Why is brine placed on the roads ahead of winter weather? A North Carolina Department of Transportation spokesperson explained it to Ben Thompson and Kayland Hagwood on WCNC+ this morning.
Why is brine placed on the roads ahead of winter weather? A North Carolina Department of Transportation spokesperson explained it to Ben Thompson and Kayland Hagwood on WCNC+ this morning.
Tips from the North Carolina Department of Transportation for winter weather travel.
Snow is starting to come down across North Carolina. Here's a look Caldwell and McDowell counties. What are you seeing?
When firefighters arrived to battle a large fire in Gastonia on Wednesday, they had to overcome frozen fire hydrants, according to the fire chief.
The fire is burning on East Ozark Avenue near the water tower at Exit 19 of Interstate 85. The building that is burning is a vacant building. Officials described it as a three-story, 10,000-square-foot building. It may have been abandoned for as many as 20 years, according to Gastonia Fire Department Chief Phillip Bryson Welch Jr.
With water now pouring onto the fire, firefighters continue to battle the flames while keeping themselves safe from the dangerously cold temperatures. At 5 a.m., the temperature in Gastonia was 22 degrees with a wind chill of 13 degrees.
The cause of the fire is under investigation but officials are looking into the possibility a man with a propane tank may have started the fire.
"At this convenience store [across the street], a police officer saw a person with a propane tank go into the building and then heard an explosion and saw him run away," Welch told reporters. "So we're trying to track that down now."
Welch believes the building has been used by people without homes.
If meteorology is the study of weather and not meteors, then where does the term come from? Chris Mulcahy raises your Weather IQ.
Winter Storm Warning issued for Charlotte area | WCNC Charlotte To Go
Friday is a day to be Weather Aware with snow and ice predicted for much of the Charlotte area. It's expected to be the first measurable snowfall in Charlotte in three years. We're breaking down the latest impacts.
What is the best setup for snow in the Charlotte area? | WCNC Charlotte To Go
Friday, Charlotte could see its first measurable snowfall in three years. We're breaking down the latest timing and the impacts to help you stay weather aware.
Pacific Palisades fire can be seen burning from downtown Los Angeles.
The flames from a fire that broke out Tuesday evening near a nature preserve in the inland foothills northeast of LA spread so rapidly that staff at a senior living center had to push dozens of residents in wheelchairs and hospital beds down the street to a parking lot. The residents — one as old as 102 — waited there in their bedclothes as the night sky glowed red from flames and embers fell around them until ambulances, buses and even construction vans arrived to take them to safety.
The traffic jam on Palisades Drive prevented emergency vehicles from getting through and a bulldozer was brought in to push the abandoned cars to the side and create a path. Video along the Pacific Coast Highway showed widespread destruction of homes and businesses along the famed roadway.
https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/california-wildfire-near-la/507-732d2ac8-81e7-41a3-bf78-8d07662c22a4
"These are brave people who are covered this," Larry Sprinkle said on Wednesday morning. "The firefighters and then the team from the NBC affiliate, KNBC, out there in Los Angeles."
The flames from a fire that broke out Tuesday evening near a nature preserve in the inland foothills northeast of LA spread so rapidly that staff at a senior living center had to push dozens of residents in wheelchairs and hospital beds down the street to a parking lot. The residents — one as old as 102 — waited there in their bedclothes as the night sky glowed red from flames and embers fell around them until ambulances, buses and even construction vans arrived to take them to safety.
The traffic jam on Palisades Drive prevented emergency vehicles from getting through and a bulldozer was brought in to push the abandoned cars to the side and create a path. Video along the Pacific Coast Highway showed widespread destruction of homes and businesses along the famed roadway.
https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/california-wildfire-near-la/507-732d2ac8-81e7-41a3-bf78-8d07662c22a4
Flames are shooting out of the windows of homes near Los Angeles, California as the Pacific Palisades fire burns thousands of acres.
The flames from a fire that broke out Tuesday evening near a nature preserve in the inland foothills northeast of LA spread so rapidly that staff at a senior living center had to push dozens of residents in wheelchairs and hospital beds down the street to a parking lot. The residents — one as old as 102 — waited there in their bedclothes as the night sky glowed red from flames and embers fell around them until ambulances, buses and even construction vans arrived to take them to safety.
The traffic jam on Palisades Drive prevented emergency vehicles from getting through and a bulldozer was brought in to push the abandoned cars to the side and create a path. Video along the Pacific Coast Highway showed widespread destruction of homes and businesses along the famed roadway.
https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/california-wildfire-near-la/507-732d2ac8-81e7-41a3-bf78-8d07662c22a4
Santa Ana winds are fueling the quick spread of Pacific Palisades fire.
Flames were being pushed by Santa Ana winds topping 60 mph in some places Tuesday, increasing to 80 mph by early Wednesday, according to reports received by the National Weather Service. They could top 100 mph (160 kph) in mountains and foothills — including in areas that haven’t seen substantial rain in months.
The flames from a fire that broke out Tuesday evening near a nature preserve in the inland foothills northeast of LA spread so rapidly that staff at a senior living center had to push dozens of residents in wheelchairs and hospital beds down the street to a parking lot. The residents — one as old as 102 — waited there in their bedclothes as the night sky glowed red from flames and embers fell around them until ambulances, buses and even construction vans arrived to take them to safety.
The traffic jam on Palisades Drive prevented emergency vehicles from getting through and a bulldozer was brought in to push the abandoned cars to the side and create a path. Video along the Pacific Coast Highway showed widespread destruction of homes and businesses along the famed roadway.
https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/california-wildfire-near-la/507-732d2ac8-81e7-41a3-bf78-8d07662c22a4
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