Severe Weather Preparedness Week: preparing your home for severe weather
A few small upgrades to your home now, could make all the difference this severe weather season.
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A few small upgrades to your home now, could make all the difference this severe weather season.
In the U.S., there are typically 20-25 million cloud-to-ground lightning flashes each year. Knowing the dangers of lightning is important so you know what to do when a thunderstorm strikes.
The National Weather Service confirms an EF1 tornado with winds around 90 miles per hour touched down in Union County Wednesday morning.
The severe threat has ended for the region, but a wind advisory remains in effect as 30-40 mph gusts remain possible through the evening.
Thousands of customers are without power throughout the Carolinas due to Severe storms moving through the region.
The annual statewide tornado drill will now take place on Friday, March 7th. This is for both North and South Carolina.
Day 3 of Severe Weather Preparedness focuses on ways to receive severe weather alerts and where to go when severe weather strikes.
Due to high winds and the potential severe weather, several schools in our area are closed, delayed, or operating on a remote schedule.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible on Wednesday. This may result in a few power outages.
A large brush fire broke out Monday afternoon in Cramerton. According to the Town of Cramerton, "the fire has been contained."
It's Day 2 of Severe Weather Preparedness Week - learn what makes a thunderstorm severe, how tornadoes form and the difference between watches and warnings.
Severe Weather Preparedness Week is underway in the Carolinas, running from March 2-8, 2025.
Wildfires continue to burn across Carolinas, prompting evacuations, an emergency declaration and burn bans as the fire danger remains elevated.
WCCB Charlotte meteorologist James Scott talks with local experts on how to protect your blooming trees from the cold - and how to protect yourself from the allergies they may bring.
Low relative humidity and gusty winds will increase the risk of wildfires across the Carolinas on Saturday.
The Whitson Avenue Bridge reopened Wednesday afternoon reconnecting U.S. Highway 70 to Old U.S. Highway 70 in Swannanoa, North Carolina.
