The newest and most advanced weather satellite, GOES-U, launched from NASAβs Kennedy Space Center last week. It is the 4th and final installment of the GOES-R series of geostationary weather satellites.
The plane crash killed 37 passengers after getting caught in a microburst, crashing just half a mile from the runway at Charlotte-Douglas airport on July 2, 1994.
On extra sunny summer days in the Queen City, asphalt temperatures can reach as high as 150Β° - thatβs enough to give your dog second-degree burns if youβre not careful.
Heat advisories go into effect for Anson, Richmond and Chesterfield counties at 11am as heat indices are forecast to reach 105-108 Wednesday afternoon.