This will bring another round of widespread rain to our region. The heaviest totals around 2 to 3 inches are likely along the mountains, with 1 to 1.5 inches elsewhere. Rain could briefly become heavy, especially in the mountains, but flooding issues are not expected. Overall, it looks like another soaking rain event.
Expect more clouds Friday and Saturday as hurricane Matthew approaches the coast from the south.
Today Governor McCrory issued a State of Emergency for 66 counties throughout the state, including two local counties, as Hurricane Matthew continues to push toward the east coast.
Vulnerable Haiti braced for flash floods and violent winds from the extremely dangerous Hurricane Matthew as the powerful storm approached the hemisphere's poorest country Monday.
People in the Dutch Caribbean islands reinforced their homes and stocked up on emergency supplies Thursday as Hurricane Matthew took a rare course through the Southern Caribbean.
Tropical Storm Julia is maintaining its strength off the coast of the Carolinas but is expected to gradually start weakening.
Tropical Storm Hermine is weakening while moving farther inland, but heavy rains and strong winds are still expected over the coming hours.
The National Weather service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for the Southern Piedmont of North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina.
Hurricane Hermine made landfall in Florida's Big Bend area early Friday as the first hurricane to hit the state in more than a decade.
