Good Friday morning! Itβs a warm and slightly more humid start to the day, and that trend will stick with us through the afternoon. Expect highs to climb into the low to mid 80s, with a mix of sun and clouds throughout the day.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Emergency Management Agency issued an evacuation warning for residents living near the Catawba River, Lake Norman, and Lake Wylie.
One person is dead, one person is injured, and two children were rescued after a tree fell on a home Friday morning, according to Medic.
Rock Hill city officials host a news conference to provide updates on their response to Tropical Depression Helene.
WCCB Meteorologist James Scott was live on-air reporting about a massive tree that fell across South York Street in Gastonia when a vehicle nearly drove into the tree during the broadcast.
Gov. Cooper provides updates on Helene's impacts on N.C. Helene has dumped heavy rain across the state which has caused catastrophic flooding and produced damaging wind that has knocked out power to more than a million people.Β
Β Hurricane HeleneΒ weakened to a tropical storm over Georgia with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 kph) early Friday, the National Hurricane Center said.
Much of Alexander County has already received over 6β of rain since Thursday morning, inundating rivers, roads, and neighborhoods - and the worst is still yet to come.
Mandatory evacuations are underway in Taylorsville due to flooding from Hurricane Helene.
