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Tropical updates for Wilmington: Flooding concerns increase as storm approaches NC coast. In Carolina Beach, the National Weather Service's Wilmington office reported that isolated areas in and ...
Looking north from the Carolina Towers at Carolina Beach, flood waters cover U.S. 421 and all the visible side roads after more than a foot of rain fell Monday as a result of an unnamed coastal storm.
The National Weather Service in Wilmington, North Carolina, is predicting heavy rain with potential strong to severe thunderstorms after 10 a.m. Saturday. In addition, wind gusts could be as high ...
Weather radar animation of Hurricane Bonnie rainbands at landfall in North Carolina. About 815 guardsmen were called to North Carolina, where they assisted local authorities with the extensive preparations, including evacuating 750,000 state citizens. [25] Mandatory and voluntary evacuations were ordered for part of the state. [31]
In September 2018, Category 1 Hurricane Florence made landfall in Wrightsville Beach, causing major flooding across the state, coinciding with many areas still recovering from Hurricane Matthew two years prior. Dropping nearly three feet of rain, Florence remains as North Carolina's wettest hurricane.
The North Carolina State Climate Office at North Carolina State University reported that its Mount Mitchell weather station recorded 24.41 in (620 mm) of rainfall. [22] The office referred to the total as "off the charts", comparing it to 16.5 in (420 mm) of rainfall being a once-in-1,000-year flood for the area.
A developing storm off the Carolina coast could evolve, make landfall and potentially stall over land bringing downpours for several days, AccuWeather meteorologists warn. Early this week, an area ...
Map of regions covered by the 122 Weather Forecast Offices. The National Weather Service operates 122 weather forecast offices. [1] [2] Each weather forecast office (WFO or NWSFO) has a geographic area of responsibility, also known as a county warning area, for issuing local public, marine, aviation, fire, and hydrology forecasts.