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'Out of control' wildfire burning in McDowell Conty

Posted on January 29, 2025January 29, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

The 50-acre fire has 0% containment as winds continue to gust near 30 mph. OLD FORT, N.C. — An “out of control” wildfire burning near Old Fort is forcing evacuations, according to the McDowell County Emergency Management Administration. The 50-acre fire has 0% containment, according to the North Carolina Forest Service. Residents living in the 3000-4500 block of Bat Cave Road, Pine Cove Road, Juliet Drive, and Roy Moore Road – including all side roads…

'Out of control' wildfire burning in McDowell Conty

Posted on January 29, 2025January 29, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

Officials warn North Carolinians to prepare for wildfires, more than 75% of state in a drought

Posted on January 29, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

The N.C. Forest Service is warning North Carolinians to be prepared for wildfires and take the necessary steps to help prevent any natural disasters. “Even though we’re still a few weeks from the official start of spring wildfire season, now is the time for homeowners to be thinking about simple steps they can take to reduce risk in the home ignition zone by creating a defensible space,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “Wildfires that occur…

Water floods Hillsborough Street intersection in Raleigh Wednesday morning after water main break

Posted on January 29, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

A water main break has flooded the intersection at Hillsborough Street and W. Morgan Street in Raleigh Wednesday morning. The intersection remains closed as crews work to repair the massive hole caused by the break. (Water main break Hillsborough Street) The city initially said the repairs would be completed by 4 a.m., but water is still gushing out as of 4:45 a.m. The city has provided a detour for all traffic traveling east on Hillsborough Street….

Rain douses wildfires in Southern California without causing serious mudslides

Posted on January 29, 2025January 29, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

7 minutes ago Jae C. Hong – staff, AP LOS ANGELES (AP) — The first significant storm of the season brought snow and downpours to Southern California that doused wildfires and caused some ash and mud to flow across streets in the Los Angeles area on Monday. More than an inch (2.5 centimeters) of rain fell in many areas, loosening Los Angeles hillsides burned bare by the recent blaze near the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, where crews cleared…

Hurricanes building street hockey rinks in Apex

Posted on January 28, 2025January 28, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

Apex, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes are working to grow hockey in the Triangle. The team and the NHL are building two street hockey rinks at Apex Community Park. Construction is underway. The project is a culmination of work between the team and the NHL’s Industry Growth Fund, through which $550,000 was provided to fund the project. “Participation in hockey is growing exponentially in the Triangle and across North Carolina,” said Hurricanes president Doug Warf….

Duke Energy funding $500K to aid nonprofits in NC's post-Hurricane Helene efforts

Posted on January 28, 2025January 28, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. — Duke Energy is launching a new grant to provide a total of $500,000 to support organizations that are championing long-term recovery efforts in western North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Western North Carolina-based nonprofit organizations working on these recovery efforts can apply for grants up to $25,000 from the Duke Energy Foundation. Duke Energy said this effort builds on its previous commitment of more than $2.2 million to support…

Duke Energy funding $500K to aid nonprofits in NC's post-Hurricane Helene efforts

Posted on January 28, 2025January 28, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

Family with North Carolina connections lose their home in California wildfires

Posted on January 26, 2025January 26, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

Southern California is bracing for rain, which is expected to help firefighters combat the multiple wildfires ravaging the region. As these fires continue to devastate communities, one family is struggling to rebuild after losing everything. Frederick and Frances Caple, originally from the Carolinas, spent 58 years calling Altadena, California, home. That is, until January 7th, when wildfires forced them to leave everything behind. “Well I just couldn’t believe it,” Frederick Caple said. “If anybody had…

Major storm lashes Ireland and Scotland as hurricane-force winds down power lines and ground flights

Posted on January 25, 2025January 25, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

17 seconds ago Credit: Cropped Daniel Vorndran / CC BY-SA 4.0 / MGN LONDON (AP) — Millions of people in Ireland and northern parts of the U.K. heeded the advice of authorities to stay at home Friday in the face of hurricane-force winds that disabled power networks and brought widespread travel disruptions. Forecasters had issued a rare “red” weather warning, meaning danger to life, across the whole island of Ireland and central and southwest Scotland….

The Latest: Trump greets Newsom in Los Angeles before touring wildfire damage

Posted on January 24, 2025January 25, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

President Donald Trump is in the fifth day of his second term in office, striving to remake the traditional boundaries of Washington by asserting unprecedented executive power. The president also took his first trip of his second administration on Friday, touring areas where politics has clouded the response to deadly disasters. He first traveled to hurricane-battered western North Carolina, where he described FEMA as “a very big disappointment.” Later Friday, Trump arrived in wildfire-ravaged Los…

Cracks emerge in House GOP after speaker's threat to saddle California wildfire aid with conditions

Posted on January 23, 2025January 23, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

In an interview aired Wednesday night, Trump said he may withhold aid to California until the state adjusts how it manages its scarce water resources. WASHINGTON — California Republicans are pushing back against suggestions by President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans that federal disaster aid for victims of wildfires that ravaged Southern California should come with strings attached, possibly jeopardizing the president’s policy agenda in a deeply divided Congress at the outset…

Menendez brothers’ resentencing hearing pushed to March because of Los Angeles-area wildfires

Posted on January 18, 2025January 18, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

13 seconds ago The Menendez Family (Credit: HANDOUT / MGN) LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new sentencing hearing for brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez in the killing of their parents has been delayed for nearly two months because of Southern California’s wildfires. Recently elected Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said in a statement Friday that the hearing planned for Jan. 30 and 31 has been pushed to March 20 and 21 because the wildfires have interfered…

NC expands hurricane recovery jobs program to more counties

Posted on January 17, 2025January 17, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

The program, which started in 25 counties, now covers 39 counties across the state. RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina is offering more temporary jobs to help communities rebuild after Hurricane Helene. The program, which started in 25 counties, now covers 39 counties across the state. The U.S. Department of Labor is funding the program with $10 million. This money helps put people to work on storm cleanup and community assistance projects. “Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc…

Helene estimated to be the 7th costliest hurricane on record

Posted on January 16, 2025January 17, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

Hurricane Helene created an estimated nearly $80 billion in damage from Florida through North Carolina. ASHEVILLE, N.C. — On Sept. 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall near Perry, Florida. But it was Sept. 27, when the rain from then-tropical storm Helene pushed an already flooded western North Carolina to its worst and deadliest flood event in state history. Direct U.S. fatalities from Helene totaled 174 across seven states: Florida (18), Georgia (26), South Carolina (26), North…

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