Month: March 2019

By Richard Adkins, WRAL photojournalist Morehead City, N.C. — Life is never normal after a hurricane. It becomes a new normal, and it takes some getting used to. But the Carteret Community Theater in Morehead City is trying to make things as normal as possible. Their first stage production since the storm opens in just a couple of weeks, even though their building sustained significant damage. The production company honors the show business adage, “The…

TOPSAIL ISLAND, N.C. (WTVD) — Winter is a six letter word by the beach, but property managers tell the ABC11 I-Team that a shortage of contractors is slowing the recovery from Hurricane Florence. Treasure Realty, which manages 437 vacation rentals on Topsail Island, reports some 250 properties are still under construction. “It was worse than I thought it would be,” Anand Gandhi, who owns a home managed by Treasure, lamented to ABC11. “We’re working hard…

SPRING LAKE, N.C. (WTVD) — Hurricane Florence did a number on the Sandhills. Six months later, the aftermath keeps folks like Regina Evans busy. “I work for hope4nc which is a state-funded program,” said Evans The Crisis Counselor connects other Florence survivors with resources. RELATED: Victims still recovering 6 months after Hurricane Florence made landfall “Its part of my resilience to continue to help that helps me push forward,” she said. But when she’s not…

The Carolina Hurricanes woke up Friday in the first wild-card playoff spot in the NHL’s Eastern Conference. That is, no change. Ahead of them, in third place in the Metropolitan Division, are the Pittsburgh Penguins, who picked up two points Thursday by topping the Buffalo Sabres 5-0. Behind the Canes, in the second wild-card spot, are the Columbus Blue Jackets. Still lurking: the Montreal Canadiens, beaten Thursday by the New York Islanders. The unavoidable truth…

By Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter Wallace, N.C. — Six months ago, a Duplin County farming family lost tens of thousands of chickens when Hurricane Florence pounded North Carolina. But Warren and Allison Cavenaugh say their faith in a higher power continues to sustain them as they try to recover from that powerful storm. “It’s been devastating,” Warren Cavenaugh told WRAL News recently. The couple live along Frog Pond Lane, which became a foul pond passable…

A powerful storm that triggered nearly 150 reports of severe weather, including five tornadoes, Thursday has finally ended. The top reported snowfall from the storm was more than 18 inches in South Dakota, with the top wind speed reported at 103 mph in Pine Springs, Texas. The combination of rapid snow melt, warmer temperatures and rainfall caused significant flooding from Nebraska to Wisconsin on Thursday. Record flooding is occurring on the Platte River near Leshara…

A cold front will cross the Triangle Friday and produce clouds and a couple of showers and thunderstorms through the evening hours.It will be quite warm out ahead of the front as highs will climb into the low to mid-70s around the area. There is a marginal risk for severe weather. The @NWSSPC folks have put half of our viewing area in a marginal risk (Category 1) for severe weather. The biggest threat = isolated…

Late-winter storm moves to upper Midwest; flooding remains By JOSH FUNK and BLAKE NICHOLSON Associated Press March 15, 2019 12:52 AM A semi truck and trailer are swept off the road by floodwaters Thursday, March 13, 2019, in Arlington, Neb. Evacuations forced by flooding have occurred in several eastern Nebraska communities, as western Nebraska residents struggled with blizzardlike conditions. Omaha World-Herald via AP Ryan Soderlin A semi truck and trailer are swept off the road…

The Latest on severe weather in the South (all times local): 7:15 p.m. Severe weather moving through Alabama caused heavy damage in parts of Cullman and Lawrence counties and moderate damage in Blount County, but no injuries have been reported. The National Weather Service reports a possible tornado Thursday downed trees and threw debris from Cullman to northeast of Holly Pond but meteorologist Chelly Amin says it’s too early to confirm whether a twister actually…