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Your First Alert Forecast from Wed. morning, Jan. 28, 2026
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (71+ words) Your First Alert Forecast from Wed. morning, Jan. 28, 2026wect.com Your First Alert Forecast from Wed. morning, Jan. 28, 2026 Your First Alert Forecast for Tue. evening Jan. 27, 2026 Your First Alert Forecast from Tue. morning, Jan. 27, 2026 Your First Alert Forecast from Mon. evening,…...
First Alert Forecast: bitter cold, wintry weekend closing in
9+ hour, 50+ min ago (119+ words) WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Cold high pressure this week will yield to frigid low pressure this weekend. Bitter chill remains the point of highest confidence: your First Alert Forecast for this weekend offers daytime temps mainly in the 20s and 30s, nighttime lows in…...
Your First Alert Forecast for Tue. evening Jan. 27, 2026
14+ hour, 24+ min ago (71+ words) Your First Alert Forecast for Tue. evening Jan. 27, 2026wect.com Your First Alert Forecast for Tue. evening Jan. 27, 2026 Your First Alert Forecast from Tue. morning, Jan. 27, 2026 Your First Alert Forecast from Mon. evening, Jan. 26, 2026 Your First Alert Forecast from Mon. morning,…...
What are frost quakes and why do they happen?
22+ hour, 18+ min ago (172+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV/Gray News) " Many people in Tennessee reported what seemed like an earthquake across the state Monday night. However, experts said this was not an ordinary earthquake, but instead a frost quake. A frost quake is similar to…...
First Alert Forecast: consistent cold likely, winter precipitation possible
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (222+ words) First Alert Forecast: consistent cold likely, winter precipitation possible'wect.com WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Tuesday through Friday will continue to chill with daytime high temps in the 40s and nights sinking to the 20s. Average Cape Fear highs and lows are now upper 50s and…...
Your First Alert Forecast from Tue. morning, Jan. 27, 2026
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (71+ words) Your First Alert Forecast from Tue. morning, Jan. 27, 2026wect.com Your First Alert Forecast from Tue. morning, Jan. 27, 2026 Your First Alert Forecast from Mon. evening, Jan. 26, 2026 Your First Alert Forecast from Mon. morning, Jan. 26, 2026 Your First Alert Forecast from Sun. evening,…...
Massive winter storm dumps sleet, freezing rain and snow around much of US
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (819+ words) The ice and snowfall were expected to continue into Monday followed by very low temperatures which could cause "dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts" for days, the National Weather Service said. Heavy snow was falling from the Ohio Valley to the…...
Your First Alert Forecast from Thu. Morning, Jan. 22, 2026
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (71+ words) Your First Alert Forecast from Thu. Morning, Jan. 22, 2026wect.com Your First Alert Forecast from Thu. Morning, Jan. 22, 2026 Your First Alert Forecast for Wed. evening Jan. 21, 2026 Your First Alert Forecast from Wed. morning, Jan. 21, 2026 Your First Alert Forecast from Tue. Evening,…...
Stuck on the screen: 46% of Americans say they’re addicted to their phones, new study finds
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (467+ words) WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - How often do you check your phone in a day? You probably don't count, but a recent study shows it's nearly 200 times a day, which equals every five minutes you're awake. Between texting, calling, and of course, social…...
NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher relocates two sand tiger sharks to larger habitats
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (240+ words) KURE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - Four aquariums worked together to relocate two sand tiger sharks from the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher to larger habitats at other North Carolina facilities. The operation moved a 282-pound female and a 165-pound male shark using…...