Preparing For The Storm & Dealing With The Aftermath
When these hurricanes hit the Carolinas in 2018, Florence and Michael caused an extensive amount of death and destruction. As a result, no storm will use either name again, according to a news release from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA. “Florence and Michael won’t have another chance to wreak havoc in the Atlantic Basin,” NOAA said in the release. “The names of these two storms … have been retired by the World…
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North Carolina will never see another Hurricane Florence, another Hurricane Michael. The World Meteorological Organization on Wednesday agreed to remove those names from the six-year cycle. In 2024, when the list of names would have been the same as those from 2018, the F storm will be Francine and the M storm Milton. The WMO will retire a name after a storm is particularly deadly or destructive so that reuse won’t trigger those who suffered…
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The two destructive storms both hit the East Coast last fall, bringing wind and rain from Florida to the Carolinas and claiming nearly 100 lives WILMINGTON — After making their mark on the Cape Fear region and the East Coast last year, both Florence and Michael have been retired as hurricane names by the World Meteorological Organization, which includes NOAA’s National Hurricane Center. The two names have been replaced Francine and Milton, both of which…
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The World Meteorological Organization announced Wednesday that hurricane names ‘Florence’ and ‘Michael’ would be retired. Both storms caused extensive fatalities and damage from Florida north to Virginia last year. They have now been retired by the World Meteorological Organization’s Region IV Hurricane Committee, which includes NOAA’s National Hurricane Center. Stay on top of breaking news stories with the ABC11 News App The National Hurricane Center says that storm names are retired if they were so…
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WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Florence and Michael won’t have another chance to wreak havoc in the Atlantic Basin. The names of these two storms, which caused extensive fatalities and damage from Florida north to Virginia last year, have been retired by the World Meteorological Organization’s Region IV Hurricane Committee, which includes NOAA’s National Hurricane Center. – Advertisement – Storm names are retired if they were so deadly or destructive that the future use of the name…
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Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Columbus County Community Foundation recently awarded $56,000 in recovery grants from the North Carolina Community Foundation Disaster Relief Fund to support the long-term recovery of the local community from Hurricane Florence. Organizations receiving grants are: $13,000 to Community CPR for the purchase, long term rental or contracted service of a safe box truck for transporting donated home furnishings for victims of Hurricane Florence $13,000…
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A proposed Florida animal welfare measure would make it illegal for pet owners to leave their dogs behind during a hurricane and other extreme weather scenarios. Senate Bill 1738 would prohibit people from leaving a dog tied up and unattended outdoors during both man-made and natural disasters, such as hurricanes, tropical storms or tornadoes, after a warning has been issued by the National Weather Service or an evacuation order has been issued by local officials….
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The names live in legend — tropical cyclones that devastate and erase — but most are never repeated and this week at least two are likely to be retired. The World Meteorological Organization’s hurricane committee for the region that covers the Atlantic basin is meeting in Curaçao through Friday with an agenda that annually includes a discussion on what tropical cyclone names should never return to the rotating six-year list of monikers. Last year, four…
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FILE – In this Monday, Sept. 4, 2017 file photo, Mariko Shimmi, right, helps carry items out of the home of Ken Tani in a neighborhood still flooded from Harvey in Houston. Thousands of people were displaced by torrential rains and catastrophic flooding after Harvey slammed into Southeast Texas in late August, 2017. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) less FILE – In this Monday, Sept. 4, 2017 file photo, Mariko Shimmi, right, helps carry items out of…
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Dougie Hamilton scored in the shootout, Petr Mrazek stopped Pittsburgh cold and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Penguins 3-2 on Tuesday night. Justin Williams scored the tying goal with 1:56 left in regulation, and Brock McGinn also scored for the Hurricanes. They won their fourth in five games and earned an important two points in the tight Eastern Conference playoff race — and perhaps just as important, prevented the Penguins from picking up a second…
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Commissioners approve a pair of recovery and resilience plans WILMINGTON — Monday, the New Hanover County Commissioners approved one plan to guide the region during future hurricanes and another to guide the long-term recovery for Hurricane Florence. “Above all else, storm recovery requires patience. It is a slow, messy process, which your staff has thus far done a yeoman’s job of overcoming a lot of the obstacles and showing a lot of patience in going…
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A Triangle man who lost several family members in tornadoes collected a truck full of donations for surviving family members and their neighbors and drove it to Alabama Wednesday.
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By Bryan Mims, WRAL anchor/reporter Opelika, Ala. — A Triangle man who lost several family members in tornadoes collected a truck full of donations for surviving family members and their neighbors and drove it to Alabama Tuesday. Erroll Reese, a host of the Sports Shop on Buzz Sports Radio, lost seven members of his family and said at least 30 more members of his family had no home following the storms. “Everybody was living on…
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Stephen Morgan joined the FOX 26 News team in July 2017 as a reporter and was promoted to weekend morning weather anchor in March 2019. He will continue to report on various station newscasts. “Stephen’s demonstrated passion for weather was evident from the moment he hit the streets here in Houston as a lead reporter on our coverage of Hurricane Harvey,” said FOX 26 Vice President & News Director Susan Schiller. “His formal education as a meteorologist…
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