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Hour-by-hour: Tracking storms as flood risk rises in North Carolina

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 8d ago
714 distinct posts / 48h, matching North 430 Tracking 365 Hour 53 Carolina 9
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8d ago At 9:00 AM MST, 1 ESE Moenkopi [Coconino Co, AZ] Other Federal reports Flash Flood. Gauge MOEA3 (Moenkopi Wash) rose 6.31 feet in 15 minutes and rose a total of 8.52 feet in 1 hour. #azwx Link -3.5
8d ago Loved my manual transmission. Hip arthritis and hurricane Ivan and driving 5.5 hours stop and go to travel the one hour drive home from work ended my love affair. Tear. -3.0
8d ago Puerto Rico Declares Emergency, Imposes 48-Hour Water Rationing as Drought Worsens -6.5
8d ago 7 N Clarkdale [Yavapai Co, AZ] Other Federal reports Flash Flood at 5:15 AM MST -- Gauge SYMA3 (Sycamore Creek) rose 1.92 feet in 1 hour. at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:18:36 +0000 via IEMbot Additional … -2.5
8d ago At 5:15 AM MST, 7 N Clarkdale [Yavapai Co, AZ] Other Federal reports Flash Flood. Gauge SYMA3 (Sycamore Creek) rose 1.92 feet in 1 hour. #azwx Link -2.5
8d ago Morning coffee. The rain has stopped here. Hopefully waters are receding elsewhere. Grateful that tornado that hit San Antonio didn't veer into I-10 at rush hour. That was a near miss. Fortunately,… +3.5
8d ago Leaving a whole half hour early and going the long way round to get to my destination, because I refuse to deal with Bank station in a heatwave -1.5
8d ago There are 466 active U.S. weather alerts across the U.S., with 48 new in the past hour. High-severity alerts include Flood Warnings in TX, IA, and IL and Red Flag Warnings in WA, ID, and MT. Othe… -1.0
8d ago Top two stories at the top of the hour on Fox & Friends: Texas Flooding Canadian Wildfire Smoke infiltration +0.0
8d ago One month ago the new president of the Andalucia comunity took possession in an act that took place in the morning instead of the traditional hour because of the heatwave. Took possession thanks t… -4.0
9d ago Typhoon Bavi's track kept shifting until the final hour. Land reshapes a storm's structure, changing how it moves near the coast. This research explains why. Read: doi.org/10.1007/s003... #AAS #Ty… +2.5
9d ago Back online in the past few minutes after one of our ever-more frequent 5 hour internet outages due to extreme heat and seeing some stuff about the Trump whine fest: -4.0
9d ago #NWS #flood #nwsflashflood #FlashFloodWarning Flash Flood Warning for Santa Cruz, AZ #AZwx The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. There can be minor ponding and … -1.5
9d ago There are 646 active U.S. weather alerts across the U.S., with 98 new in the past hour. High-severity alerts include Local Area Emergency in TX and Tornado Warnings in NJ. Other new alerts includ… -2.5
9d ago Here is a look at the supercell thunderstorm on radar pummeling Ocean County over the last hour - notice all the storm report icons on LBI. #NJ #NJWX #WX #Weather -4.0
9d ago Riders were forced to walk down Six Flags Great America’s newest roller coaster after it got stuck for over an hour during extreme heat on Tuesday, as several other rides also reportedly experience… -3.0
9d ago Took a drive around town and it's not great. Not as bad as last year, they're saying the river got 10 feet higher last year compared to this year. But over 20 inches of rain over a 24 hour period. … -2.5
9d ago 🌊 Flash Flood Warning just dropped for Emery, UT—valid until 7:30pm MDT. That's a 3+ hour window for heavy rainfall impacts. Track how the odds shift free during beta at vortexwxpredictions.com #Fl… -5.0
9d ago [Delayed Report] On Jul 15, at 5:39 PM PDT, Contact [Elko Co, NV] Dept of Highways reports Flash Flood. Heavy rain from thunderstorms (radar estimated rainfall rate of one to two inches per hour) c… -4.5
9d ago the weather has been alternating between stormy/rainy and clear sky heat since yesterday like it changes every hour but we're having a small hail storm rn i am so alive i love storms 🥹🫶 +4.0
9d ago Oh, shit, BB. I just half an hour ago saw that there’s flooding in Texas again. How’s your place? Any damage? Is it in a safe spot? (assuming there are any safe spots.) Blessed be, Lady. -2.0
9d ago a heat wave then back to back 10-12 hour workdays then air quality issues im going crazyyyy not being able to go outside @___@ -4.0
9d ago There are 475 active U.S. weather alerts across the U.S., with 56 new in the past hour. High-severity alerts include Flood Warnings in TX, IA, and IL and Flash Flood Warnings in TX, CO, and MO. O… -1.5
9d ago our flight was grounded bc of a thunderstorm that was pretty bad and we’ve been sitting here for about an hour. my edible kicked in like … 45 min ago and it’s gunna wear off and the dog (me) will b… -1.5
9d ago Drink one cup of water for every 15-20 minutes of outdoor activity, or 24-32 ounces of water every hour--even if you aren’t thirsty. Advice for protecting your health during extreme heat events: on… +4.0
9d ago Isolated slow-moving thunderstorm cells have developed across mid and north Devon and north Cornwall ⛈️ These could give locally torrential downpours, frequent lightning and 20mm or more of rain i… ×2 -1.0
9d ago Aaand it's done. Honestly not bad for a Washington thunderstorm. Lasted nearly an hour and the first thunderclap was so loud and close that it woke me up thinking Rainier blew and I was finally goi… +3.0
9d ago 9:45 AM: Rain rates 0.55” per hour in Federal Way as a thunderstorm moves north up I-5. #wawx ×2 -0.5
9d ago In Paris (France), our most active one averaged 400 *an hour* during our *latest heatwave*. Decent infrastructure is never left unused! +4.5
9d ago Special Weather Statement issued July 16 at 11:16AM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI Funnel clouds have been reported near Hawkeye in Fayette County during the past hour. These funnel clouds normally do no… -2.0

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T3 Flash Flooding and Severe Weather for the Carolinas This Week weather_flooding weathernationtv.com dangerous, alarming, immediate
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T3 Risk of flash flooding in central and eastern North Carolina 📄 weather_flooding wxii12.com urgent, anxious, worried
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T3 Hour-by-hour: Tracking storms as flood risk rises in North Carolina ⚖ Contested weather_flooding wxii12.com urgent, anxious, watchful
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T3 North Carolina severe storms, flash flooding live updates ⚖ Contested weather_flooding wxii12.com urgent, overwhelmed, dangerous
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T3 Waves of rain will bring an isolated flood threat to the Carolinas weather_flooding wccbcharlotte.com ominous, anxious, cautious
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T3 Multiday Flood Threat Targets Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas ⚖ Contested weather_flooding iheart.com anxious, urgent, vulnerable
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T3 Multiday Flood Threat Targets Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas ⚖ Contested weather_flooding iheart.com looming, wet, disruptive
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T3 Multiday Flood Threat Targets Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas ⚖ Contested weather_flooding iheart.com threatening, urgent, anxious
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T3 Multiday Flood Threat Targets Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas ⚖ Contested weather_flooding iheart.com threatening, urgent, anxious
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T3 Multiday Flood Threat Targets Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas ⚖ Contested weather_forecast iheart.com anxious, alert, bracing
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T3 Multiday Flood Threat Targets Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas ⚖ Contested weather_flooding iheart.com anxious, drenched, urgent
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T3 Multiday Flood Threat Targets Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas ⚖ Contested weather_flooding iheart.com pressing, soaked, urgent
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T3 Multiday Flood Threat Targets Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas ⚖ Contested weather_flooding iheart.com rising, wet, threatening
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T3 Drought and downpours: Why Raleigh is preparing for flash flooding weather_flooding wral.com vigilant, concerned, proactive
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T3 Multiday Flood Threat Targets Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas ⚖ Contested weather_flooding iheart.com threatening, soggy, imminent
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T3 Multiday Flood Threat Targets Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas ⚖ Contested weather_flooding iheart.com persistent, inundating, urgent
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T3 Multiday Flood Threat Targets Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas ⚖ Contested weather_flooding iheart.com looming, inundating, risky
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T3 Multiday Flood Threat Targets Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas ⚖ Contested weather_forecast iheart.com looming, concerning, urgent
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T3 Multiday Flood Threat Targets Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas ⚖ Contested weather_forecast iheart.com looming, concerning, urgent
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T3 Multiday Flood Threat Targets Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas ⚖ Contested weather_flooding iheart.com threatening, inundating, urgent
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T3 Multiday Flood Threat Targets Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas ⚖ Contested weather_flooding iheart.com threatening, inundating, urgent
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T3 Multiday Flood Threat Targets Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas ⚖ Contested weather_flooding iheart.com ominous, soggy, urgent
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T3 Multiday Flood Threat Targets Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas ⚖ Contested weather_flooding iheart.com ominous, soggy, urgent
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T3 Multiday Flood Threat Targets Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas ⚖ Contested weather_flooding iheart.com inundating, urgent, worrisome
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T3 Multiday Flood Threat Targets Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas ⚖ Contested weather_flooding iheart.com threatening, soaked, urgent
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T3 Multiday Flood Threat Targets Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas ⚖ Contested weather_forecast iheart.com ominous, urgent, threatening
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T3 Multiday Flood Threat Targets Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas ⚖ Contested weather_forecast iheart.com looming, watchful, tense
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T3 Multiday Flood Threat Targets Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas ⚖ Contested weather_flooding iheart.com urgent, dangerous, uncertain
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T3 Multiday Flood Threat Targets Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas ⚖ Contested weather_flooding iheart.com threatening, urgent, anxious
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T3 Multiday Flood Threat Targets Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas ⚖ Contested weather_flooding iheart.com threatening, urgent, anxious
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T3 Multiday Flood Threat Targets Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas ⚖ Contested weather_flooding iheart.com looming, soaked, urgent
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T3 Multiday Flood Threat Targets Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas ⚖ Contested weather_flooding iheart.com looming, soaked, urgent
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T3 Multiday Flood Threat Targets Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas ⚖ Contested weather_flooding iheart.com anxious, watchful, threatened
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T3 Multiday Flood Threat Targets Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas ⚖ Contested weather_forecast iheart.com looming, concerning, vigilant
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T3 Multiday Flood Threat Targets Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas ⚖ Contested weather_flooding iheart.com anxious, watchful, threatened
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