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North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and state officials hold an emergency briefing in Raleigh to discuss ongoing impacts from Helene.

The storm is forecast to bring extreme flash flooding risks in the western North Carolina mountains because of excessive rainfall.

Across the Carolinas, heavy rain, gusty winds and tornadoes are possible.

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The Carolinas and the Southeast preparing for big impacts from Helene.

Hurricane Helene is rapidly intensifying in the Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to make landfall along the big bend of Florida. From there, impacts from the storm will move quickly over Georgia and into both North Carolina and South Carolina.

Excessive rain will cause flash flooding with the greatest risks across portions of the western North Carolina mountains, where the region is already being soaked by a predecessor rain event underway. With more than ten inches of rain possible, the risk of flash flooding in the mountains is extremely high.

The risk of flooding extends across much of the Carolinas, where a couple of inches of rain is also possible.

Even with Helene forecast to weaken to a tropical storm over Georgia and the Carolinas, gusty winds could still reach hurricane-force with some areas forecast to see 70 mph or greater wind gusts. This could easily topple trees and power lines. Power outages are anticipated with this storm.

Plus an ongoing tornado threat caused by the tropical system will extend across much of both North Carolina and South Carolina, with coastal SC expected to see the greatest risk of tornadoes Thursday night.

On this week's episode of the Carolina Weather Group podcast, meteorologists and experts from across the region to help you understand the localized impacts. We welcome WCNC's Brad Panovich, WFMY's Tim Buckley, WRDW's Riley Hale along with Duke Energy's Jeff Brooks. They join our panelists of James Brierton in Charlotte, Frank Strait in Columbia, Scotty Powell in Myrtle Beach, and Shea Gibson and Jared Smith both in Charleston.

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On this 35th anniversary of Hurricane Hugo's landfall in the Carolinas, we revisit our 2019 special marking the then-30th anniversary of the Category 4 storm.

Within hours, Hugo was ripping through the South Carolina midlands and into parts of western North Carolina, including Charlotte. In this special episode, we look at Hugo's lasting effect on our communities - - and your personal stories of surviving Hurricane Hugo. Hear personal stories from broadcast meteorologists Eric Thomas, Rob Fowler and Larry Sprinke, all of who covered the storm on television in Charleston, Myrtle Beach and Charlotte. See historical footage from the South Carolina Education Television (SCETV) archives. See images and videos from 1989 showing the impact of Hurricane Hugo in both North Carolina and South Carolina. The Carolina Weather Group podcast delivers a historical look back at this unforgettable piece of weather history. RECORD YOUR STORY: https://anchor.fm/carolinaweather/message

SPECIAL THANKS: SCETV for sharing their footage. Find their special at http://www.scetv.org/hugo30 🧢 MERCH: https://rstrm.io/e/YDmSpk 💸 LEAVE A TIP: https://streamelements.com/carolinawxgroup/tip 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/carolinaweather 🔔 SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/carolinaweathergroup 💻 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: https://carolinaweathergroup.com The Carolina Weather Group operates a weekly talk show of the same name. Broadcasting each week from the Carolinas, the show is dedicated to covering weather, science, technology, and more with newsmakers from the field of atmospheric science. With co-hosts across both North Carolina and South Carolina, the show may closely feature both NC weather and SC weather, but the topics are universally enjoyable for any weather fan. Join us as we talk about weather, the environment, the atmosphere, space travel, and all the technology that makes it possible.