Heavy rain, thunderstorms and localized flooding possible in Charlotte region
The Charlotte region could see as much as two inches of rain Monday with the potential for high winds, thunderstorms and localized flooding as a storm moves in from the southwest, officials said.
A batch of “very heavy rain,” is moving northeast from Upstate South Carolina along the Interstate 85 corridor toward Charlotte, said Doug Outlaw, a National Weather Service meteorologist at the Greenville-Spartanburg office.
The Charlotte and Concord areas could see up to two inches of rain, while Rock Hill and Lancaster in South Carolina are forecast to get as much as 1 1/2 inches, Outlaw said. The southeast, from Virginia to the Gulf Coast, was getting rain on Monday with scattered chances of flash flooding.
Some areas around Charlotte and Rock Hill had rain falling already before noon.
At 11 a.m. Monday, the weather service issued a bulletin that said winds in western York County could reach 40 miles per hour as rain moves in.
There is possibility of thunderstorms and localized flooding — especially in urban areas and those spots that are prone to flooding, Outlaw said.
The weather service issued a hazardous weather outlook for the region Monday morning that said some thunderstorms could contain gusty winds and heavy rainfall. One or two thunderstorms could become severe with damaging wind gusts.
The rainy weather is expected to finish by the late afternoon, Outlaw said. Cooler weather is forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday with highs in the lower 60s and cold nights at or below 40 degrees in some areas.
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