Month: July 2021

By WRAL Severe Weather Center There is a slight chance for showers in the forecast for Monday night, but the main event this week – the remnants of Tropical Storm Elsa – is likely to bring rain and wind to the Triangle on Thursday. On Monday at 5 p.m., the latest update from the National Hurricane Center showed the storm had sustained winds of around 50 mph. It was headed northwest at 14 mph on…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center There is a slight chance for showers in the forecast for Monday night, but the main event this week – the remnants of Tropical Storm Elsa – is likely to bring rain and wind to the Triangle on Thursday. On Monday at 5 p.m., the latest update from the National Hurricane Center showed the storm had sustained winds of around 50 mph. It was headed northwest at 14 mph on…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Tropical Storm Elsa will move over or near North Carolina later this week, bringing rain with it. Elsa is currently sweeping along Cuba’s southern coast, and forecasters expect it to make landfall on the island’s central shore by midafternoon Monday. What goes into forecasting hurricanesCuban officials evacuated 180,000 people as a precaution against the possibility of heavy flooding from a storm that already battered several Caribbean islands, killing at least three…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center It’s looking more likely that Tropical Storm Elsa could have an impact in North Carolina in the coming days. Monday at 5 a.m., the latest update from the National Hurricane Center showed the storm had sustained winds of around 65 mph Rain from Elsa is likely move into North Carolina on Thursday, but it’s too early to estimate any additional impacts. “Once it makes landfall across Cuba, we’ll get a…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center It’s looking more likely that Tropical Storm Elsa could have an impact in North Carolina in the coming days. Sunday at 11 a.m., the latest update from the National Hurricane Center showed the storm was 50 miles north of Kingston, Jamaica. Elsa is slowing down, according to WRAL meteorologist Peta Sheerwood, and moving west/northwest at 13 miles per hour. “Yesterday morning, when we were talking about Elsa, it was moving…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center It’s looking more likely that Tropical Storm Elsa could have an impact in North Carolina in the coming days. Sunday at 11 a.m., the latest update from the National Hurricane Center showed the storm was 50 miles north of Kingston, Jamaica. Elsa is slowing down, according to WRAL meteorologist Peta Sheerwood, and moving west/northwest at 13 miles per hour. “Yesterday morning, when we were talking about Elsa, it was moving…

By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ, Associated Press HAVANA — Cuba prepared to evacuate people along the island’s southern region on Sunday amid fears that Tropical Storm Elsa could unleash heavy flooding after battering several Caribbean islands, killing at least three people. The government opened shelters and moved to protect sugarcane and cocoa crops ahead of the storm, whose next target was Florida, where Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency in 15 counties, including in Miami-Dade…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center It’s looking more likely that Tropical Storm Elsa could have an impact in North Carolina in the coming days. Sunday at 5 a.m., the latest update from the National Hurricane Center showed the storm was 85 miles east of Kingston, Jamaica. Elsa is slowing down, according to WRAL meteorologist Peta Sheerwood, and is currently moving west/northwest 14 miles per hour. “Yesterday morning, when we were talking about Elsa, it was…