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WWAY NewsChannel 3
Wilmington summer recap: Heat, drought and heavy rain
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WWAY) — Wilmington just wrapped up its third-warmest meteorological summer on record, according to the National Weather Service. Meteorological summer includes June, July and August. “When you go back and you look at the meteorological summer, so June, July, August, currently we’re looking at our third warmest...
WECT
First Alert Forecast: September to get off to sizzling start
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Hot high pressure stamps your Cape Fear forecast on the leadup to Labor Day weekend. 105+ feels likes are ahead for First Alert Weather Days Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Your First Alert Forecast turns cooler across the holiday weekend, with temps wobbling back to the 80s...
WRAL News
Summer 2026 was one of the hottest on record in many North Carolina cities
Meteorological summer runs from June 1 to August 31. By that definition, this has been the fourth-hottest summer on record in Raleigh and Fayetteville. It was the fifth-hottest in the Triad, third-hottest on record in Wilmington and in the top-10 in Asheville and Outer Banks. It's not just been the...
WWAY NewsChannel 3
Recent rain could bring increase in mosquitoes across Cape Fear
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WWAY) — After a relatively quiet summer for mosquitoes, recent rainfall across the Cape Fear could soon lead to an increase in activity. Wilmington recorded nearly 14 inches of rain in August, leaving behind more of the standing water mosquitoes need to breed. “Mosquitoes in particular, they...
WECT
WWAY NewsChannel 3
Storm surge display helps Cape Fear residents visualize hurricane danger
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. — As the Cape Fear approaches the 30th anniversary of Hurricane Fran, a new storm surge pole is helping residents visualize just how high water can rise during a hurricane. Fran made landfall in the Cape Fear region on Sept. 5, 1996, as a Category 3...
WECT
First Alert Forecast: humid, unsettled to close the work, school week
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Got an umbrella on standby? Scattered showers and stray heavier storms remain in your First Alert Forecast to close the work and school week, plus the first half or so of the weekend. The risk for flooding and severe weather is low; your First Alert Weather Team will watch things closely, of course, and you’ll want to keep your WECT Weather App handy. Through the unsettled times, expect humid but not terribly hot Cape Fear weather with daily high temps in the 80s and nightly lows in the 70s. Feels like reading will reach the 90s.
WECT
Video captured by WECT's Surf City weather camera on 8/25/26
columbuscountynews.com
County Sees Scattered Damage But No Flooding
Friday’s violent storm caused damage across the county, including some scary moments at a popular destination and a home in Williams, but no injuries. Heavy rains collapsed the roof at Whiteville Used Tires on Columbus Street, seriously damaging the business. It was the second time heavy rains have caused a roof collapse there.
gordonramsayclub.com
Isolated to Scattered Severe Storms Set to Erupt by Early Afternoon Across Myrtle Beach, Wilmington and the Carolina Coast
MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA — The Storm Prediction Center has highlighted a growing risk for severe storms across much of the Carolina coast, with the WMBF First Alert team warning that isolated to scattered severe storms are likely to develop by early afternoon on Monday. Highlighted Risk Zone. As...
WECT
NWS marks 30 years since Hurricane Fran with new storm surge tool
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - It is a day many southeastern North Carolina residents will never forget: the day Hurricane Fran made landfall on the coast nearly 30 years ago. Fran came ashore on Sept. 5, 1996, with 100+ miles-per-hour winds and caused five billion dollars in damage. It remains...
WECT
First Alert Forecast: seasonable heat, big storms at home... areas to watch in the tropics
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Tuesday and the rest of the week, like most of the summer, flirts with First Alert Weather Days. Heat won’t be as crazy as weeks past, at least, with daily high temps remaining in the 80s to near 90... and feels likes in the sweaty but reasonable 90s to near 100.
columbuscountynews.com
Heavy Rain, Wind Hit County
Heavy winds damaged Galloway Farms Maze Craze Friday, toppled trees at Lake Waccamaw and elsewhere, and dropped from three to seven inches of rain across the county. An event venue at Galloway Farms was knocked down, and the top of a grain silo thrown into a tree. Street flooding was...