is lowering lake levels by aggressively moving water through these river systems.
Tropical Depression Nineteen has formed near the Bahamas and is forecast to become a Tropical Storm this weekend as it enters a favorable environment with warm waters and low wind shear. As it strengthens, it will likely pick up…
Over the last month, California wildfires have chased thousands of families from their homes, destroyed more than 3,600 buildings, blackened huge expanses of land and killed 12 people.
The tropics are heating up as we enter in peak hurricane season.
