North Carolina
Milton could cause beach erosion along the North Carolina coast
Compared to Florida, North Carolina’s coast will see very minor impacts from Hurricane Milton. However, we’ll have to watch for possible erosion at our beaches through the end of the week.
Milton is forecast to make landfall as a catastrophic hurricane Wednesday night near or a bit south of the Tampa Bay area.
That will bring a life-threatening storm surge to sections of Florida’s Gulf Coast. Destructive winds and flooding rains will spread across a large part of the Florida peninsula through Thursday morning.
Later in the day Thursday, a weaker Milton will move into the Atlantic. For North Carolina, it will stay safely to our south.
The only impacts here as it heads out to sea will be rough surf, minor coastal flooding and that possible beach erosion.
Many of our beaches have already had a danger of rip currents through this week because of storms that have been way out in the Atlantic.
That danger will continue into the start of the weekend.
Rip currents are powerful channels of water that can pull even experienced swimmers away from shore.
Wind gusts Thursday along the immediate coast will not be terribly strong but could reach up to 30 mph. A steady northeasterly wind through Friday morning could cause issues for the Outer Banks including possible overwash of sections of Highway 12.
North Carolina
‘I’ll take responsibility': NC National Guard on Black Hawk helicopter blowing away supplies
RALEIGH, N.C. (WBTV) – The North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) said it is investigating after supplies were blown away by a Black Hawk helicopter at a distribution center.
In a briefing on Wednesday, Oct. 9, Maj. Gen. Todd Hunt, the Adjutant General of the North Carolina National Guard, addressed the issue.
“I’ll take responsibility for it and we own it,” Hunt said. “The rotor wash caused that damage. That crew has been grounded.”
According to the NCNG, a National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was delivering generators at the request of a local civilian organization to power their distribution outpost in western North Carolina. While attempting to land, rotor wash caused items to blow away from the distribution site.
Officials said the crew immediately identified the situation, aborted the landing for safety reasons, and left the area. No one was hurt.
Previous: Black Hawk helicopter blows away supplies at distribution site in western NC, officials say
The video
A video being shared all over social media sheds light on the situation; it has been seen more than a million times. The footage showed the Black Hawk helicopter moving lower, and things flying in the air.
When they noticed things blowing away — the crew took off for safety reasons.
The NCNG said it is working with the identified local civilian organization to assess the level of damage caused by the rotor wash.
“We continue to investigate,” Hunt continued. “We are very sorry that happened and, again, investigation is underway.”
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SOMERSET, Wis. — As videos from Hurricane Helene-ravaged North Carolina continue to pour in, Jeremy and Nichole King are still processing.
“I was astonished. I was overwhelmed,” Jeremy King said.
What they saw firsthand last week inspired them to help. Their family decided to drive down as many supplies as they could buy with $500.
“If you just sit there and say, ‘I want to,’ and don’t ever do anything, then it’s all just talk,” Nichole King said. “You have to let your talk be backed by actions.
Then came donation after donation, with some from WCCO viewers who had seen their story.
That $500 turned into $40,000 in donations, and 800 pounds of food, cooked and given out.
“All I could think was how the Lord took a loaf of bread and is going to feed the multitudes with it,” Jeremy King said. “We had intentions of leaving to go get more stuff, and people kept floating in and bringing in more supplies.”
What the two saw in North Carolina will stick with them forever; unreachable victims and help that’s still very much needed. Every story of pain seemingly matched with a story of hope.
“We have to just love each other. We can’t be divided. We have to be united, help each other,” Nichole King said. “The world’s dark. Why not be the light? Just show up. It makes a difference.”
The Kings partnered with other volunteers and the Gusher Creek Baptist Church. They hope others will feel called to help as well.
“Our goal with this benefit concert is to raise awareness and funds to support the massive rebuilding efforts now underway,” artist says
Ben Folds will headline a benefit concert later this month to raise money for North Carolinians affected by Hurricane Helene. The concert, titled From Wilmington, With Love, will take place at Wilmington, North Carolina‘s Greenfield Lake Amphitheater on Oct. 29. Musicians from Western North Carolina will feature in the show.
Tickets for the concert are on sale now. One hundred percent of proceeds will go to the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund, which will provide food, housing, and home repair services to people affected by the storm. The United Way of North Carolina is overseeing the fund.
“I’m honored to share the stage and stand in unity with other North Carolina music artists to help those whose lives and livelihoods have been tragically lost or forever altered by the horrific events triggered by Hurricane Helene,” Folds said in a statement. “Our goal with this benefit concert is to raise awareness and funds to support the massive rebuilding efforts now underway, and that will be ongoing for months and years to come.”
“Here in Coastal North Carolina, we know the power of nature to disrupt lives and endanger communities,” Bill Saffo, Wilmington’s mayor, said. “That’s why we feel so deeply for those in the western part of our state whose lives have been upended by Hurricane Helene. We look forward to a beautiful night of music with Ben Folds, but also musicians from Western North Carolina traveling to Wilmington to share their talent and first-hand accounts of the devastation their region is experiencing.”
Folds was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, after an abbreviated stint at the University of Miami, attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He formed the Ben Folds Five three decades ago in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Hurricane Helene has become the deadliest hurricane since Hurricane Katrina. About half of the 227 people who died as a result of the storm lived in North Carolina, according to The Associated Press. Efforts to rebuild the area are underway.
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