Villanova beats No. 14 North Carolina 83-81 in OT, advances to title game at Battle 4 Atlantis
Justin Moore scored five of his 16 points in overtime and Eric Dixon had a career-high 34 points and 10 rebounds as Villanova beat No. 14 North Carolina 83-81 on Thursday in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis.
Lawyer: FTX founder likely challenging new crypto charges
A lawyer for onetime cryptocurrency darling Sam Bankman-Fried is signaling that he's challenging the validity of new charges contained in rewritten indictments released in recent weeks after his client was brought to the United States from the Bahamas in December.
Eta Becomes An Extratropical Low
Location 85 miles SE of Wilmington North Carolina Wind 45 mph Heading ENE at 21 mph Pressure 29.65 Coordinates 76.8W, 33.3NDiscussionAt 400 AM EST (0900 UTC), the center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Eta was located near latitude 33.3 North, longitude 76.8 West. The post-tropical cyclone is moving toward the east-northeast near 21 mph (33 km/h) and this motion is expected to continue with an increase in forward speed through Saturday. On the forecast track, Eta is expected to gradually pull away from the southeast U.S. Coast today. Eta could intensify a little as an non-tropical cyclone during the next day or so before it becomes absorbed by a larger non-tropical cyclone on Saturday or Saturday night. Tropics Models at 8:10 Friday Morning, November 13thLand HazardsSURF: Swells generated by Eta will affect portions of the southeastern United States coast today.
Isaias near hurricane strength as it crawls toward Carolinas
The U.S. National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane warning from South Santee River, South Carolina, to Surf City, North Carolina. "We are forecasting it to become a hurricane before it reaches the coast this evening," senior hurricane specialist Daniel Brown said. Authorities were getting ready in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, ordering swimmers out of the water to avoid rough surf and strong rip currents. Were from Michigan, so we get snow and go through it all," Aliyah Owens, who arrived in Myrtle Beach for a summer vacation Sunday, told WTBW-TV. Anything that can move we tie down or bring inside, Philo told The Sun News of Myrtle Beach.
ISAIAS Isnt Done and Neither is our HEAT
Houston, TX Florida let out a sigh of relief yesterday as ISAIAS swept to the East after passing through the Caribbean and Bahamas. Already the Cape Fear River at Wilmington is in Minor to Moderate Flood stage and the storm wont be there until tomorrow:Rising Water in WilimingtonThe saving grace is that the storm will move quickly. Get Ready for HeatWeve been advertising another big warm up toward the end of this week and the weekend. Heres an upper level map indicating strong High Pressure settles in over us (exactly what happened during our last heat wave):Strong High PressureLook for mid 90s and Feels Like numbers in the 100-105 range. The NWS put out this graphic for the month ahead indicating warmer and drier than normal for the month of August:Hot and Dry!
Hurricane outlooks and August fronts
Hurricane Isaias hit Puerto Rico hard with flooding, power outages and landslides. Here is the American model (GFS) for that scenario Monday-Tuesday:Isaias possible pathA landfall into the Carolinas will cause a lot of power outages, flooding rains, roof and tree damage. Speaking of August and anything possible, we have a front trying to make its way here today and another one next week! The low temperatures dropped to 60 degrees on the 17th and 62 degrees on the 18th. Not to be a downer, but it was just one week later that Hurricane Andrew slammed into Miami with 175mph winds.
All aboard: Sail from Galveston to Royal Caribbeanโs private island CocoCay beginning March
HOUSTON โ Beginning March, Royal Caribbean will offer seven-day long cruises that will sail from Galveston to its private island, CocoCay, in the Bahamas for prices as low as $564. Cruise-goers will embark on an adventure on the โEnchantment of the Seaโ ship, which will also make stops in Key West, Florida and Nassau, Bahamas, before reaching โPerfect Dayโ at CocoCay. Royal Caribbean says CocoCay has beach areas that make the island the ultimate sun-soaking escape and offers lots of activities to make the perfect beach day. The cruiseโs lowest rates range from $564 to $920, with trips beginning on March 30 until Sept. 25. Hereโs a list of all the dates available on the site:March 30April 6May 29June 5June 12June 19July 10July 17August 7August 14September 18September 25For more details on what the cruise offers, go here.