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Helene Knocks Out Power for Millions, Storm Winding Down Today
Hurricane Helene raced inland last night after making landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida as a category four hurricane. Helene is...
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Sep 27, 20241 min read
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Hurricane Helene Nears Landfall as a Category Four Storm; Flooding Rain, Damaging Winds, Widespread Power Outages to Extend Far Inland Across Georgia and the Carolinas
Hurricane Helene had one of the bursts of rapid intensification we feared would happen late this afternoon and evening, jumping from a...
luehrsdon
Sep 26, 20242 min read
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Helene Strengthens to Category Two Storm, Rapid Strengthening Possible Today, Severe Imacts to SE US
Hurricane Helene is strengthening this morning. As of the 8 am advisory, Helene is a category two hurricane with maximum sustained winds...
luehrsdon
Sep 26, 20242 min read
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Helene on Track to Become a Major Hurricane, Severe Impacts Likely for Florida, Georgia and Carolinas
Helene has gotten much more organized since yesterday, has now become a category one hurricane, and appears ready to rapidly intensify...
luehrsdon
Sep 25, 20243 min read
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Tropical Storm Helene Strengthening
Here is a quick update on Tropical Storm Helene. Helene is strengthening this evening. Maximum sustained winds are now 60 mph. Here is...
luehrsdon
Sep 24, 20241 min read
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PTC9 is Now Tropical Storm Helene
The disturbance we’ve been tracking in the Caribbean is getting better organized as expected, and is now officially Tropical Storm Helene....
luehrsdon
Sep 24, 20241 min read
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PTC9 to Get Organized Today and Tonight, Pose Major Hurricane Risk for the Southeast Thursday and Friday
Potentail Tropical Cyclone Nine is still in the Caribbean Sea this morning. Showers and thunderstorms with it are still disorganized...
luehrsdon
Sep 24, 20242 min read
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Southeast United States Threatened with Hurricane Later this Week; Thursday and Friday Main Focus on Timing
A tropical disturbance in the Caribbean Sea is expected to move into the eastern Gulf of Mexico over the next couple of days and likely...
luehrsdon
Sep 23, 20242 min read
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Updated NHC Track, Window Closes on PTC8 Becoming Tropical
The 11 am forecast track from the National Hurricane Center shifted a little to the north as expected, but local impacts from the storm...
luehrsdon
Sep 16, 20241 min read
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Storm Centered Just Offshore Tracks Across the Pee Dee Today and This Evening with Rain and Gusty WInds
The storm system known as "Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight" has not become fully trropical in structure yet. It still has a few more...
luehrsdon
Sep 16, 20242 min read
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Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight Expected to Become Tropical Storm Helena Soon, Flooding Rains and Strong Gusty Winds Impacts Expected Here Monday
The low pressure system off the Carolina coast continued to transition to a tropical storm this evening, and the new 11 pm advisory from...
luehrsdon
Sep 15, 20241 min read
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luehrsdon
Sep 15, 20240 min read
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Storm Developing Just Offshore Brings Rain and Wind, Could Become a Tropical System
An area of low pressure is getting better organized this afternoon just offshore of the Carolinas. The system should move toward land...
luehrsdon
Sep 15, 20242 min read
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Shower chances increase tomorrow and linger into the weekend; Wary eye on the SE coast early next week
Mostly cloudy skies tonight and not as cool as recent nights. Lows 67 to 71. Tomorrow will stay mostly cloudy with a chance of...
luehrsdon
Sep 12, 20241 min read
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Francine Makes Landfall on Louisiana Coast, Shower Chances Increase Here Friday and the Weekend
Hurricane Francine made landfall on the central Louisiana coast around 6 pm this evening (5 pm CDT). Maximum sustained winds were around...
luehrsdon
Sep 11, 20241 min read
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Nice weather here next couple of days, Hurricane Francine strengthens, New tropical system possible for Carolinas next week
Partly sunny and pleasant weather is expected today across the Pee Dee. High temperatures for Dillon and Marion counties 81 to 84. ...
luehrsdon
Sep 11, 20241 min read
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Shower chances increase here later this week; Hurricane Francine aims for Louisiana coast
Nice weather wlll continue for our Wednesday and Wednesday night, then the chance of showers will begin to increase later in the week. ...
luehrsdon
Sep 10, 20241 min read
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Watch for Scattered Storms This Evening, Great Weather for Upcoming Work Week; Tropical Update
A cold front is approaching from the north and west today, and will be crossing through the Carolinas tonight and early tomorrow. That...
luehrsdon
Aug 18, 20241 min read
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Temperatures a bit below normal, lower humidity makes for a nice stretch of weather, Ernesto threatens Bermuda
Drier air is moving into the Pee Dee and we will be have a nice stretch of weather tomorrow, Thursday and Friday. Each day will have...
luehrsdon
Aug 13, 20242 min read
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Scattered Thunderstorms and Humid Next Couple of Days
We will see a few scattered thunderstorms for the next couple of days. This evening some of the storms had very heavy downpours...
luehrsdon
Aug 10, 20241 min read
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