Invest 94L is the designation for the tropical wave that will likely become Tropical Storm Imelda. The forecast is still uncertain, but potential impacts could arrive to the Carolinas early next week.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is monitoring two areas north of the Caribbean for potential tropical development over the coming days - one of which could impact the Carolinas early next week.
Tropical Storm Gabrielle will likely become only the second Atlantic hurricane of the year as it swirls northeast of the Caribbean this weekend.
Erin is not the strongest nor the largest storm to develop in the Atlantic, but it is part of an alarming trend.
Island communities off the coast of North Carolina are bracing for flooding ahead of Erin, the yearβs first Atlantic hurricane.
Hurricane Erin was downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane early Sunday as a tropical storm warning was issued for the Turks and Caicos Islands and winds and heavy rains whipped the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
After undergoing rapid strengthening overnight Friday into Saturday, Hurricane Erin is now a Category 5 storm with core winds approaching 160 mph.
Erin strengthened into a hurricane on Friday as it approached the northeast Caribbean, prompting forecasters to warn of possible flooding and landslides.
A mother, father and child were killed when a tree fell on their car during heavy rain and flooding in Tennessee, an official said Wednesday.
Tropical Storm Erin formed Monday morning in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and forecasters expect it to become the first hurricane of the Atlantic season this week.
Two people were found dead in central North Carolina after rushing floodwaters pulled them from their submerged car.
Wet roads turned to flooded ones. In south Charlotte yards looked more like ponds Tuesday morning.
A tropical storm is churning in the western Atlantic Ocean, but forecasters say it is expected to move away from the U.S. coast and stay north of Bermuda.
A tsunami has sent waves into Russia, Japan, Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Russian Far East.
With extreme high temperatures and heat indices expected over the next week, Charlotte-Mecklenburg government agencies and partners are highlighting services available to help people stay safe.
The City of Gastonia has new guidelines for how its temporary cooling station will operate.
