Saturday is the day weβll really have to watch. The heat and humidity will still be intense, and heat alerts are expected to remain in place. It will feel hot very quickly, and by the afternoon, conditions could become dangerous if youβre outside for an extended period of time.
Tropical Storm Chris currently has maximum-sustained winds of 70 mph, just shy of hurricane force.
As Tropical Storm Chris swirls off the North Carolina coast, emergency officials are monitoring the storm carefully and warning coastal residents and vacationers to be cautious.
Beryl has strengthened into the first hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
The Greenlee Ford Access at the Catawba River Greenway is closed until further notice due to flooding.
Mudslides triggered by the soggy remnants of Alberto forced evacuations below a dam early Wednesday and closed a highway in western North Carolina as the center of the storm lashed the nationβs midsection hundreds of miles away.
Governor Roy Cooper declared a State of Emergency Wednesday afternoon for the western part North Carolina after heavy rains caused mudslides and flooding throughout several counties overnight.
Morning rain and storms will give way to a clear and cool end to week.
More than 29 million people face a threat of severe storms Monday that could bring hail the size of tennis balls, damaging winds and strong tornadoes to the southeastern United States, forecasters said.
