Today looks like the wettest day of the week as a cold front pushes through the area. Expect a mix of scattered showers and maybe even a couple pop-up thunderstorms during the late morning into the afternoon, especially in the mountains where the rain chances are highest. Most places wonβt see a ton of rain, though.Β Daytime highs remain in the upper 70s.
The White House issued a statement Thursday evening placing South Carolina under a State of Emergency as Hurricane Matthew approaches.
Governor Nikki Haley held another news conference Thursday evening updating on the progress of Hurricane Matthew and says the outlooks are getting worse as the storm approaches.
As Hurricane Matthew nears the Carolina coast, one local wildlife center is working to rescue some feathered or four-legged friends they say are often forgotten about.
Governor McCrory announced that the State of Emergency initially issued to 66 counties in eastern and central NC will now extend to the entire state.
Gaining fury as it closed in, Hurricane Matthew steamed toward Florida with winds of 140 mph Thursday as 2 million people across the Southeast were warned to board up their homes and flee inland to escape the most powerful storm to threaten the Atlantic coast in more than a decade.
Hurricane Matthew has strengthened to a catastrophic Category 4 storm as it barrels toward the heavily populated coast of Florida.
A motorist shot during an altercation with South Carolina deputies over a Hurricane Matthew evacuation route has died.
Almost every hotel room is booked in York and Chester Counties through Tuesday as people evacuate the coast.
