Fred to bring flash flooding, tornadoes to the Carolinas (SPECIAL REPORT)

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#weather #fred #severeweather Fred, a tropical storm that made landfall in Florida Monday, is bringing with it rich, tropical moisture that will produce flash flooding and severe weather, including damaging winds and tornadoes, in North Carolina and South Carolina Tuesday. Rainfall rates could be as intense as 1 to 2 inches an hour, with total rainfall amounts between 5 and 10 inches possible. There will be a risk of flash flooding, including landslides. The National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center is calling for a "moderate" risk of flashing flooding Tuesday in western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina. Locations include, but are not limited to, Asheville, Greeville, Spartanburg, and Clemson. The Storm Prediction Center has outlined locations including Charlotte, Statesville, Hickory, Boone, Blowing Rock, Greenboro, Winston-Salem, Asheville, Anderson, Greenville, Spartanburg, and more in a Slight Risk, which is a tier 2 out of 5 for the possibility of severe weather. Storms could produce damaging winds, hail, and isolated tornadoes. Meanwhile the National Hurricane Center  is continuing to track Fred: 1. Through Tuesday, heavy rainfall may lead to considerable flash, urban, small stream, and isolated river flooding impacts across portions of the Florida Big Bend and Panhandle.  By the middle of the week as Fred lifts north and inland, heavy rainfall and flooding will impact the southern and central Appalachians, the Piedmont of the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic.  Landslides are possible across the mountains of North Carolina and Blue Ridge Escarpment on Tuesday. 2. Dangerous storm surge inundation is ongoing along portions of the coast of the Florida Panhandle and the Florida Big Bend region. 3. Tropical storm conditions will continue along the coastline within the warning area over the next few hours and will continue to spread farther inland later today and tonight across portions of the Florida Panhandle, southwestern Georgia, and southeastern Alabama. SUPPORT US ON PATREON VISIT OUR WEBSITE WATCH US ON YOUTUBE

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