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The flooding we saw in the foothills was devastating and even historic. The Catawba River at Mountain Island Dam crested to its 2nd highest level on record. A few rivers reached a stage below major flooding and dozens of roads we covered with water and even washed away! A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for a handful of us until 6AM this morning and will come with a drier morning. There is a better…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Folks in the foothills and mountains are dealing with devastating flooding from heavy rainfall this weekend, and they’re not in the clear yet, according to First Warn Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich. “Even in the Charlotte area, we’ve had some heavy rain, but it’s not been flooding yet. That could change though with any of these heavy downpours,” he said. CLICK HERE FOR RADAR Here are the current warnings, advisories, and watches: Flood…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (FOX 46 CHARLOTTE) – Part of the area are still dealing with flooding from the heavy rain of the last few days. The Mountains and Foothills have picked up anywhere from 5 to 8 inches of rain since last Thursday. Flood Warnings and a Flash Flood Watch remains in affect for many of our counties, make sure to stay weather aware. More showers and thunderstorms will be possible into the start of the…

DALLAS — One person is dead and five others are injured after a crane collapsed into a downtown Dallas apartment complex around 1:57 p.m., Dallas Fire-Rescue confirmed. DFR responded to a 911 call for an “industrial accident” after a crane collapsed onto the Elan City Lights apartment building at 2627 Live Oak Street downtown. Five other people have been taken to area hospitals, officials said. Two of those people were critical, two were seriously injured…

GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for Mountain Island Lake until Monday afternoon. The warning affects northeastern Gaston County and northwestern Mecklenburg County. Duke Energy projects the lake will crest above 106 feet. The National Weather Service said high flow was causing significant rises — possibly to levels not seen since May 2013 when the lake crested at 104 feet. “At 105 feet, significant flooding of lake access areas…

More rain continues through the day and the flooding we have seen for Caldwell, Burke, Catawba and Alexander County’s is substantial! An estimated 6-10 inches has fallen over the past 60 hours. The photos and videos we are getting are incredible and many roads are under water.  We are getting a slight break in the rain this evening but more rain in central South Carolina is working back by later this evening. All of this…

DALLAS — One person is dead and seven others are injured after a crane collapsed into a downtown Dallas apartment complex around 1:57 p.m., Dallas Fire-Rescue confirmed. DFR responded to a 911 call for an “industrial accident” after a crane collapsed onto the Elan City Lights apartment building at 2627 Live Oak Street downtown. Seven other people have been taken to a hospital, officials said. All five stories of the eastern end of the building…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Folks in the Foothills and mountains are dealing with devastating flooding from heavy rainfall this weekend, and they’re not in the clear yet, according to First Warn Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich. “Even in the Charlotte area, we’ve had some heavy rain, but it’s not been flooding yet. That could change though with any of these heavy downpours,” he said. CLICK HERE FOR RADAR Here are the warnings and advisories in effect: Flood…

CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. — Due to severe flooding in Catawba County residents at an apartment complex were forced to evacuate Sunday afternoon.   The Catawba County Board of Commissioners declared a State of Emergency at 8:00 a.m. Sunday due to excessive rainfall since Friday which is expected to continue for several more days. Residents at Ridgecrest Apartment in Hickory have been relocated to a temporary shelter set up at Catawba Valley Community College Tarlton Complex….

Torrential rainfall has caused flooding to occur in many of our Foothill neighborhoods. The Catawba County Board of Commissioners has declared a state of emergency on Sunday as excessive rainfall has continued for more than 24 hours and is expected to continue through Monday. Numerous rescues and severe flooding have caused road closures and hazardous travel conditions.  Widespread power outages are also a concern.

More rain continues through the day and the flooding we have seen for Caldwell, Burke, Catawba and Alexander County’s is substantial! An estimated 6-10 inches has fallen over the past 60 hours. More rain is expected today (another 1-4″ across our area) so more flash flooding and rising creek/river/stream levels are expected! The reasoning above is why we have been under a Flash Flood Watch since yesterday and this will carry into this evening when…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (FOX 46 CHARLOTTE) – Torrential rainfall has caused flooding to occur in many of our Foothill neighborhoods. Rainfall totals have reached up to 6 inches in Burke and Caldwell counties. The rest of the area is closer to 1-2″ of rain over the last 24 hours. More rain is expected over the next two days with another 2-4″ possible. This may lead to more flooding issues in the days to come. The slow…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Major flash flooding was being reported Saturday night in the northwest part of the Charlotte viewing area, according to First Warn Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich. Around 8:30 p.m., he posted a map on social media of the affected counties. Alexander, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Lincoln, and Watauga counties were under flash flood warnings until 10 p.m.   “Please avoid this area and stay off the roads in the area in green,” Panovich…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A flash flood watch is in effect for most of the Charlotte viewing area until 8 p.m. Sunday. Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich expects things to ramp back up late Saturday afternoon into the evening with heavy downpours. “If you’re driving over the next couple of days, please do not drive into standing water,” he said. Everything is saturated because we saw a lot of rain on Friday, especially in the mountains and…

A Flash Flood Watch is in effect until Sunday evening in Charlotte. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect until Sunday evening in Charlotte. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (FOX 46 CHARLOTTE) – Potential heavy rain has caused a Flash Flood Watch that will be in effect until Sunday evening. If you are planning on attending this weekend’s Taste of Charlotte then pack an umbrella. Temperatures will be in the 70’s and 80’s. Rain will be on and…