During an official visit to Wrighstville Beach on Thursday, North Carolina Insurance Commissioner and Fire Marshal Mike Causey urged southeastern NC residents to take steps before storms are even named.
No matter what experts predict for this hurricane season, Gannon Medwick tells viewers it only takes one storm to make a difference in their lives. WECT’s Chief Meteorologist talks about the lessons learned from hurricanes Matthew and Florence, and how they should help us prepare for 2019.
Wilmington Fire Department, New Hanover County Fire, and New Hanover Regional EMS will be out at a build site on Dock St. to help a man whose house was damaged by the storm.
Porters Neck Country Club is taking legal action against its insurance company, claiming it owes the club more than $5 million to cover property damage from Hurricane Florence.
“Hurricane Florence damaged this building extensively,” said Ralph Gardner, a citizen at the post office on Thursday. “It has hampered postal operations for quite some time, and we need people who are in charge of this building, we need them here to fix the place.”
The recent wedding of a police officer and a firefighter took place on the slab where the bride’s house used to be before it was lost to Hurricane Michael.
Nov. 30 marks the official end of Atlantic Hurricane Season. It’s been a historic year with 15 total named storms including eight hurricanes and two major hurricanes.
An information session for the Cross Creek community on Wednesday night will include representatives from FEMA, the Small Business Administration (SBA), and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to answer any residents' questions.
Nearly all the structures on the base sustained significant damage on Wednesday, the base said, impacted by Hurricane Michael’s Category 4 winds and, in some cases, its storm surge.
Search-and-rescue teams find body in Florida Panhandle town nearly wiped out by Hurricane Michael; authorities express little doubt death toll will rise as searchers continue their work
Gulf Specimen Marine Lab is home to more than 200 species of sea life, just one reason why Cypress Rudloe, the lab’s executive director, rushed back to Panacea on Wednesday night to rescue them.
The death toll has risen to six people in Michael's path. Hundreds of thousands are without power in Alabama, Georgia and Florida as the storm makes its way up the East Coast.
Dangerous Hurricane Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida Wednesday afternoon as a strong Category 4 hurricane. Steering winds will quickly whisk a weakening but still impactful Michael through the Carolinas on or around Thursday.
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Traffic remains a concern for Wilmington residents but according to a citizen survey taken this year, satisfaction with city services is higher than regional and national averages.
