As youβre heading out the door this Tuesday morning, donβt be surprised if you run into a few scattered showers. The day is starting off with pockets of spotty rain across the area but not a total washout, but enough to make for a damp commute in some spots. Itβs going to be pretty hit-or-miss, so while one neighborhood deals with a quick shower, another may stay completely dry.
Mandatory evacuations are underway in Taylorsville due to flooding from Hurricane Helene.
Forecasters say Helene has strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane as it races toward northwest Florida. The enormous storm is expected to make landfall Thursday night.
A strong storm moved through Blowing Rock Wednesday evening spawning a confirmed EF-1 tornado
As preparations for next month's Bank of America ROVALβ’ 400 weekend continue, Charlotte Motor Speedway opened its campgrounds Wednesday for evacuees seeking refuge from Hurricane Helene.
Fast-moving Hurricane HeleneΒ was advancing Thursday across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida, threatening an βunsurvivableβ storm surge in northwestern parts of the state as well as damaging winds, rains and flash floods hundreds of miles inland across much of the southeastern U.S., forecasters said.
Portions of the western Carolinas could see over a foot of rain through Saturday morning and the mountains will only worsen the flooding.
Governor Henry McMaster today issued Executive Order 2024-24, declaring a State of Emergency in preparation for the potential effects of Hurricane Helene, and asks South Carolinians to monitor local forecasts and begin taking proper precautions.
Caldwell County Board of Commissioners Chairman Randy Church has declared a State of Emergency for Caldwell County effective at noon today (September 25), in preparation for Tropical Storm Helene for the county.Β
