Crews picked through mountains of debris and waded into swollen rivers Monday in the search for victims of catastrophic flooding that killed almost 90 people over the weekend in Texas.Â
Morganton, NC
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84°
- Humidity: 65%
- Feels Like: 91°
- Heat Index: 91°
- Wind: 2 mph
- Wind Chill: 84°
- UV Index: 0 Low
- Sunrise: 06:19:05 AM
- Sunset: 08:44:45 PM
- Dew Point: 71°
- Visibility: 10 mi
Today
Thunderstorms early, then partly cloudy after midnight. Storms may contain strong gusty winds. Low 67F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 60%.
Tonight
Thunderstorms early, then partly cloudy after midnight. Storms may contain strong gusty winds. Low 67F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 60%.
Tomorrow
Partly cloudy. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 88F. Winds light and variable.
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Precip: 51% Chance
Humidity: 82%
Wind Chill: 77°
Heat Index: 77°
UV Index: 4 Moderate
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Dew Point: 71°
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Wind: SW @ 2 mph
Precip: 15% Chance
Humidity: 66%
Wind Chill: 84°
Heat Index: 91°
UV Index: 2 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 72°
7 PM
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Wind: WSW @ 2 mph
Precip: 3% Chance
Humidity: 69%
Wind Chill: 83°
Heat Index: 88°
UV Index: 1 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 72°
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Wind: SW @ 1 mph
Precip: 15% Chance
Humidity: 80%
Wind Chill: 79°
Heat Index: 84°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 72°
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Precip: 18% Chance
Humidity: 90%
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Heat Index: 76°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 73°
10 PM
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Precip: 15% Chance
Humidity: 96%
Wind Chill: 74°
Heat Index: 74°
UV Index: 0 Low
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Dew Point: 72°
11 PM
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Wind: SW @ 1 mph
Precip: 7% Chance
Humidity: 98%
Wind Chill: 73°
Heat Index: 73°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 72°
12 AM
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Wind: SW @ 1 mph
Precip: 9% Chance
Humidity: 100%
Wind Chill: 72°
Heat Index: 75°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 9 mi
Dew Point: 72°
1 AM
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Wind: WSW @ 0 mph
Precip: 9% Chance
Humidity: 100%
Wind Chill: 71°
Heat Index: 74°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 9 mi
Dew Point: 71°
2 AM
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Wind: W @ 1 mph
Precip: 9% Chance
Humidity: 100%
Wind Chill: 71°
Heat Index: 74°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 7 mi
Dew Point: 71°
3 AM
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Wind: WSW @ 0 mph
Precip: 9% Chance
Humidity: 100%
Wind Chill: 70°
Heat Index: 73°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 6 mi
Dew Point: 70°
4 AM
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Wind: WNW @ 0 mph
Precip: 9% Chance
Humidity: 100%
Wind Chill: 69°
Heat Index: 72°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 4 mi
Dew Point: 69°
The death toll from flash floods that raged through central Texas rose to 70 after searchers found more bodies.
Scores of rescuers searched Saturday for children from a girls' camp and many others who were still missing after a powerful storm that killed at least 27 people, officials said.
The order came after Duke Energy asked customers in North and South Carolina on Monday to use less electricity to reduce stress on the power grid and help prevent power outages.Â
One expert notes that glacier shrinkage has wide effects on agriculture, fisheries, drinking water levels and cross-boundary rivers.
More than 40 million people in the U.S. were under heat alerts Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
The Billion Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters database, since its launch in 1980, has tracked the economic impacts of extreme weather events, including property damage and costs from hurricanes, floods, wildfires and more, nationwide.
The earthquake happened at 9:05 a.m.
In Burke County, officials received about 20 calls for illegal burns over the weekend.
Meteorologists and former National Weather Service leaders say reducing vital weather balloon launches will degrade the accuracy of forecasts just as severe weather season kicks in.
The deadliest tornado in recorded U.S. history occurred 100 years ago. The Tri-State Tornado touched down in southeastern Missouri on March 18, 1925.
The most fatalities as of Saturday morning were in Missouri, authorities said, with at least 12 deaths.
The Burke County ban includes cooking fires with grills and smokers.