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- Procession to Catawba County honors fallen corrections officer
- Ports in Tampa Bay, Canaveral reopening
- National Weather Service forecast
- What you can expect from WCNC Charlotte?
- Ian pounds South Carolina; washes away piers and floods streets
- Carolinas experiencing "life-threatening" storm surge
- Water and power issues persist in Florida
In the Charlotte region, the NWS is expecting heavy rainfall, and winds that could reach as high as 31 mph between Wednesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon. The NWS has also issued a flood watch that will be in effect from until Thursday at 8 pm. Gusty winds and flooding from three to six inches of rain are the main concerns.
Procession to Catawba County honors fallen corrections officer
"Hurricane conditions are occurring within the Hurricane Warning area in South Carolina and southeastern North Carolina soon," the hurricane center said in its afternoon advisory. Ian's heavy rains and winds crossed into North Carolina on Friday evening. Gov. Roy Cooper warned residents to be vigilant, given that up to 8 inches of rain could fall in some areas.
Ports in Tampa Bay, Canaveral reopening
The storm is currently a Category 1 hurricane, hurling winds of 85 mph. Ahead of Ian's expected landfall in South Carolina Friday afternoon, Gov. Henry McMaster called the hurricane "very dangerous," but he also said "this is not as bad as it could have been." He encouraged residents who live in flood-risk areas to come up with a plan and prepare for inclement weather. Cooper also asked that people who are out on the roads be cautious of emergency workers and first responders who may be out trying to help people.
National Weather Service forecast
New images on Friday showed extensive wreckage and disastrous flooding. North Carolina is preparing for heavy rainfall and possible flooding on Friday and Saturday from the remnants of Ian. Gov. Roy Cooper reminds residents that now is the time to complete their personal preparations.
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Nearly 55,000 children who qualified for the program this fall won’t otherwise be able to access funds unless more money is appropriated. The center of Ian will linger over the region for Sunday and Monday, rotating showers through the WBTV viewing area at times. For more information on severe weather, head over to for the latest updates in your area.
Charlotte could be the western edge of forecast impacts, with communities east of Charlotte more likely to see any impacts. We’ll stay dry today with highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s and tonight, but rain will overspread the area from southeast to northwest early on Friday. It will also be very windy and cold, with afternoon readings only in the upper 50s to lower 60s, about 20 degrees below normal for late September. The southeast coast of South Carolina is expected to take a direct hit from Ian.
There is still rain in the forecast for Saturday, but no longer a flooding risk. The latest forecast track has Hurricane Ian making landfall by Wednesday evening between Tampa and Fort Myers, Florida, near Sarasota, as a major hurricane, with winds of 130 mph possible. The forward progress of Ian will slow after making landfall through the day Thursday into early Friday.
Carolinas experiencing "life-threatening" storm surge
Cahill added there is also expected to be an easterly wind coming off the ocean, during a higher astronomical tide cycle, and those two things combined make flooding the greatest concern. Forecasters expect Hurricane Ian to weaken by the time it reaches North Carolina, but the storm could still cause localized power outages. Meanwhile, we didn’t have electricity, so our access to outside information was limited. But we knew that communities across the region were dealing with similar worries and some homes nearby had already flooded.
Water and power issues persist in Florida
Streets in the 350-year-old city were largely empty, an ordinarily packed morning commute silenced by the advancing storm. “Hurricanes and tropical storms are not just a coastal event. A tropical storm warning was issued for the area around Charlotte, which will see rain move in Friday morning. Tuesday, Hurricane Ian has winds of 120 mph, and is moving to the north-northeast at 10 mph, as a category three hurricane.
Twenty other deaths have been reported, he said, but they are awaiting medical examination to determine if they were storm-related. Those include 12 deaths in Charlotte County and eight in Collier County. The American Red Cross was on the ground in Florida even before Hurricane Ian made landfall, with hundreds of volunteers and trained disaster workers helping with relief efforts.
It's a region known as Lowcountry, filled with saltwater marshes, waterways and beaches — areas that are already prone to flooding. Lidianys de Dios stayed up all night as hurricane Ian hit, watching the rising water creep up to her front door, knowing that she has no flood insurance. She said she's never had flooding like this in her neighborhood. In Florida, the scope of devastation from the storm was starting to become clear, as rescue missions continued and power and water outages persisted.
Petro says the heaviest rain will fall Friday and most of the day on Saturday.
Friday placed Ian about 145 miles southeast of Charleston and forecast a "life-threatening storm surge" and hurricane conditions along the Carolina coastal area later Friday. During a press conference, Cooper reported portions of the state were seeing up to 8 inches of rain and gusty winds, and coastal towns were experiencing storm surge. Flash flooding and tornadoes were possible across the state. Florida is expected to receive 10 to 20 inches of rain for this event, along with six to nine feet of storm surge, and wind gusts over 100 mph. The Charlotte area saw wind gusts up to 46 mph Friday afternoon, this gust was recorded at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport. On Friday, Charlotte saw rainfall totals of roughly 2.44 inches, with the highest rainfall totals being reported in Gastonia at 2.84 inches.
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