y Wednesday, the weather pattern shifts, and we move into a broad warm slot. Temperatures respond in a big way, climbing to nearly 15 degrees above normal. This will also bring some moisture into the atmosphere rising humidity levels out of the critical fire-weather range.
With Wilmington still mostly an island surrounded by Hurricane Florence’s floodwaters and people waiting for hours for handouts of necessities like food, North Carolina’s governor is pleading with thousands of evacuees to be patient and not return home just yet.
The river seethed a quarter-mile away, bulging from its banks, so the patrol cars circled the neighborhood three times.
Like hurricanes Harvey and Katrina before it, Florence will be remembered for unleashing a staggering amount of water over a vast area.
Two years ago, from Hurricane Matthew and in 1999, from Hurricane Floyd, floodwaters came close to entering Joe Holmes’ house in South Carolina, but he dodged those bullets. Now, with Florence , he doesn’t feel so lucky.
A large Rat Snake crosses East 36th St. in NoDa, Charlotte, likely displaced from flash flooding caused by the torrential rain of Tropical Storm Florence.
After a severe storm, like we just experienced with Florence, it’s imperative that you take proper precautions with your home systems.
Check out these photos of Charlotte area storm damage and send in your storm damage photos to PHOTOS@wccbcharlotte.com
The focus across the Carolinas is recovery from Hurricane Florence and the damage it brought with it.
