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Wolfpack storm researchers in Raleigh have predicted what this year’s hurricane season could involve.
Forecasters are predicting a below-average season
Major impacts are expected in Jamaica, Cuba, and Haiti
A home on Tower Circle was the latest to fall into the ocean, thanks to waves from Hurricane Imelda.
The latest home to fall into the ocean happened on Wednesday night.
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Officials say swimming is not allowed during red flag conditions.
Highway 12 remains closed on the north end of Ocracoke Island after it was shut down Tuesday due to high winds and overwash.
Dare County says three homes on Cottage Avenue, and two on Tower Circle Road, were destroyed.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has closed Highway 12 on Ocracoke Island due to high winds and overwash.
Watching both systems very closely next week
Waves some 15 to 20 feet high crashed into the Oceanana Pier as the hurricane passed by the coast.
The Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and the Wright Brothers National Memorial will open at noon on Thursday.
The Frying Pan Tower’s camera is sending out live video as the storm comes by our coast.
Gov. Josh Stein talks about emergency preparations for Hurricane Erin.
Ferry service to Cape Lookout remains closed through Friday.
NCDOT’s camera that sits north of Hatteras Village shows sand piling up on the highway.
The DOT says its ferry system has carried more than 2,200 passengers from Ocracoke Island during evacuation efforts this week.
North Carolina Emergency Management says the pet-friendly shelter in Warrenton opened at 8:00 a.m. this morning.
Already, Dare and Hyde counties have declared local States of Emergency as mandatory evacuations are underway for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands.
Rain chances rise late Saturday into Sunday
The Hurricane Center had been tracking the low for a few days, and the system finally showed enough organization.
Tropical Storm Barbara has strengthened into a hurricane, the first of the eastern Pacific hurricane season.
As Western North Carolina is still recovering from Hurricane Helene, NOAA is predicting between 13 and 19 named storms.
Forecasters expect a near average season
Another busy year for the tropics in the Atlantic and Gulf Coast Basins
18 named storms, 11 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes
A tropical depression is expected later this week
This storm poses no threat to the U.S.