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HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — At least 14 people have died and 176 others injured in Vietnam after Typhoon Yagi slammed the country’s north, state media said Sunday, as officials warned of heavy downpours despite its waning power. Described by Vietnamese officials as one of the most powerful typhoons to hit the region over the last decade, Yagi left more than 3 million people without electricity in northern Vietnam. It also damaged vital agricultural land, nearly…

In Fayetteville, part of Ramsey Street is closed again Tuesday near Wall Street due to high water. The N.C. Department of Transportation said the road is expected to reopen at 5 p.m. Flooding closes major road in Fayetteville Monday The road was closed on Monday. You can see how deep the water was under the bridge. Flooding closes major road in Fayetteville Monday The road has been blocked off and signs have been posted along…

Lingering rain from Sunday’s storms is causing more problems Monday. Severe storms moved through central North Carolina on Sunday, causing flooded roads and crashes across Wake County and in Raleigh. In Fayetteville, part of Ramsey Street is closed near Wall Street due to high water. The road has been blocked off and signs have been posted along the street. Flooding closes major road in Fayetteville Monday Flooding also poses a threat in Johnston County, which…

Lingering rain from Sunday’s storms is causing more problems Monday. Severe storms moved through central North Carolina on Sunday, causing flooded roads and crashes across Wake County and in Raleigh. In Fayetteville, part of Ramsey Street is closed near Wall Street due to high water. Flooding closes major road in Fayetteville Monday Flooding poses a threat Monday, with Johnston County under a flood warning until Tuesday night.

Nearly three weeks after Tropical Storm Debby barreled through North Carolina, one Raleigh nonprofit still feels its effects. Note in the Pocket provides clothing to students in Wake and Durham counties, with people donating clothes while volunteers sort the items to get the clothing out the door. Debby disrupted those services as it moved through the state, and the organization said they’re still struggling. According to the organization, the storm knocked out power, damaged a…

Severe storm moved through central North Carolina on Sunday. Organizers of the African American Cultural Festival delayed the final day of festivities as storms popped up in Wake County. The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning this afternoon for both northern and southern Wake County, saying intense rain and strong wind gusts would be possible. Elsewhere in Wake County, The North Carolina Courage were forced to postpone the return celebration of five players…

Springfield Middle School in Wilson County has announced that it will soon receive temporary classrooms following extensive damage caused by an EF-3 tornado. In a special meeting on Thursday, the Wilson County Board of Education approved a lease agreement with Mobile Modular for the temporary units. Each unit will contain eight classrooms and will be fully furnished. The mobile units are expected to arrive on Sept. 30 and should be fully set up by mid-October. …

A lightning strike caused a fire on Friday afternoon that damaged three homes in a Raleigh neighborhood, a Raleigh Fire Department spokesperson says. Around 75 firefighters and multiple fire trucks responded to the scene on Silver View Lane, where smoke and damage were visible from one of the homes. “I heard the loudest crack of thunder to my left and I knew something got struck,” Liz Perkins, a neighbor said. “Then about five minutes later,…

A lightning strike caused a fire on Friday afternoon that damaged three homes in a Raleigh neighborhood, a Raleigh Fire Department spokesperson says. Several fire trucks and firefighters are on the scene at Silver View Lane, where smoke and damage can be seen from one of the homes. A fire department spokesperson said no one was injured, but six people are displaced due to the fire. Several fire trucks and firefighters are on the scene…

Students at Springfield Middle School are back in the classroom weeks after an EF-3 tornado damaged the school. Many parents are glad to know their students can return to Springfield Middle School after much uncertainty. “I am just happy it played out like we envisioned it,” Jessica Lewis said. Lewis’ son began 7th grade Monday at the middle school. She’s been watching the progress at the school for several weeks, calling it a true community…

Students at Springfield Middle School are back in the classroom weeks after an EF-3 tornado damaged the school. Many parents are glad to know their students can return to Springfield Middle School after much uncertainty. “I am just happy it played out like we envisioned it,” Jessica Lewis said. Lewis’ son began 7th grade Monday at the middle school. She’s been watching the progress at the school for several weeks, calling it a true community…

The Arizona National Guard rescued more than 100 people after severe flooding destroyed parts of Havasupai Creek in Arizona, including a North Carolina family. A couple from Raleigh was hiking last week at an Indian reservation in Arizona when torrential rains triggered massive flooding. They had quite an ordeal as they finally made it to safety. Heavy rains triggered massive flooding at the Havasupai Indian reservation last week. Shruti Chopra, 34, and her husband knew…

HONOLULU (AP) — Hone passed south of Hawaii and weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm on Sunday, dumping so much rain that the National Weather Service called off its red flag warnings that strong winds could lead to wildfires on the drier sides of the islands. Meanwhile, the eastern Pacific saw a new threat emerge as Tropical Storm Hector formed, packing top sustained winds of 45 mph (75 kph). There were no coastal…

(CNN) — Arizona’s National Guard rescued more than 100 people from a flood-impacted area of Grand Canyon National Park as search efforts for a missing hiker continued Sunday. Guard members used a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter to evacuate 104 tourists and tribal members from a canyon on the lands of the Havasupai Tribe within the park on Saturday, video from the Arizona National Guard showed. Flooding triggered by monsoon storms on Thursday forced local authorities to…

Hawaii is bracing for strong winds in the coming days after Tropical Storm Hone formed Thursday in the Pacific, a year after a devastating fire, fanned by windy conditions, tore through the historic Hawaiian town of Lahaina and left more than 100 people dead. The storm system had maximum sustained winds of about 40 mph Thursday and was in the eastern Pacific about 1,000 miles away from Honolulu. A tropical storm watch was issued for…