Top Story Spotlight Will Isaias match Helene? National Weather Service forecasters address concerns Joe Marusak The Charlotte Observer Oct 8, 2026 Oct 8, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Could Hurricane Isaias, which strengthened in the Gulf on Thursday, deliver the destruction of 2024’s Hurricane Helene in the North Carolina mountains?kAm}@[ E96 r2E68@CJ ` DE@C> :D ?@E 6IA64E65 E@ 36 2?JH96C6 ?62C E96 :?E6?D:EJ @7 r2E68@CJ c w6=6?6[ }2E:@?2= (62E96C $6CG:46 7@C642DE6CD D2:5]k^Am kAm“xD2:2D :D }~% 6IA64E65 E@ 36 2?@E96C w6=6?6[” }($ 7@C642DE6CD :? E96 vC66C[ $]r][ @77:46 A@DE65 @? D@4:2= >65:2 %9FCD52J >@C?:?8] ”(9:=6 =@42==J 962GJ C2:?72== 2?5 8FDEJ H:?5D 2C6 A@DD:3=6[ E96 4FCC6?E 7@C642DE :D 72C =6DD D6G6C6 E92? E96 9:DE@C:4 :>A24ED 6IA6C:6?465 5FC:?8 w6=6?6]”k^Am People are also reading… Groundbreaking set for new affordable housing neighborhood in Old Fort. 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Area could see 'coolest air of the season this weekend,' NWS says. Could mountains see snow? "It would not be a surprise to see frost in places across the NC foothills and NW Piedmont."
McDowell Emergency Services opening shelter at noon, continues to monitor weather An emergency shelter is opening at noon today at the McDowell County Senior Center, 100 Spaulding Road in Marion.
