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"Alberto's not likely to have a major impact on us," WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner said. "It's a very weak storm. Its path will actually keep it well off the coast of North Carolina."
The Atlantic Ocean's first tropical storm of 2012 was churning off South Carolina Sunday, but it is likely to have only minor impacts along the North Carolina coast, said WRAL meteorologist Aimee Wilmoth.
The first tropical storm of the season formed Saturday off the coast of South Carolina with top winds of 45 mph, but it wasn't threatening land.
The first of the seasonal hurricane forecasts have come out in the last week or so, with outlooks from both the group at Colorado State University (CSU) and a group closer to home at NCSU now available.
An interactive exhibit in the new Nature Research Center at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences gives guests an opportunity to learn about weather in a hands-on way.
Over eight days in August 2011, Irene was directly responsible for 49 deaths: five in the Dominican Republic, three in Haiti and 41 in the United States.
Hurricane Irene devastated much of eastern North Carolina six months ago, but many communities have been rebuilding, showing that while homes were lost, hope was not.
Hurricane Irene blew away more than homes in Beaufort County six months ago. Jobs were also casualties in an area already hard-hit by a struggling economy.
Farmers in central and eastern North Carolina had a rough 2011, after a series of tornadoes in April uprooted crops and battered farm land before Hurricane Irene swept the area, unleashing floods and wind damage on coastal counties.
After this year's frigid cold, sweltering heat wave, historic tornado outbreak and hurricane flooding, North Carolina's extreme weather has some asking, "What's next?"
Topsail Beach and Bald Head Island will get $8 million in funding to replenish tourism-generating beaches damaged by Hurricane Irene.
The losses recognized Tuesday were from tornadoes that raked across North Carolina in April and the flooding and wind damage done by Hurricane Irene in September.
North Carolina transportation officials and federal regulators are considering long-term solutions for an Outer Banks highway that hurricanes have ripped through twice in eight years.
Wind and waves and buildings being torn apart - those are just some of the sounds coastal residents heard as Hurricane Irene ripped apart their lives. Now, two months after the storm, there is a different sound.
It has been two months since Hurricane Irene hit parts of eastern North Carolina, and, in many places, the cleanup is far from over. In Beaufort and Pamlico counties, flooding was a big part of the problem, leaving homes and businesses uninhabitable.
State Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin was touring hurricane-hit areas Thursday and Friday to open assistance centers for those who have not been satisfied with the service they are getting from their insurers.
The Outer Banks throughfare washed out by Hurricane Irene in late August is expected to reopen by the middle of next week, the N.C. Department of Transportation said Wednesday.
No matter the reason, those left without work because of Hurricane Irene are eligible for unemployment benefits, but the deadline to apply is coming soon.
A Pitt County woman who has brought comfort to countless troops by sending care packages overseas has found herself in need of some comfort as well. Local military families are returning the favor and helping the woman who is known as a pillar of the state's military community.
FEMA has granted $75.8 million in requests to individuals and municipalities in 37 North Carolina counties for help with damage from Hurricane Irene.
FEMA and state emergency officials are working to get temporary housing to victims of Hurricane Irene, but some say they think it's been slow coming.
Unsafe living conditions, mold, mosquitoes and flies are the realities Pamlico County residents are dealing with more than three weeks after Hurricane Irene struck.
Ferries delivered heavy equipment to Hatteras Island Tuesday as crews worked to repair part of the Outer Banks' only highway that Hurricane Irene washed out last month.
Dare County officials issued an order late Friday prohibiting visitors without ferry reservations to Avon, Buxton, Frisco and Hatteras Village, from entering Hatteras Island.
State Department of Transportation crews on Monday began collecting roadside debris left behind in several counties by Hurricane Irene.
More than two weeks after Hurricane Irene swept up the Outer Banks, visitors returned to Hatteras Island Thursday.
North Carolina farms suffered "terrible losses" in the wake of Hurricane Irene, and the state needs to take short- and long-term steps to help farmers, who face "totally inadequate" federal disaster response, the state's agriculture chief says.
Tall and proud, the sailboat "Margaret" was part of the 2006 America's Sail in Beaufort. Built in 1904, the boat has served as a private yacht and military submarine spotter. Now, the boat is grounded, lying on its side as part of the debris left behind by Hurricane Irene.
In the midst of driving rain and pounding wind at the height of Hurricane Irene on the Outer Banks, a Rodanthe couple watched helplessly as their dream home went up in flames. Fire crews couldn't get to the blaze because of severe flooding, and Celia Meekins said she and her husband had to slosh through neck-deep water to get to safety.
The state Board of Agriculture met Wednesday to figure out how it can help farmers affected by Hurricane Irene.
The front and Lee's remnants will continue to produce scattered showers and storms throughout Tuesday.
For many people in Halifax County, power outages caused by Hurricane Irene flowed right into the Labor Day holiday weekend, but that didn't stop them from cleaning up and moving on.
For the first time since Hurricane Irene hit, some Hatteras Island residents returned to the island Sunday to check on their properties after floodwaters tore a breach in N.C. Highway 12 eight days ago.
Many Hurricane Irene victims in central and eastern North Carolina are spending their Labor Day weekend cleaning up from the powerful storm that left many communities waterlogged and debris-littered one week ago.
The damage estimate in North Carolina from Hurricane Irene continued to mount Friday, with Gov. Beverly Perdue putting the latest tally at more than $400 million.
After shutting down last weekend for Hurricane Irene and spending much of the past week cleaning up after the storm, businesses along much of North Carolina's coast spent Friday welcoming tourists back to the beach for the Labor Day weekend.
The state DOT plans to install a temporary bridge in the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge by the end of September to link Hatteras Island to the mainland again, Gov. Beverly Perdue said Friday.
WRAL Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel said western North Carolina could see some torrential rain from Lee after it eventually moved north and east by the middle of next week.
After Hurricane Irene's wrath, there isn't much that can be salvaged from Janelle Parish's home in the fishing village of Wanchese.
Hurricane Irene left many damaged or destroyed boats in its wake, but The Belle of Washington refused to let Irene push her around.
Dare County officials say residents of Hatteras Island will be able to return to their homes in stages during Labor Day weekend.
Hurricane Irene put the future of Daniels Crab House, a Nags Head landmark for 54 years, in jeopardy.
Currituck County crews have removed much of the storm debris that has washed up on local beaches, but officials are still prohibiting swimming because of safety concerns.
The federal government on Thursday expanded the disaster area in North Carolina after Hurricane Irene to include Halifax and Lenoir counties, Gov. Beverly Perdue said.
North Carolina is shuttling critical supplies to the hurricane-battered southern Outer Banks on an emergency ferry from Stumpy Point, a small town in mainland Dare County.
Downed power lines and tree limbs still litter the streets of Rocky Mount, where more than 4,700 households were without power Wednesday.
As many Beaufort County residents try to clean up the debris and repair the damage, local crabbers are trying to assess the storm's impact on their business.
Hurricane Irene's strong winds ripped through Northampton County over the weekend, leaving fallen trees and widespread power outages.
President Barack Obama on Wednesday declared a federal disaster in seven North Carolina counties hit by Hurricane Irene, paving the way for residents to receive federal aid.
Hurricane Irene caused more than $70 million in damage in North Carolina, Gov. Beverly Perdue said Tuesday, noting the figure will rise as crop losses and clean-up costs are tallied.
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