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#Hurricane #Isaias is now a Category 2 storm with 100mph sustained winds. It will strengthen to 110mph overnight, then weaken slightly before landfall Friday night. Rain still looks to move into the Carolinas Saturday, continuing Saturday night and much of Sunday. @wbtv.com #NCwx #SCwx

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#Hurricane #Isaias is slightly stronger as of 11:00am, now with 85mph sustained winds. Forecast path and intensity largely unchanged, still looking at landfall between Mobile and Pensacola late Friday night. Rain still likely for the Carolinas this weekend! @wbtv.com #NCwx #SCwx

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This BY FAR the longest into tropical season we’ve waited for the first hurricane in the Atlantic basin.

Thursday 10/8 @wbtv.com #FirstAlert #instacast — #Hurricane #Isaias likely to send rain into the Carolinas this weekend! #NCwx #SCwx

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Brian McNoldy @bmcnoldy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

#Isaias is the first #hurricane of the season, and it's still strengthening. Peak intensity of 110 MPH will occur when the storm is still over the open Gulf, but it will still be a hurricane at landfall late Friday night/early Saturday morning. The latest on @wbtv.com through 8:00am! #NCwx #SCwx

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Ten hours of an intensifying Tropical Storm #Isaias on October 7, from sunrise to sunset.

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Paul Heggen @paulheggenwx.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Four forecast models’ versions of what the map will look like Saturday morning. That is a WIDE range of scenarios, and a wide range of impacts for the Gulf Coast, and for us in the Carolinas later in the weekend. Forecast is still evolving, check back for updates! @wbtv.com #Isaias #NCwx #SCwx

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Paul Heggen @paulheggenwx.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

#Tropical Storm #Isaias has formed in the Gulf. The forecast path from the National #Hurricane Center shows it becoming a hurricane by Thursday, almost a major hurricane by Friday. It's likely to send rain into the Carolinas this weekend! Details on @wbtv.com through 8am... #NCwx #SCwx

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Paul Heggen @paulheggenwx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Tropical Depression 9 has formed in the Gulf, in the Bay of Campeche. It will soon become Tropical Storm #Isaias, and the National Hurricane Center’s forecast shows it becoming a Category 2 hurricane before land fall along the Gulf coast of the U.S. on Friday.

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Paul Heggen @paulheggenwx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

We're watching the Gulf for likely development this week. All signs point to this system becoming a tropical depression, and there's better than a 50-50 chance it becomes a tropical storm. Forecast data shows lower than a 20% chance it becomes our first hurricane of the Atlantic season.

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Paul Heggen @paulheggenwx.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Monday 10/5 @wbtv.com #FirstAlert #instacast — Clearing today, nice weather most of the week! #NCwx #SCwx

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Paul Heggen @paulheggenwx.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Accountability time: Our rainy forecast for last weekend was...not so great. The cold front we expected to drive widespread rain across the region sagged farther south than expected, focusing the heaviest rain into a narrow strip of South Carolina.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Listening to Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit wave away the sexual assault charges against DeShaun Watson — even saying “winning is the best deodorant” — was pretty jarring, especially this week.

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Paul Heggen @paulheggenwx.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Friday 10/2 @wbtv.com #FirstAlert #instacast — Warm again today, then a wet weekend! #NCwx #SCwx

Paul Heggen @paulheggenwx.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Another unseasonably warm day today! These numbers aren't record-setting, but they're a solid ten degrees above-average. Rain this weekend will bring an end to the autumn heat wave. @wbtv.com #NCwx #SCwx

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The first nine months of 2026 were the warmest such period on record in Charlotte (back to 1878). @wbtv.com #NCwx #SCwx

This week's update from the U.S. Drought monitor only shows minor changes compared to last week — most of the @wbtv.com area is still in Moderate Drought conditions. Rain this weekend should make a difference! #NCwx #SCwx

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Thursday 10/1 @wbtv.com #FirstAlert #instacast — Warm start to October, then a wet weekend. #NCwx #SCwx

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Paul Heggen @paulheggenwx.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Unseasonably warm today and tomorrow, but we’re looking ahead to a wet weekend. Have an indoor alternative in mind for outdoor plans from Saturday afternoon onward. @wbtv.com #NCwx #SCwx

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Charlotte rainfall estimates through Monday, according to the last eight runs of the European forecast model (most recent first): 1.73” 0.71” 0.16” 0.38” 0.38” 2.60” 1.36” 0.98” Which is why this forecast is driving us BONKERS.

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Paul Heggen @paulheggenwx.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Wednesday 9/30 @wbtv.com #FirstAlert #instacast — Autumn warm spell, then a wet weekend. #NCwx #SCwx

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Paul Heggen @paulheggenwx.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It will be a very warm start to October, but this weekend's rain will usher in a MUCH cooler air mass! Looking forward to a long-stretch of genuinely autumnal weather... @wbtv.com #NCwx #SCwx

Paul Heggen @paulheggenwx.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Extended-range forecast models have their points of difference, but they agree that: - Showers and storms develop by late Saturday - Heaviest rain Saturday night & early Sunday - 1.5”-2” of rain for most, 3”+ possible More updates to come this week! @wbtv.com #NCwx #SCwx

Paul Heggen @paulheggenwx.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A warm end to September and an almost-hot start to October in store for the Carolinas — fortunately, nowhere close to the record heat we had seven years ago! I lived in Raleigh for that heat wave, and it was...not ideal. @wbtv.com #NCwx #SCwx

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Dakota Smith @weatherdak.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The evolution of this weekend's nor'easter.

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Paul Heggen @paulheggenwx.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The 8th #tropical #storm of the 2026 Atlantic season is unlikely to become the first hurricane. #Hanna won't strengthen much over its short lifespan, and should weaken to a post-tropical system in about 48 hours. @wbtv.com

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Paul Heggen @paulheggenwx.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Starting to see a little more color in the mountains! Foliage won't peak for a few more weeks in the high country, and the Piedmont will have to wait until late October/early November. @wbtv.com #NCwx #SCwx

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Paul Heggen @paulheggenwx.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A beautiful pre-sunrise sky, on another beautiful morning! We're in for a warm-up this week, then the weekend forecast is looking...complicated. Tracking all the details on @wbtv.com until 8:00am! #NCwx #SCwx

Paul Heggen @paulheggenwx.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Officiating in this Tampa-Minnesota game is approaching SEC levels of bad

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[clears throat] I'd take four other QBs in the SEC before Arch Manning

The Rockwell standing man meme but with a Florida fan

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Paul Heggen @paulheggenwx.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Friday 9/25 @wbtv.com #FirstAlert #instacast — Spectacular weather for the first weekend of fall! #NCwx #SCwx

Paul Heggen @paulheggenwx.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A beautiful sunrise over Uptown Charlotte, and some beautifully cool temperatures across the region! This is the coolest morning in Charlotte in over FOUR months... @wbtv.com #NCwx #SCwx

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Paul Heggen @paulheggenwx.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Leo wasn’t too sure about his rain jacket at first…but he eventually came around. #dogsintherain @wbtv.com

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Paul Heggen @paulheggenwx.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Very little change with this week's US Drought Monitor update. Data is gathered on Tuesdays, so this week's rain wasn't incorporated into the update. We should see some significant improvement next week! @wbtv.com #NCwx #SCwx