A family says they are just happy to have escaped safely after an overnight fire in a Cary neighborhood home.

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Two U.S. Army soldiers died and 12 others were injured after a military vehicle flipped en route to a training exercise in Alaska, the U.S. Army Alaska said.

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Victims' families say "death by distribution" laws are a step forward, but they want more prosecutions.

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Enchanting sunrise over the Raleigh skyline and Dix Park

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A large tree fell in Durham's Northgate Park neighborhood.

<p>INTEREST AS WELL AS WHETHER HE HAD AN IMPROPER RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEONE ON HIS STAFF. &gt;&gt; THIS AFTERNOON, METEOROLOGIST FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT STORM DAMAGE IN DURHAM. THEY'LL DETERMINE IF ANY OF IT IS A RESULT OF A TORNADO. WE BROUGHT YOU LIVE COVERAGE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS MORNING SHOWING YOU THE DAMAGE FROM THE STORM WRAL'S DURHAM REPORTER SARAH KRUEGER IS LIVE JUST NORTH OF DOWNTOWN WHERE MORE THAN 100 HOUSEHOLDS STILL DON'T HAVE POWER. SARAH. &gt;&gt; WE'RE IN THE NORTHGATE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT NOW AND MORE SPECIFICALLY, WE ARE IN NORTHGATE PARK ITSELF AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS TREE THAT CAME DOWN ACROSS THIS PARKING LOT RIGHT BY THE SWING SET A REALLY LARGE TREE HERE. AND THIS IS THE KIND OF THING THAT WE'RE SEEING ALL AROUND THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. A FEW LARGE TREES DOWN AS WELL AS BRANCHES AND DEBRIS. THE DUKE ENERGY OUTAGE MAP SHOWS MORE THAN 100 HOUSEHOLDS IN THIS AREA ARE STILL WITHOUT POWER WITH AN ESTIMATED RESTORATION TIME AROUND 06:00PM. THAT WOULD BE MORE THAN 24 HOURS IN THE DARK. I SPOKE WITH SOMEONE WHO WAS HOME AT THE TIME OF THIS STORM ABOUT WHAT HE SAW. &gt;&gt; I'D SAY IT LASTED 2 MINUTES AT THE MOST. IT HIT RIGHT OF ABOUT 4.30, AND LIKE, SAY EVERYTHING GOT REALLY DARK. IT WAS LIKE A WALL OF WIND JUST HIT. YEAH. AND NOT LIKE A TORNADO MORE LIKE STRAIGHT LINE STAFF UNIT BECAUSE HE WAS LOCOMOTION THE SALEM WASN'T THERE. &gt;&gt; AND HERE ARE SOME IMAGES FROM DUAL DOPPLER 5,000. OUR WRAL, SEVERE WEATHER TEAM SAYS THERE ARE 2 AREAS ON THE MAP WHERE THERE MAY HAVE BEEN TORNADOES. THOSE ARE CIRCLED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL BE THE ONES TO MAKE THE FINAL DETERMINATION ONCE THEY GET OUT HERE AND SEE WITH THEIR OWN EYES. WHAT THE DAMAGE LOOKS LIKE. WE WILL BE FOLLOWING THEM FOLLOWING CLOSELY. WHAT THEY DO DETERMINE RENEE.</p>

National Weather Service surveying Durham storm damage

Large trees fall in Durham neighborhood after severe weather

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New warning categories

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The Portuguese Man o' War was spotted on North Myrtle Beach and Wrighstville Beach. 

Portuguese Man o' war, jellyfish-like organism, spotted on Wrightsville beach 

Portuguese Man o' war, jellyfish-like organism 

A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for the NC coast from Surf City to Duck, NC, including Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds. Rain could begin in NC overnight Sunday, into Monday morning. 

FIRST DAY BACK RIGHT HERE ON WRAL. >>> WE ARE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THE COAST AS THE FIRST NAME STORM OF 2020 HEADS TOWARDS NORTH CAROLINA, BUT THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE BECAUSE THEY WERE HIT BY HURRICANE ARTHUR BACK IN JULY OF 2014. AND THE FIRST TO MAKE LANDFALL IN THE U.S. SINCE 2012. THEY CALL IT WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ALONG THE COAST. NOW THE NAME IS BACK IN THE ROTATION AND ONCE AGAIN IT'S HEADING TO THE OUTER BANKS, ZACH? >> GET THIS ALSO IN 1996 ARTHUR WAS PART OF THE NAMED LIST. ALSO HITTING THE OUTER BANKS. SO ARTHURS HAVE NOT HAD A GOOD HISTORY FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. WE'LL HAVE TO WATCH AND SEE BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE THAT WILL BE THE SAME SCENARIO BACK FROM 1996. YOU CAN GOOGLE THAT AND CHECK IT OUT. IT'S A THING WE'RE WATCHING AT THIS HOUR, CURRENTLY MOVING TO THE NORTH, NORTHEAST AT 9 MILES PER HOUR. I'LL HAVE THAT 5:00 P.M. ADVISORY IN A SECOND. BUT NOTICE THE SATELLITE IMAGERY. THERE'S THE COUNTERCLOCK WISE CIRCULATION HEADED DUE NORTH. BECAUSE TROPICAL SYSTEM AND THE OUTER BAND COVERAGE, HAD IT HALF AN HOUR AGO HIVE ON THE BANKS. IT'LL CONTINUE TO SPRAWL OVER THAT AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. HERE IS A COOLER VERSION FROM GOES-16 IMAGERY. YOU CAN SEE HOW SMOOTH IT IS AND YOU CAN TELL WHERE THAT COUNTERCLOCKWISE CIRCULATION IS, THE CENTER OF CIRCULATION, ALMOST DUE EAST OF SAVANNAH. STILL 225 MILES SOUTH OF MOREHEAD CITY. DOPPLER RADAR IN WILMINGTON PICKING UP ON SOME OF THE RAIN ALREADY. MOVING FROM SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST. SO IT IS MOVING IN THAT COUNTERCLOCK WISE FASHION ALL ASSOCIATED WITH ARTHUR AND MORE OF THESE OUTER BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ON SHORE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, AND AS THIS SYSTEM GETS CLOSER TOMORROW MORNING. NOW RIGHT NOW THE SYSTEM IS MOVING NORTH, NORTHEAST AT 9 MILES PER HOUR. MAXIMUM WINDS AT THE SURFACE WITH THIS SYSTEM AT 45 MILES PER HOUR. BUT IT DOES HAVE A HISTORY OF GUSTING UP TO 60, SO THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN STRENGTHENING JUST SLIGHTLY AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL STAY WITH THIS TRACK OVER THE NEXT 6 TO 12 HOURS. AT THE CLOSEST POINT, ARTHUR WILL BE JUST OFFSHORE OF WILMINGTON AROUND 1:00 A.M. TO 2:00 A.M. THEN AROUND 2:00 P.M. OVER THE OUTER BANKS MOVING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. AFTER THAT IT QUICKLY MOVES TO THE EAST AND THEN SOUTHEAST AND BACK OUT TO THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC AND THEN WE WILL SAY GOOD-BYE TO ARTHUR. NOW LET'S TIME IT OUT AND SHOW YOU WHAT'S GOING ON. HAVING A GOOD POSITION ON THE TRACK RIGHT NOW. OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, IT MOVES JUST TO THE EAST OF WILMINGTON AFFECTING MOREHEAD CITY. THEN WE'LL CONTINUE TO IMPACT WITH MODERN RAIN. WILL IT BE EXPECTED? THAT'LL CONTINUE FROM TIME TO TIME BEFORE MORE RAIN IS EVEN ON THE WAY. BUT NOTICE THE HIGHEST RAIN TOTALS ARE GOING TO BE CONFINED FROM NEWBERG EASTWARD, MOREHEAD CITY EASTWARD AS WELL AS SIGNIFYING ANY WORK FROM TWO AND A HALF TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN. THAT'S ONE OF THE THREAT. THE OTHER, THE WIND WILL BE ON THE HIGHER SIDE GUSTING ANYWHERE FROM THE 40 TO THE 50 MILES PER HOUR AS THAT CENTER OF CIRCULATION WILL DRIFT JUST OFFSHORE AND WE WILL WATCH THAT CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE OUTER BANKS AND THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE STATE THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. BEFORE THEY MOVE OUT TO THE EAST AFTER THAT. WHAT TO EXPECT HERE? ALL THE RAIN FROM THE SYSTEM WILL STAY EAST OF RALEIGH. WE CAN SEE MORE RAIN ON THE WAY THANKS TO THE COLD FRONT. THAT RAIN REALLY AIMEE WILMOTH I'VES OVERNIGHT ON TUESDAY. IT'LL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, AND FRIDAY. RAIN CHANCES IN THE FORECAST, AND BY FRIDAY MORNING, IT LOOKS LIKE FUTURECAST TOTALS AN INCH AND A HALF TO TWO INCHES. WE WERE DRY ALL LAST WEEK. AND IT WILL BE AN UP AND DOWN TEMPERATURE TREND PATTERN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. IT'S DROPPING FROM THE 70s INTO THE 60s. THEN THE TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB BACK UP, LOWER 80s, LOOKING PRETTY NICE ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, BUT JULIAN, THE 11:00 P.M. ADVISORY COMING FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER WILL HAVE THAT LATER ON TONIGHT ON

Arthur's outer rain bands could begin hitting NC overnight

Tropical Storm Arthur: Path

Two tornadoes were confirmed to hit Tennessee around 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, causing at least two deaths and 40 structure collapses. One witness described it as 'an apocalyptic wasteland.' 

Fatal tornadoes in Tennessee leave 2 dead, at least 40 structures collapsed in downtown Nashville

Fatal tornadoes strike Tennessee, 40 structure collapses in downtown Nashville as crews search for injured

Elizabeth Gardner talks with National Weather Service meteorologist Nick Petro about severe weather preparedness, including how to be safe during a tornado.

Elizabeth Gardner talks with National Weather Service meteorologist about severe weather safety

A tornado warning can give you time to take cover, but there are also mental strategies you can use to help you survive. 

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Following Friday's announcement that President Donald Trump had reached a deal to temporarily reopen the government, federal workers on Friday night expressed mixed emotions about the end of the shutdown.

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Federal employee cautiously optimistic about end to shutdown

At the National Weather Service office in Raleigh, meteorologists are watching more than approaching weather systems these days.

Weather Service employees forecast difficult times ahead if government shutdown doesn't end

National Weather Service office

At the National Weather Service office in Raleigh, meteorologists are watching more than approaching weather systems these days. The forecasters are also keeping an eye on the partial federal government shutdown, which was in its 30th day on Monday.