Carolinas Face Level 3 Flood Risk as Bertha Moisture Could Dump 5 Inches
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Updated · CNN International · Jul 23
Carolinas Face Level 3 Flood Risk as Bertha Moisture Could Dump 5 Inches
3 articles · Updated · CNN International · Jul 23
Summary
A Level 3 of 4 flood risk covers southeast North Carolina and coastal and central South Carolina through Friday night, with Wilmington and Charleston in the threat zone.
Bertha dissipated over Texas on Thursday, but its moisture is now trapped along a stalled front over the Carolinas, where storms could produce 3 inches of rain per hour and 5 inches or more in spots.
Atlanta, Birmingham and Greenville remain under a Level 2 risk Friday into Saturday as additional rounds of heavy rain could extend the flooding threat across the Southeast.
Up to 5 inches fell north of Knoxville on Wednesday, up to 6 inches hit parts of North Carolina in 12 hours, and flooding briefly closed part of Interstate 40 near Durham on Thursday.
Bertha itself was mostly a Gulf Coast nuisance, bringing minor coastal flooding and wind gusts above 40 mph, while El Niño has helped keep the Atlantic season slow.