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Below average hurricane season predicted in the Atlantic
NOAA predicts a below-normal 2026 Atlantic hurricane season with 8-14 named storms, including 3-6 hurricanes and up to 3 major storms.
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2025 saw Chantal but no hurricanes, as official season ends
No hurricanes hit the US in 2025, but Tropical Storm Chantal and severe erosion slammed the Carolinas, as NOAA debuted new AI tools to improve storm forecasting.
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Locke’s Brooke Medina assesses oversight of NC hurricane recovery programs
Brooke Medina, John Locke Foundation vice president of communications, discusses legislative efforts to assess North Carolina state government’s response to Helene and past hurricanes. Medina offered these comments during the Nov. 15, 2024, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
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Carolina Journal’s Jeff Moore assesses use of NC budget reserves for Helene relief
Jeff Moore, Carolina Journal deputy editor, discusses the use of North Carolina’s budget reserve funds to address relief from Hurricane Helene. Moore offered these comments during the Oct. 11, 2024, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
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North Carolina General Assembly unveils initial $273 million aid package for Helene recovery
State legislators released details Wednesday of their new $273 million aid package for western North Carolina’s recovery from Helene.
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State of Emergency ahead of Tropical Storm Debby
On Tuesday morning, the National Weather Service issued a new briefing on what North Carolina can expect from Tropical Storm Debby, saying that expected rainfall totals have increased, and a Flood Watch has expanded to now include all of central NC. On Monday, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper issued a State of Emergency ahead of impact.
Opinion
Facts help counter expected climate spin
The approaching summer and Atlantic hurricane season are bound to bring doom-and-gloom predictions/
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Price, Miller Criticize President
RALEIGH — As national Democratic Party leaders such as Howard Dean and New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton heaped criticism on President Bush's administration over the federal response to Hurricane Katrina, only a couple of North Carolina's congressmen outwardly joined in.
Opinion
A Not-So-Perfect Tax Storm
As if state taxpayers didn't already have enough to dread this year, some legislative leaders are talking about a sales-tax hike for hurricane relief. Please, review your history.
Opinion
It’s Already Pouring in NC — Pouring News
After a relatively calm August, September is turning out to be a stormy month. Oh, and then there's that hurricane.
