By Tuesday, the heat isn't going anywhere. Afternoon highs will once again reach the mid 90s with plenty of sunshine and just a few fair-weather clouds. Rain chances become even more limited as a strong area of high pressure builds overhead, setting the stage for an even hotter stretch through the second half of the week.
It ripped shingles off rooftops, siding off homes, and toppled massive trees. Clean-up continues as people assess how their homes, churches and businesses were damaged.
Police officers and firefighters in eastern North Carolina cruised low-lying areas and shouted a simple message from bullhorns: Get out before the floodwaters from Hurricane Matthew arrive.
Gov. Nikki Haley provided an update on the rescues and clean-up efforts in South Carolina following Hurricane Matthew.
Volunteer firefighters drove their military-surplus truck with 4-foot tires into dark flood waters, after torrents from Hurricane Matthew sent the Lumber River overflowing its banks on North Carolina's coastal plain.
Gov. Nikki Haley provided an update on Hurricane Matthew's impact on South Carolina.
Gov. McCrory provided an update on the impacts Hurricane Matthew is having in North Carolina.
Mostly clear skies and cooler temperatures are expected this week.
The remnants of Hurricane Matthew triggered severe flooding across North Carolina as the storm made its exit to the sea Sunday, and hundreds of people had to be rescued from their homes and cars. The death toll in the U.S. climbed to at least 14, half of them in North Carolina.
