For the Rabbit Hole this week, @jessicawakeman.bsky.social talked to the woman who delivered information to the public during Hurricane Helene about what she saw and heard behind the scenes. www.ncrabbithole.com/p/the-woman-...

It has now been 29 years since a major hurricane (category 3 or stronger) has made landfall in North Carolina. Here's a look back at Hurricane Fran: specne.ws/2YMKQV #ncwx

Some personnel news. I’m leaving the best job I’ve ever had to serve the state of North Carolina in a new capacity! I’m so grateful to the @ncsco.bsky.social team for welcoming me with open arms six years ago and sending me off with such a warm and thoughtful farewell.

I am thankful to emergency officials and first responders for their tireless work to prepare for and respond to Hurricane Erin and to make sure folks can return safely to the Outer Banks as quickly as possible.

As Hurricane Erin heads away today, we're taking an early look at the storm's impacts in eastern North Carolina, from winds to waves to overwash. #ncwx Plus: What does Erin have in common with legendary Hurricane Isabel? Our Climate Blog has more ⬇️ 📰: climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2025/08...

Wrightsville Beach, on the North Carolina coast, is recommending that no one swim in the ocean until at least Friday, after about 70 people had to be rescued on Monday from dangerous rip currents generated by swells from Hurricane Erin www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...

Unbelievable footage from NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters inside the eye of Hurricane Erin. Simply incredible.

📸August 16: Images from the NOAA Hurricane Hunter and our NOAA Satellites Ocean Winds team show an intense eyewall in Hurricane #Erin This photo shows the ocean surface calm in the eye and roaring in the eyewall. For the latest forecast visit hurricanes.gov

This isn't a trivial analysis, so it's a work in progress, but for "least lucky" locations along the U.S. East Coast for tropical cyclones (TCs) over the past ~50 years, one might expect it to be Florida. Turns out it's the coasts of North Carolina and South Carolina.

How eager is western NC to get tourists back this summer? Haywood County is offering gift certificates for visitors who stay for multiple nights, mid-week: visithaywood.com/open-haywood/

I looked into the most hardcore hurricane picture in North Carolina history. See that guy walking in the floodwater in front of that burning house? Turns out he'd go on to be the man who made it possible to watch the first moon landing live on television! www.ncrabbithole.com/p/north-caro...

From Chantal's soaking to the late-month heat wave, July was stormy and steamy in North Carolina, with record warmth overnight and record high dew points. Our latest monthly summary has more on the warm, wet July weather. #ncwx 📰: climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2025/08...

Wilmington's temperature has dipped below 70 degrees F for the first time in 58 days. This is tied for the second longest streak of 70+ low temps since records began here in 1874. All four of the longest streaks of 70+ degree temperatures have occurred since 2012. #ncwx #climate

So many of you shared with me tools and items that you turned to when fires, floods, heat, and other hazards hit your homes. Here are some of your stories, which I gathered for @nytwirecutter.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...

Wet-bulb globe temperature offers the best metric for heat stress but requires specialized instruments. NCICS’s Kyle Wodzicki and colleagues offer a fresh approach—and find alarming evidence of extreme heat trends in the Southeast US. @ncsco.bsky.social @kathiedello.bsky.social bit.ly/ncicswbgt2025

The heat is on this week, and that means more stress during outdoor activities. Together with @ncstate-ncics.bsky.social, we're looking at what historical trends and recent extremes in Wet Bulb Globe Temperatures tell us about heat risk in North Carolina. #ncwx 📰: climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2025/07...

North Carolina, we’re looking at another weekend of extreme heat and likely heat advisories across the state. If you can, make plans to keep cool indoors. If you need to be outside, make sure to stay hydrated.

To keep the public and NC State Parks employees safe, Eno River State Park is temporarily closed. I am grateful to all the park employees and DNCR staff who are working hard to make the park ready for your visit soon. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/c...

This week marks the 109th anniversary of "The Great Flood"... Two tropical systems dropped massive amounts of rain over Western North Carolina causing one of the worst natural disasters in the state's history. #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #WNC

Check out our new paper in Earth’s Future! We mapped 78 flood events in eastern NC from 1996-2020 and found flooding (& repeat flooding) is more common than we previously thought. Paper: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/... Data (NC-FLDEX): dataverse.unc.edu/dataset.xhtm...

With more than 10 inches of rain in spots, Tropical Storm Chantal produced flooding and damage across central NC over the past 24 hours. #ncwx Our latest blog post reviews the rainfall totals, river crests, and other initial impacts from Chantal. 📰: climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2025/07...

North Carolina is thinking a lot about Texas right now after the horrific flash flooding. The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country is a trusted and vetted source for donations, should you feel so inclined. cftexashillcountry.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...

GoFundMe has set up a page for the Texan flood victims. Each campaign has been verified by the company's Trust & Safety experts, which means you know your money is going directly to families. Please consider donating if you can. Their stories are heartbreaking. www.gofundme.com/c/act/flood-...

Disturbance off the southeast coast looks better organized this AM. A Hurricane Hunter is scheduled to investigate the system today. Whether it gets a name or not, the forecast will remain the same. Shower chances will increase, especially east of I-95 from late Saturday into Sunday. #SpectrumNews1

This spring, photographer Jesse Barber toured sections of Norfolk Southern railroad in Western North Carolina and east Tennessee, capturing the damage and recovery efforts.

Nine months ago, Hurricane Helene roared into western NC, and since the flooding receded, another impact has lit up the mountain landscape. #ncwx With insights from @usfs.bsky.social, NC Forest Service, and NWS GSP, we look at the fire danger following Helene: climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2025/06...

North Carolina’s Isothermal Community College in Rutherford County is beautiful and has a weather moniker — no better place to host one of our @ncsco.bsky.social ECONet stations! Was grateful to sneak over to this one before it started to record those hot temps!

Nearly eight months after it first emerged, drought is gone in North Carolina. #ncwx Today on the Climate Blog, we look back on this drought and its impacts, including an active spring fire season across the state. #ncwx 📰: climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2025/06...

The sea breeze is approaching KRAX, which is 100 miles inland! @gstephensonwx.bsky.social @wxcruzmedina.bsky.social

Last month was one of our top ten wettest Mays on record statewide, which helped drought disappear and flowers (and crops) flourish. #ncwx Our latest climate summary has more on May, plus a hurricane season preview. 📰: climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2025/06...

NEW: As Hurricane Helene barreled toward Yancey County in North Carolina, communities along the Cane River in the Black Mountains were particularly vulnerable. But there were no evacuation orders, and few grasped what was coming. By @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social and @cgaribay.bsky.social

Part of our role as a public service center means getting out of the office 🏃‍♂️‍➡️ Last Friday, that meant we spent the day at the farm! 🚜 Team members Sean Heuser and Myleigh Neill had a blast meeting enthusiastic young learners at a recent Farm Animal Day, put on by @ncstatecals.bsky.social

🛣️ GOOD NEWS: 96% of roads damaged from Hurricane Helene have been reopened, thanks to the hard work of NCDOT crews and contractors!

The National Weather Service offices that serve the coastal Carolinas are joining to host the first ever Carolinas Rip Current Awareness Week from April 27 through May 3, 2025. www.patreon.com/posts/126140...

Raleigh, this is our time to shine (50.3% tree cover)

This week's newsletter: QUICKSAND www.ncrabbithole.com/p/i-found-ac...

Here's my Easter climatology page for Wilmington, Lumberton, Myrtle Beach, and Florence www.weather.gov/media/ilm/cl... In Wilmington, Easter temperatures have ranged from 93 (in 1976) to 29 (in 1923.) Depending on the year Easter can occur anywhere from March 22 to April 25.

I never saw this image of the Hickory Nut Gorge before leading into Lake Lure. It was taken in Dec 2024. #Helene www.nature.org/en-us/about-...

Yesterday was the seven-year anniversary of the Greensboro tornado. It passed so close that debris fell on my apartment complex. www.damweather.com/2018/04/the-...

The largest tornado outbreak on record in NC occurred 14 years ago today: specne.ws/2BtBMU What are your memories from April 16, 2011? #ncwx #WeatherOnThe1s

Warm, windy days with few relieving rains helped pollen proliferate and wildfires whip up across North Carolina last month. Our March climate summary has more on an overall warm and dry month statewide. #ncwx climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2025/04...

OSU is hiring! Come work at CEOAS - Open rank faculty position and director of the Oregon State Stable Isotope Laboratory. My network is small on Bluesky, please share widely! Reach out if you have questions about living in Corvallis or about CEOAS specifically. jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/165...

Our new paper is out and named after your favorite Bananarama (Taylor Swift) song! Tl;dr: ERA5-Land shows humid heat has gotten more intense, frequent, and longer in the Southeast US (even in Fall!), especially at night, and in the Florida Peninsula and Louisiana. Also, blame dewpoint.

Stay safe today NC. There are severe weather threats happening across North Carolina - including possible flash flood warnings in WNC & warnings of tornadoes and damaging winds for the state. Visit readync.gov for more tips.

This winter was a season of surprising snows and developing drought across North Carolina. #ncwx Our winter recap blog post covers the past season, including the statewide snow totals, and what to watch for this spring. 📰: climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2025/03...

Snowfall for the winter season… An interesting note, Wilmington got more snow this year than Asheville and Charlotte. #SpectrumNew1 #ncwx

Wake up with a dirty car this morning? WRAL’s Chris Michaels has the explanation

February brought a late-winter warmup with a dash of cold and snow mixed in for parts of North Carolina. #ncwx Our latest climate summary looks at the past month and its early signs of spring, including recent fire danger. climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2025/03...