Officials excavating North Carolina's Lake Lure Reservoir following Hurricane Helene have unearthed two "remarkable" and rare artifacts from the dried lakebed.

A satellite program that has historically been a key source of weather forecasting data will be discontinued no later than July 31, according to a message posted by NOAA.

Hurricane Flossie is now a Category 3 hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Major Hurricane Flossie is the earliest F-named storm on the Eastern Pacific hurricane season record.

Other examples include Category 5 Hurricane Anita, which slammed northeast Mexico in the second least active season in 1977, and Category 3 Hurricane Emily's strike on Hispaniola in 1987.

The hurricane center said Erick is rapidly intensifying and is expected to be at or near major hurricane status as it approaches the Mexican coast on Thursday, where it could make landfall.

The hurricane name game: Will people take a storm called Flossie seriously? Hurricane Flossie tracker This forecast track shows the most likely path of the center of the storm.

Hurricane Flossie strengthened to a Category 3 cyclone late Tuesday while remaining off the Pacific coast of Mexico.

Hurricane Flossie has strengthened to a Category 3 cyclone while remaining off the Pacific coast of Mexico.

Mexico City — Hurricane Flossie has strengthened into a powerful Category 3 hurricane off Mexico’s southwestern Pacific coast with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph), according to ...