Today’s top weather news: Atlantic alive as hurricane season enters last month

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3 areas are being tracked in the Atlantic as hurricane season enters last month

Another named storm is not out of the question as the last month in the Atlantic in 2024 hurricane season begins Friday, and the National Hurricane Center is tracking three areas for potential development.

30 November marks the end of Atlantic hurricane seasonand it can’t come soon enough. In the meantime, there are three areas worth watching as we count down the days.

Three areas to see in the tropical Atlantic.

Three areas to see in the tropical Atlantic.

(FOX Weather)

Tents are replacing some polling places in North Carolina destroyed by Helene

Early voting is underway North Carolinaand the state makes it easier for people who are affected by Hurricane Helene to cast their vote.

After so many towns and roads had been washed away by Helen’s flood and mudslides in western North Carolina, state officials decided to erect tents to serve as polling stations for Tuesday’s election.

Voting has already started for Tuesday’s election. In the areas hit hard by Helene, many polling stations are no longer easy to get to. As a solution, the state has set up tents to act as temporary polling stations for voters.

Seven tents have been erected in four of the most devastated counties in North Carolina: Buncombe, Burke, Haywood and Yancey. Four tents are in place in Yancey County, while Buncombe, Burke and Haywood counties have one tent each.

Evacuation orders were lifted in San Diego after a brush fire broke out near the university

All evacuation orders have been partially lifted San Diego after a brush fire broke out near the San Diego State University campus.

The Montezuma/Fairmount fire had burned nearly 40 acres by Thursday afternoon. Authorities ordered people to evacuate several neighborhoods west of the university, including an elementary school.

As of Thursday evening, firefighters said the fire was 25% under control. Six houses were damaged and no injuries were reported.

The Montezuma fire is prompting mandatory evacuations as firefighters work to contain the blaze.

See: ‘Googly eye’ seen in Martian sky by Perseverance rover

‘Eye spy’ a Martian moon passing in front of the Sun, creating an eerie sight seen by NASA’s Perseverance rover on the red planet.

NASA’s Mars rover in the Jezero crater recorded this part eclipse of Sun of Mars’ moon Phobos on September 30, also known as the 1,285. Mars day for the robotic mission. As the potato-shaped moon passed in front of the Sun, it created the appearance of a “googly eye”.

NASA’s Perseverance rover recently recorded this

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