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— Power crews are working to restore power to the thousands of Carolinians without power on Saturday after Ian impacted both North Carolina and South Carolina. Thankfully, my house did not flood, but my neighborhood did – stranding us for several days. As Florence dumped inch after inch of rain on us, I spent countless minutes – perhaps hours – staring out the window as the water was rising in the street and inching up the front yard.
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"Hurricane conditions are occurring within the Hurricane Warning area in South Carolina and southeastern North Carolina soon," the hurricane center said in its afternoon advisory. Ian's heavy rains and winds crossed into North Carolina on Friday evening. Gov. Roy Cooper warned residents to be vigilant, given that up to 8 inches of rain could fall in some areas.
Ian moves away from Charlotte, leaving damage, thousands without power Saturday
James Jarvis is the Executive Director of the Red Cross Cape Fear Chapter, which covers parts of the east coast. He says they've taken the first steps toward readiness if they’re needed. The American Red Cross says they're ready to respond if Hurricane Ian makes an impact on eastern North Carolina, too. In August, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said it continued to predict an above-average 2022 Atlantic hurricane season despite a slow start.
Tracking Ian: Storm downgraded to post-tropical cyclone as it moves further into the Carolinas
The hurricane tore through the park of about 60 homes, leaving many destroyed or mangled beyond repair, including Goodison's single-wide home. Wading through waist-deep water, Goodison and his son wheeled two trash cans containing what little he could salvage — a portable air conditioner, some tools and a baseball bat. "I don't know how anyone could have survived in there," William Goodison said amid the wreckage of a mobile home park in Fort Myers Beach where he'd lived for 11 years. Goodison said he was alive only because he rode out the storm at his son's house inland. He was already dead when rescue crews arrived, officials said, adding that foul play wasn't suspected.
TRACKING IDALIA: How will it affect the Carolinas? - WSOC Charlotte
TRACKING IDALIA: How will it affect the Carolinas?.
Posted: Tue, 29 Aug 2023 07:00:00 GMT [source]
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Friday afternoon sessions at the Mecklenburg County Courthouse scheduled for Friday have been canceled. The American Red Cross is urging everyone in the region to make their storm preparations now. The organization has disaster teams and more relief supplies on the way to the region to support people impacted by Ian. Winds are expected to be between 20 and 30 mph with higher gusts reaching 40 mph or more. CHARLOTTE — Ian regained hurricane strength at about 5 p.m. Cooper urged North Carolinians to pay close attention to the weather and take necessary measures as the remnants of Hurricane Ian approach the state.
A wary Charleston gets ready as Ian approaches
Living along the North Carolina coast, flooding is something we’ve long had to deal with. Until Hurricane Florence in 2018, though, it was something I covered as a journalist, not something I had experienced. I was just in awe — and also floored and angered — because I went to K-12 public school, then I went to what I believed to be the best public school in the state, UNC-Chapel Hill. And they didn't teach me this really significant Black history. North Carolina’s median household income in 2022 was $66,186, according to the U.S. The end of income caps to qualify for the Opportunity Scholarship program and the repeal of another eligibility requirement led to a six-fold increase in new applications for the coming school year.
In the Charlotte region, the NWS is expecting heavy rainfall, and winds that could reach as high as 31 mph between Wednesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon. The NWS has also issued a flood watch that will be in effect from until Thursday at 8 pm. Gusty winds and flooding from three to six inches of rain are the main concerns.
Ian weakened to a post-tropical storm Friday evening, the National Hurricane Center said, hours after making landfall in South Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane. The storm was moving inland over North Carolina overnight Friday, bringing the potential of flash flooding and gusty winds to that state. For the Carolinas, we can expect outer rain bands to move through during the day Friday, with heavy rainfall at times through the day Saturday, and scattered rain lingering into Sunday.
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When Idalia reaches the Charlotte region and eastern North Carolina, it is forecast to be a tropical storm. Between two and four inches of rain are possible, too, with isolated totals up to six inches. With all of South Carolina's coast under a hurricane warning, a steady stream of vehicles left Charleston on Thursday, many likely heeding officials' warnings to seek higher ground.
The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for much of the Charlotte region and beyond, including the Piedmont, western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina. Life-threatening sea level rise along the east coast is the largest threat there. Three-to-five feet of surge is possible for parts of coastal North Carolina and Virginia. One-to-three feet is possible for the South Carolina coast and through Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey.
In North Carolina, the strongest winds from the storm will happen closer to the South Carolina border. Those areas around the Sandhills will certainly see sustained winds near 40 miles per hour. As the storm moves north and west, it (and its winds) will weaken. Parts of Georgia and South Carolina also could see flooding rains and some coastal surge into Saturday.
(WTVD) -- Ian made its way into North Carolina Friday evening bringing a lot of rain and high winds across the region. Although the storm was no longer hurricane status, it still packed a mighty punch. Here's a look at some key moments as post-tropical cyclone Ian churned its way through the Tar Heel state. In his forecast analysis video posted Friday morning to the WCNC Charlotte Weather IQ YouTube channel, Panovich also warned of heavy rain and gusty winds near the coast. Saturday, Ophelia is 175 miles north-northeast of Cape Fear, North Carolina. The storm has maximum sustained winds of 50 mph as it has weakened slightly since making landfall.
A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for most of central North Carolina. This means we're going to see a lot of rain and a lot of wind. The National Weather Service issued a Tornado Watch for all of eastern North Carolina until 10 p.m. Hurricane Ian made landfall as a Category 1 storm near Georgetown, South Carolina.
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