North Carolina has faced catastrophic flooding from hurricanes, with inland water damage often surpassing the destruction ...

Tragically, these numbers increased even further in the 2024 hurricane season. By year's end, tropical cyclones (or hurricanes) caused more than $1.5 trillion in total damages, with an average cost of ...

Iconic U.S. weatherman Jim Cantore is warning that a "different" storm is approaching the United States. The legendary Weather Channel star is monitoring a tropical storm that is expected to make ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tropical Storm Arthur could slam into the Outer Banks just as vacationers start their Fourth of July holiday. Its path is similar to the devastating Hurricane Irene in 2011.

It was 4:30 a.m., and Irene’s eye was 80 miles south. The storm surge had spilled the banks of Chapel Creek, heaving itself through woods and into Octavia’s home, tucked away from the sound on ...

Hurricane Irene claimed its first victims today as it unleashed its terrifying power on North Carolina and Virginia before roaring up the East Coast towards Washington and New York.

Hurricane Irene left a path of destruction along the east coast of the US over August 27 and 28. Because of its impact on populated areas, Irene received an unusual amount of media coverage, and ...

But as the storm approached the state, Irene encountered a mass of dry, hurricane-squelching air coming off the coast. Irene soon slowed to Category 1 speeds, making landfall with winds of about ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is using aerial photographs to assess Irene's destruction. In this image of Hatteras Island in North Carolina taken on Aug. 28, the largest ...

August 31, 2011 • Hurricane Irene tore a path through some big coastal tourist destinations. That means some restaurants will miss out on Labor Day, usually a big weekend.