00:00A few different things on the map. We are dealing with these drenching downpours, very high moisture content in the atmosphere here in the eastern parts of North Carolina, slow movers into parts of Florida, but also this area of low pressure spinning its wheels out offshore, still a few hundred miles offshore. That's going to make a push closer to the coast and probably hook it north. So that's a feature that we need to keep an eye on as well. But overall, flash flooding is in progress. Earlier today, we had very heavy rain west of Raleigh, west of downtown Raleigh.
00:29It was very heavy in the city, too, but then east closer to areas around the Rocky Mountain, North Carolina area. So western Nash County and parts of Wake County under flash flood warning, still Franklin and Johnston counties.
00:42And then the newer developing flood threat here kind of favoring the southern part of North Carolina. We have flash flooding in farther and far northern parts of Horry County, South Carolina into Columbus County of North Carolina as well.
00:55And recent rain reports, 3.4 inches today in Raleigh at the airport. Areas just west of the city had even more than that. And there were reports of roads not just flooded, but actually washed out here west of Raleigh.
01:11And there were some vehicles stranded in Raleigh down to the south here. This is a new report. Cars stalling and floodwaters is at 530. This is just about 33 minutes ago on J.K. Powell Boulevard at Washington Street.
01:23And I see another icon there as well. Also in Whitesville, flooding of roads and yards on East College Avenue or College Street near McKenzie. Reports of two inches of rain in two hours time.
01:33And again, that follows five days that have been very wet in the rearview mirror as well. So we've got some issues for sure. And as we move forward in time here, we're going to track some slow moving thunderstorms, lots of lightning.
01:45We're going to turn the lightning off here just to kind of get a more detailed view. High, high rainfall rates here east of Whiteville, moving through East Central and Southern North Carolina.
01:54Heading down into Florida, the St. Johns River has had some flash flooding. We've had a couple of severe cells up that way.
02:00Also into central Florida, inland areas, slow moving, drenching thunderstorms. Areas near Naples, seeing some of that as well.
02:06So we have some issues here as well into parts of the St. Johns River Basin where we have flash flood warnings in effect.
02:13But the absolute heaviest rain this evening is probably going to be in this general area from I-95 east to near Wilmington and Jacksonville, North Carolina.
02:21Earlier today, we got hit very hard up near Raleigh and Rocky Mountain. Two to four inches of rain for many.
02:26Now, it's the southern half of this area where the rain is continuing to escalate.
02:30And tomorrow, we're going to be watching additional drenching downpours.
02:34And our coastal low-pressure system is going to be making a big curve over the next few days.
02:39Temperatures a dozen degrees below historical averages in Virginia Beach, Charlotte.
02:43It's still going to feel humid, but temps are way below average, seven below the norm there in Atlanta.
02:48You head west, that's where we're going to be above average in Dallas and OKC, well away from the footprint of that moisture.
02:54So, again, Damien, we have to keep our eye out for this system that's going to be slowly making a curve.
02:59But either way, even if it stays offshore, that onshore wind will persist.
03:03Yet one more reason to hold on to these heavy rain chances here for the southeast coast of the U.S.
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