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By WRAL Severe Weather Center Heavy rain and flooding conditions are expected to worsen Thursday from the Triangle northeast, according to WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner. More than 6 inches of rain have fallen in the Rocky Mount area since Wednesday, with as much as 2 inches falling in the Triangle. On Thursday, heavy rain will continue to drop another 2 to 4 inches across the area. A flood warning has been issued for several eastern…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — After a day of heavy rainfall Wednesday, more precipitation fell throughout the ABC11 viewing area Thursday morning, causing major problems on some roads. The entire viewing area is under a Flash Flood Watch until 7 p.m.; that’s because even more rain is expected to fall in the coming hours. The heaviest rain for Thursday is expected to fall between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. WATCH: Your First Alert Forecast Areas along…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Tropical Storm Eta has made landfall in Florida on Thursday morning. Eta landed near Cedar Key, Fla, around 4 a.m., bringing maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour. Eta is expected to weaken as it moves across Florida toward Jacksonville. It’s moving northeast at 13 miles per hour as of 4 a.m. The storm should retain tropical storm strength through Thursday night. By Friday morning, Eta is expected to weaken…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — Heavy rain will continue to fall across central North Carolina Thursday, creating a risk for flash flooding. Overnight, flooding east of the Triangle closed Interstate 95 in Wilson County and prompted water rescues in surrounding neighborhoods. By 6 a.m., Rocky Mount reported close to 6 inches of rain, and Wilson County Schools and Edgecombe County Public Schools canceled all in-person and remote learning for Thursday. Nash County…

Many local schools have either closed or moved to remote instruction on Thursday, Nov. 12 due to the threat of flooding. Edgecombe County Public Schools Edgecombe County Public Schools announced that due to anticipated heavy rain overnight and the threat of flash flooding, all schools will be closed. There will be no in-person classes or remote learning or virtual classes. Johnston County Public SchoolsJohnston County Public Schools announced late Wednesday night that it will move…

WILSON COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) — Many local schools have either closed or moved to remote instruction on Thursday, Nov. 12 due to the threat of flooding. Edgecombe County Public Schools Edgecombe County Public Schools announced that due to anticipated heavy rain overnight and the threat of flash flooding, all schools will be closed. There will be no in-person classes or remote learning or virtual classes. Nash County Public SchoolsNash County Public School students are instructed…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WTVD) — Eta briefly regained hurricane strength Wednesday, but has since been downgraded back to a tropical storm. However, the storm is also slowing down, which could results in some areas getting more rain. Hurricane Eta has sustained winds of 70 miles per hour. It is located about 115 miles west of Tampa, moving north northeast at 10 miles per hour. SEE ALSO: Subtropical Storm Theta becomes record-breaking 29th named storm in…

By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer Hurricanes are keeping their staying power longer once they make landfall, spreading more inland destruction, according to a new study. Warmer ocean waters from climate change are likely making hurricanes lose power more slowly after landfall, because they act as a reserve fuel tank for moisture, the study found. With Hurricane Eta threatening Florida and the Gulf Coast in a few days, the study’s lead author warned of more…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Eta has strengthened back into a hurricane as it churns off the coast of Florida. Hurricane Eta has sustained winds of 75 miles per hour. It is located about 130 miles west of Tampa, moving north northeast at 15 miles per hour. SEE ALSO: Subtropical Storm Theta becomes record-breaking 29th named storm in 2020 Atlantic season Florida is now bracing for a second hit from the storm. Forecasters at the National…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Eta strengthened back into a hurricane on Wednesday but is unlikely to bring rain to North Carolina, according to WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner. Currently off the coast of southwest Florida, Hurricane Eta is forecast to make landfall early Friday morning along the west coast of Florida, north of Tampa. Eta could bring up to 5 inches rain to Florida in the next several days but is forecast to move away…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — Several inches of rain could fall throughout central North Carolina on Wednesday and Thursday, triggering a risk for isolated flooding. A great number of counties west of the Triangle, including Orange and Person, and some east of the Triangle, are under a flash flood watch until 7 p.m. The viewing area, from Greenville and the Interstate 95 corridor west through the Triangle and the Triad, is at…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — Much of central North Carolina, from Greenville and the Interstate 95 corridor west through the Triangle and the Triad, is at a medium risk for flash flooding through Wednesday. A cold front crossing from west to east will push showers across the state beginning as early as Tuesday afternoon. There is a slight chance for showers Tuesday afternoon into the evening. WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner said the…

By FREIDA FRISARO and KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Cities in South Florida mopped up after Tropical Storm Eta flooded some urban areas with a deluge that swamped entire neighborhoods and filled some homes with rising water that did not drain for hours. It was the 28th named storm in a busy hurricane season, and the first to make landfall in Florida. This year tied the record with 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina,…