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Over 500,000 Duke Energy customers are is your power because of frigid temperatures. Duke Energy and other power companies also instituting intentional, temporary rolling blackouts. Temporarily turning off service to households for 15 to 30 minutes at a time in order to reduce the strain on the power grid. Companies are asking customers who have electricity, to conserve it as best they can.

A coastal low Thursday will bring periods of heavy rain, and possible scattered thunderstorms to portions of North Carolina and South Carolina Thursday. And then on Friday, hold on! Wickedly cold temperatures will make it a possibly record-breaking Christmas this weekend! We're looking at the weather impacts we can expect in the days ahead! LEAVE A TIP: https://streamelements.com/carolinawxgroup/t...

From snow, to hurricanes, to space launches... Mark Sudduth is a Wilmington-based photographer who is there to capture outstanding images of the world around us. Back again for his annual year-ending interview, Mark shares video and stories from his year's journeys, including repeat January snow events in the Carolinas, Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole, and the launch of NASA's Artemis-1. LEAVE...

NASA’s Orion spacecraft successfully completed a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Pacific Ocean at 9:40 PST, 12:40 EST as the final major milestone of the Artemis I mission. Engineers will perform several additional tests while Orion is in the water and before powering down the spacecraft and handing it over to the recovery team aboard the USS Portland. At the direction of the NASA recovery di...

When WCNC Charlotte Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich was 13 years old, he joined the American Meteorological Society. Today, the popular broadcast meteorologist provides not only forecasting but scientific insights for students and adults alike. This week on the Carolina Weather Group, we go inside the "Young Brad" television commercial produced by the station's promotions department. We'll talk...

This year La Niña returns for the third consecutive winter , driving warmer-than-average temperatures for the Southwest and along the Gulf Coast and eastern seaboard, according to NOAA’s U.S. Winter Outlook released today by the Climate Prediction Center — a division of the National Weather Service. Starting in December 2022 through February 2023, NOAA predicts drier-than-average conditions across...

This week on the Carolina Weather Group, climatologist Judah Cohen explains what to expect from the 2022 – 2023 winter, and what factors will influence the chance of snow and winter weather. Cohen, a Visiting Scientist at MIT’s Parsons Lab, and Director of the Seasonal Forecasting at Atmospheric and Environmental Research, explains how the polar vortex, Siberian snow, and artistic ice influence we...

Fundraisers have been announced to help the families of WBTV meteorologist Jason Myers and helicopter pilot Chip Tayag. The two men died Tuesday in a helicopter crash while on assignment for the Charlotte television station. Jason Myers is survived by his wife of twenty years, Jillian, and their four children, Andrew, Lily, Luke and Lydia. You can support their family at https://www.gofundme.com/f...

NASA’s Artemis I mission lifted off on Nov. 16, 2022, from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B. This video includes highlights from the event. With 8.8 million pounds of thrust, the Space Launch System (SLS), is NASA’s most powerful rocket. It will send the uncrewed Orion spacecraft beyond the Moon, 280,000 miles from Earth, farther than any human-rated spacecraft has ever fl...

Artemis I managers convened Monday afternoon to review the status of countdown operations as well as two open technical items , and gave a “go” to proceed toward launch Wednesday, Nov 16. The two-hour window for launch opens at 1:04 a.m. EST. Engineers examined detailed analysis of caulk on a seam between an ogive on Orion’s launch abort system and the crew module adapter and potential risks if it...

NASA leader Jim Free is providing an update on the #Artemis I mission to the Moon following the Hurricane Nicole weather event. NASA hopes to launch starting in a two-hour windows Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 1:04 a.m ET. There are at least two post-Hurricane #Nicole repairs that still need to be monitored and completed before Wednesday's early morning launch attempt. LEAVE A TIP: https://streamelements....

What will remain of Hurricane Nicole is forecast to bring heavy rain and gusty winds to North Carolina and South Carolina late Thursday, Friday, and into the first part of Saturday. The biggest impact from the storm will be scattered tornadoes and flooding, which will be brought on by both heavy rains and high tides.  Along the coast, the storm surge could cause flooding along Carolina shortl...

Tropical storm-forecast conditions are possible across portions of the Carolinas Friday and Saturday from Nicole. Forecast to become a hurricane before landfall along the east coast of Florida Thursday, Nicole will then swing into the Southeast. While the exact forecast track of Nicole remains uncertain, the storm is expected to bring heavy rains, gusty winds, and coastal impacts, including the po...

NASA and Northrup Gruman are set to launch a resupply mission to the International Space Station from the NASA Launch Facility in Wallops, Virginia at 5:50 a.m. EST. Weather is 80% favorable for launch in Virginia. The launch will be visible across much of the Carolinas and east coast weather permitting. We can expect scattered showers and clouds across the Carolinas at the time of launch. Don't f...

#nasa #artemis #space  Briefing participants include: Jim Free, associate administrator, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters Cliff Lanham, senior vehicle operations manager, Exploration Ground Systems Program, Kennedy Teams are on track to roll the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to Launch Pad 39B no e...

This week, James Brierton provides a brief update on happenings behind the scenes at the Carolina Weather Group. Thanks to our new and existing supporters at https://patreon.com/carolinaweathergroup for allowing us to grow and continue to serve you. For just a $1, you can unlock episode extras and help pay our CWG bills.   We're back next Wednesday with an all new episode -- and live coverage...

NOAA's new supercomputers, first announced in February 2020 with a contract award to General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), provide a significant upgrade to computing capacity, storage space and interconnect speed of the nation’s Weather and Climate Operational Supercomputing System. This episode features bonus material for our Patreon supporters: https://www.patreon.com/posts/inside-noaa...

The Carolina Weather Group is live talking with you about record-breaking cold temperatures, the science behind earthquakes in the Carolinas, and the much-anticipated sequel to the Twister! movie. LEAVE A TIP: https://streamelements.com/carolinawxgroup/tip SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/carolinaweather SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/carolinaweathergroup VISIT OUR WEBSITE:...

The U.S. has sustained 332 weather and climate disasters since 1980 where overall damages/costs reached or exceeded $1 billion (including CPI adjustment to 2022). The total cost of these 332 events exceeds $2.275 trillion. In 2022 (as of July 11), there have been 9 weather/climate disaster events with losses exceeding $1 billion each to affect the United States. These events included 1 drought eve...

Our thoughts continue to be with everyone dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Here's a few ways to help: https://www.wcnc.com/article/weather/hurricane/hurricane-ian-how-to-help/507-547056b4-8409-47a9-9401-0ba231f6374c

Ian has restrengthened into a hurricane and is forecast to make landfall in South Carolina Friday. Ian caused catastrophic damage to Florida as a Category 4 hurricane Wednesday.  Ian is expected to bring heavy rain, storm surge, flooding, and an isolated risk of tornadoes to both North Carolina and South Carolina. The Carolina Weather Group provides the latest forecast for Hurricane Ian. LEAVE A T...

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster and state officials discuss ongoing preparations for Hurricane Ian.

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and other state officials discuss ongoing preparations for Tropical Storm Ian.

Officials from the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County hold an update to discuss ongoing preparations for Tropical Storm Ian.

Hurricane Ian made landfall Wednesday in Florida as a strong Category 4 hurricane with 150 mph winds. By Thursday night, Ian is expected to reemerge over the East Coast and the Atlantic Ocean as a tropical storm. The storm will move to the north and is expected to make landfall Friday along the Georgia or South Carolina coast. Tropical Storm Warnings have been posted along the Georgia, South Carol...