Bridgeton
Bridgeton, NC · Weather
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30 years since Hurricane Fran: Jacksonville, New Bern residents reflect decades later
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Widespread thunderstorms to roll in Saturday
We are looking at one more day of heat before a transition to more September-esque air begins. Highs will again reach into the low to mid 90s after a mostly sunny start to the day. The heat will act as fuel for storms that will develop and move into Eastern NC by the afternoon.
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Calm and quiet to start; Showers & storms move in this afternoon
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Strong storms this evening before clearing overnight
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Extreme heat prompts extra water tankers at Speight Seed Farm Road hay fire
Firefighters responded to a hay bale fire Tuesday afternoon on Speight Seed Farm Road, according to the Red Oak Community Rural Fire Department. Crews were dispatched around 3:30 p.m. and found several large hay bales actively burning. Due to the fire and extreme heat, additional firefighters and water tankers were called to the scene.
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Excessive heat forces eastern North Carolina daycares to adjust schedules
GREENVILLE, N.C. — High heat index values and prolonged heat advisories are keeping eastern North Carolina children indoors as local daycares adjust their daily routines to keep students safe. On hot days, outdoor playground equipment can reach dangerous temperatures. At Wildwood Park in Greenville, temperatures on play structures recently...
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Heat dome settles into Eastern NC
A strong ridge of high pressure has settled in overhead. Combined with high humidity and a steady flow of warm air from the south, it’s producing hot conditions across the region. In fact, today’s Heat Advisory is the first heat headline issued here in the month of September since 2020.
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Monitoring the dangerous heat & severe storm potential this week
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First Alert Forecast Files: Recap of August and early look into September’s hurricane outlook
Though the official end of summer is on the horizon next week for the Labor Day holiday, Mother Nature’s summer feel will not let up anytime soon. Our summer in Eastern NC was one for the record books, from record-high temperatures to the ongoing drought that carried over from spring to the start of summer. Thanks to several rounds of showers and storms from cold fronts, we finally headed in the right direction. The good news is that we did not see a hurricane or tropical storm to create more flooding problems to ger.
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Temperatures climb as Meteorological Fall arrives
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Tropical system may form within the next day or so
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Sunny low 90s Monday; Blazing heat building this week
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Nepalese Americans in Eastern Carolina react to deadly floods in their homeland
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Historic flash floods in Nepal and Tibet have killed more than 300 people, and Nepalese Americans in Eastern Carolina are watching the disaster unfold from afar. Multiple staff members at NC Spices in Greenville said they still have relatives in Nepal. While their family members are...