From frozen fuel supplies to distant grid failures, winter storms like Fern are showing North Carolinians why the power can go out, and how clean energy fits into a more resilient grid.
North Carolina officials and emergency management agencies are preparing for the possibility of widespread power outages as a winter storm moves into the Carolinas. And there are things you can do too to keep warm if the power goes out.
Gov. Josh Stein has declared a State of Emergency as North Carolina prepares for the impacts of a major winter storm.
A significant winter storm is expected to bring dangerously cold conditions to North Carolina this weekend, with state emergency officials warning that power outages and hazardous travel could linger into early next week.
Forecasters say there's a significant risk that tropical weather will impact North Carolina, including still-recovering western North Carolina, early next week. Here's what to know.
Here's the latest on Tropical Storm Gabrielle and whether it will have any potential impact on North Carolina.
As hurricane season peaks, it's been an unusually quiet year in the Atlantic. But officials are warning people in North Carolina that activity is expected to pick up this month.
Officials have ordered evacuations of Hatteras and Ocracoke islands even without a hurricane warning because that tiny ribbon of highway called N.C. 12 will likely be torn up and washed out in several places, isolating villages for days or weeks.
Evacuations have been ordered on a few islands along North Carolina’s Outer Banks even though Hurricane Erin is unlikely to make direct landfall.
Nearly a year after Hurricane Helene's devastating pathway through western North Carolina, a vibrant tourist attraction offering visitors a serene escape in the Blue Ridge Mountains is being torn down.
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