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A historic snowstorm has blanketed eastern North Carolina, creating dangerous travel conditions on roads and bridges in Carteret County. Piles of snow blown by strong winds are blocking neighborhoods, and emergency vehicles are struggling to reach some areas, according to the county’s latest update .
It’s possible Charlotte could get 4 to 8 inches through just through Saturday evening, with as much as 11 inches by early Sunday.
A winter weather system moving through the eastern U.S. could reorganize into a strong coastal storm off the East Coast later this weekend.
A low pressure system currently causing heavy rain over the Northern Territory could develop into a tropical cyclone near the Pilbara coast later this week.
Global weather forecasting models predict that a tropical disturbance northeast of Vanuatu could turn into the first cyclone of the season.
Tropical cyclone Luana has been named as it barrels towards the Western Australia coastline. The category one system briefly intensified to a category two on Saturday before being downgraded again as it was set to cross the coastline.