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Folks,

Still raining. Projections are that rain here will begin tapering off. By Wed. about 30% less will be coming down. By Friday it will be down to 5%. The bad news is that temps will begin to climb into the 80's tomorrow and rise from there.Folks without power will suffer without air conditioning. Flooding across the state, with at last count 17 total. However, as waters recede, the count may rise. 18 lost their lives in 1954 when Hurricane Hazel came ashore.

The coast is really hurting. Having seen what it looks like now is shocking. Had it been a cat 4 or 5 I cannot even imagine how bad the destruction would have been. And Florence hasn't quit messing with us yet. The cleanup will start Wednesday so they are saying. I have not ever known of I-95 being closed from Va. to SC before in my life. Parts of it may still be closed due to flooding. So far, we have been very lucky. the city of New Bern has taken a terrible hit.

The port city of wilmington has as well and as the Cape Fear River rises it is in for more. Some areas will experience as much a 20' above flood stage. This thing is even now pouring inches or rain south west of us in Charlotte as it turns north. Creeks and rivers are rising over the whole state. Flooding is expected from the mountains to the coast before Florence moves away. Even as a tropical storm or tropical depression she continues to feed the flooding. Peaks of flooding will come later in the week. Some of the danger has past but it ain't over yet.

If you are travelling to or through NC, bring your water wings and waders.