Carolina Weather

National Weather Headlines

• Kabul experiences coldest weather in 15 years
• Poland says cold weather kills 6 more people
• Storm blankets Nebraska after dumping on Colorado
• Rome struggles with more snow; govt shovels issued
• Heathrow Airport cancels flights ahead of snow

What Do I Need?

• North Carolina Hurricanes
• 2007 Hurricane Names

Local Shelters

2007 Hurricane Watch Features

• Officials: Take hurricane threat seriously
• Coastal areas may require re-entry passes for return
• Fisheries: Get boats out of the water
• Shelters open in Onslow
• Hurricane preparations underway
• Ports closed to vessel traffic
• Earl threatens East Coast with weekend pounding
• Earl weakens to Category 3
• Gov. Perdue sends message regarding Hurricane Earl
• Predicting hurricane track has improved

Before the Storm

• Port during the storm
• FAQS
• Flood Insurance Facts
• Farm preparations
• Financial planning a vital part of readiness
• For some, bigger is better when it comes to generators
• High and dry
• Storms can cause financial damage before landfall
• Planning in the present
• FAQ: Frequestly asked questions about hurricanes

Local Red Cross Chapters

• Wilmington
  

  1102 S. 16th Street

  Wilmington, NC 28401

  Phone: 910-762-2683 or 1-866-343-5846

  Fax: 910-343-5850

  
  http://www.arccapefear.org
  
  
• Lenoir County
  

  1500 North Queen Street

  Kinston, NC 28501

  Phone: (252) 523-4528

  Fax: (252) 523-9759

  
  http://www.lenoirredcross.org
  
  
• Craven (surrounding) County
  

  1916 S. Glenburnie Road

  New Bern, NC 28562

  (252) 637-3405

  
  http://www.ccc-arc.org/