Homeowners sandbagged their doors and tourists trying to get out of town jammed the airport Friday as Tropical Storm Barry began rolling in with the potential for an epic drenching that could prove whether New Orleans and the rest of Louisiana learned the lessons of Hurricane Katrina over a decade ago.
Tropical Storm Barry formed off the coast of Louisiana on Thursday and threatened to blow ashore as a hurricane with relatively weak winds but torrential rains that could test the flood-control improvements made in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina 14 years ago.
Three cars were crushed Thursday night after a tree fell during strong evening storms that moved through the area.
Christian Maddox was stunned when he walked into his house at Riverside Drive and Lake Drive. He hasn't been there since Sunday afternoon, when the water levels on the Catawba River in Northwest Charlotte started rising.
To assist with recovery efforts, Catawba County Emergency Services is asking Catawba County residents with storm-related damage to their home to complete a Catawba County Damage Assessment Program application.
After declaring a State of Emergency Sunday, Governor Roy Cooper gives an update on the flood warnings and rescue efforts in portions of the piedmont and western North Carolina.
Evacuations are underway in northwest Charlotte after weekend rain causes flooding along the Catawba River.
For the first time, the Hurricane Hunters stopped at Charlotte Douglas on their Hurricane Awareness Tour.
Check out these photos of storm damage left behind from Friday afternoon's heavy rainfall and gusty winds.
Powerful storms swept across the South on Sunday after unleashing suspected tornadoes and flooding that killed at least eight people, injured dozens and flattened much of a Texas town. Three children were among the dead.
People were shocked after seeing large snowflakes falling from the sky in Charlotte Tuesday morning.
Florence and Michael won’t have another chance to wreak havoc in the Atlantic Basin.
More than 1,000 people were feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the country, submerging entire villages and leaving bodies floating in the floodwaters, the nation’s president said.
Some school districts in the high country will operate on a delay for Wednesday, March 6th due to extremely cold conditions.
This week is North Carolina’s annual Severe Weather Preparedness Week, which is a joint campaign between the National Weather Service and the North Carolina Department of Public Safety.
Black ice could be a problem in the High Country Wednesday morning.
