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Get ready for a hot weekend in Brunswick Co.

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer
Friday, June 29th, 2012, 12:03pm
Get ready for a hot weekend in Brunswick Co.

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – A heat advisory is in effect from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. Friday in Brunswick County.

An excessive heat watch remains in effect from Saturday morning until Sunday evening, according to the National Weather Service.

High humidity and hot air temperatures will make it feel like 105 to 109 degrees on Friday and between 110-119 degrees on Saturday and Sunday. The hottest temperatures will occur in the middle to late afternoon hours, the NWS said.

Temperatures can quickly exceed 150 degrees in a closed vehicle that’s exposed to direct sunlight, so don’t leave children or pets unattended.

Remember to drink fluids, wear light-colored clothing and take frequent breaks in a shaded or air conditioned area.

To keep track of the hot temperatures, check out WECT’s weather page. First Alert Meteorologists Colin Hackman, Robb Ellis and Eric Davis update it often.

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WECT's Hurricane Survival Guide now available online

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer
Saturday, June 2nd, 2012, 10:11am
WECT's Hurricane Survival Guide now available online

SOUTHEASTERN, NC (WECT) – WECT’s 2012 Hurricane Survival Guide is here, just in time for the start of the Atlantic hurricane season.

You can pick up a free copy during StormFest at the Cape Fear Museum, at various Lowe’s Foods across Wilmington and the WECT studios on Shipyard Blvd.

The guide is also available online. Click here to download your free copy.

Copyright 2012 WECT. All rights reserved.

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Weather impacting Memorial Day weekend, sign up for alerts

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer
Saturday, May 26th, 2012, 7:07am
Weather impacting Memorial Day weekend, sign up for alerts

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Memorial Day weekend could be full of some severe weather, with the potential for tropical storm Beryl to impact the North Carolina coast.

With hurricane season approaching fast, it’s time to make sure you’re signed up for the WECT email and text alerts. You can get severe weather forecasts (including watches, warnings and advisories) sent directly to your inbox or cell phone.

To sign up, click here and fill out the form.

If you prefer to check the forecast on your computer, don’t forget WECT offers an interactive weather map on its weather page.

Just remember, message and data rates may apply. You can text STOP at any time to cancel your subscription or text HELP for more information.

Copyright 2012 WECT. All rights reserved.

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First Alert Weather team will program your weather radio for free

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012, 11:16am

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Weather Radio Wednesdays are back!

WECT and the First Alert Weather Team have joined forces again with Walgreens and Midland Radio to bring you Weather Radio Wednesdays.

For the next few weeks, the First Alert Weather Team will be at a different Walgreens location from 4:00-7:00 p.m. to help program your weather radio.

Every home and business should have a weather radio. While most radios provide programmable options for your specific county, the programming can be difficult.

So let the First Alert Weather Team program your radio for free! Bring ANY weather radio to our Wednesday location and we will program it for you.

Don't have a weather radio? Pick one up while you are there at Walgreens, and have it programmed for free.

Here's the upcoming Weather Radio Wednesday Schedule:

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Emergency service officials prepare for hazards

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012, 10:48am
Emergency service officials prepare for hazards

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Dozens of local officials are expected to gather in Brunswick County Wednesday for a Multi-Hazard Preparedness Conference.

According to a press release, Brunswick County Emergency Services will host the conference that will feature presentations from local, state and federal officials on various topics.

Authorities plan to spend the morning focusing on the upcoming hurricane season while the afternoon session will provide an overview of the nuclear plant.

The event will take place at the Progress Energy Brunswick Plant Media Center from 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

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Neighbor captures million-dollar home fire on camera

Submitted by WECT Web Staff
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 7:27pm

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – A million-dollar vacation home in Oak Island is a total loss after flames burned it Monday night.

The Oak Island Fire Department was called to the two-story home on West Beach Drive just before 10:40 p.m.

Carl Barbour was in town checking on his beach home when he saw the flames coming from his neighbor's house.

"Flames were coming out of the roof and the wind was really bad and it looked like it was going to go to the neighboring two houses," he said.

Barbour says him and his family couldn't do much but watch as firefighters attempted to get the fire under control.

"We pulled up three chairs on the porch and unfortunately we had a good view of it," said Barbour. "It was just very, very scary."

Firefighters from numerous agencies managed to get the fire under control.  Fire officials say no other homes were damaged after their three hour battle with the flames.

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Frost advisory in effect for Brunswick Co. from 3-8 a.m.

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012, 3:39pm
Frost advisory in effect for Brunswick Co. from 3-8 a.m.

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The combination of an unseasonably cold air mass, clear skies, and light winds could lead to a widespread frost and possibly some freezing temperatures over southeast North Carolina by early Thursday morning. 

Overnight lows could drop into the 35-40 degree range in the frost advisory area and could go below 32 in isolated spots in the freeze warning area.

Now that the growing season is under way it will be important to protect your delicate plants by covering them up or bringing them inside, if possible. The critical question Wednesday night will be the wind. If it stays in the 5-10 miles per hour range, we may avoid a widespread frost.  If winds are lighter than expected the frost and freeze will be more widespread overnight.

Freeze warning: Bladen, Pender, Duplin, and Onslow counties from 3-8 a.m. Thursday

Frost advisory: New Hanover, Brunswick, and Columbus counties from 3-8 a.m. Thursday

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