It's been nearly seven years since the National Weather Service office in Wilmington, North Carolina, last issued an ice warning for its area. Now, over 10 million people along coastal parts of Virginia and the Carolinas are under winter weather alerts. [Source]
People in Maine and Massachusetts, accustomed to powerful nor’easters if not hurricanes, dutifully prepared but appeared largely unfazed by the foul weather to come.
A potentially historic flood event is taking shape across Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, and portions of coastal Georgia, including near Savannah, as water levels will be at heights usually found in powerful hurricanes.
Tropical Storm Nicholas is making its way toward Texas and Louisiana, threatening to pour rain on the region for much of the week and leave some communities flooded.