Weβre easing into Monday with a continuationΒ of what we saw over the weekend! Temperatures start off in the 50s early in the morning and climb into the low to mid-80s by the afternoon. The mountains expect a cooler start to the week with highs in the low 70s. After Monday, the pattern really begins to shift.
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.
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