By Wednesday, weβll turn the sunshine back up. Expect a brighter, warmer afternoon with highs climbing into the mid to upper 80s. Humidity will ease just a bit, so while it will be warm, the air wonβt feel quite as heavy.
The National Hurricane Center says Maria has regained strength and become a hurricane once again as it lingers off the coast of North Carolina.
Winds and storm surge from Tropical Storm Maria lashed North Carolinaβs Outer Banks on Wednesday as the storm moved by well off-shore.
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A delicate effort to reach a young girl buried in the ruins of her school stretched into a new day on Thursday, a vigil broadcast across the nation as rescue workers struggled in rain and darkness to pick away unstable debris and reach her.
Dominicaβs leader sent out an emotional plea for help as Hurricane Maria smashed into the Caribbean island and caused βmind-bogglingβ devastation, but an ominous silence followed as the country lost all communications on Tuesday and the Category 5 hurricane barreled toward Puerto Rico, which looked likely to take a direct hit.
Emergency workers around hurricane-scarred Florida worked to make sure elderly residents were safe, evacuating multiple assisted-living facilities, after eight people died in a sweltering nursing home that lost its air conditioning in the storm.
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The Charleston area is seeing major impacts as Irma moves into the area.
