Friday looks quiet butΒ remains cold.Β Skies stay sunny to mostly sunny, which helps temperatures reach the upper 40s by the afternoon. Even with the sunshine, it wonβt feelΒ comfortableΒ withΒ wind chills in the 30s, so its still layers areΒ your friendΒ weather.
With Wilmington still mostly an island surrounded by Hurricane Florenceβs floodwaters and people waiting for hours for handouts of necessities like food, North Carolinaβs 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 Holmesβ house in South Carolina, but he dodged those bullets. Now, with Florence , he doesnβt 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, itβs 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.
