Remnants From Ida Over Western Florida; Flooding Possible In The Carolinas

**Tuesday 11:00 p.m. Update**
A flash flood watch remains in effect for the Western Carolinas into Wednesday morning. Several waves of embedded heavy rain will pass across the area overnight to add onto already significant rain totals. As of 11 pm, GSP International Airport had received 2.34", and that amount is representative of what much of the Upstate had seen up to that point. Expect another 1-2 inches with the next few waves that move through. The remnant of "Ida" is over the Florida panhandle with no rain directly with it, but copious amounts of tropical moisture combined with strong winds will keep the weather dicey around the region through Wednesday morning. The main threats to watch out for overnight and into the morning commute will be flooded roadways, the potential of an isolated mtn. mudslide, and falling trees due to the combination of soggy ground and high winds. Rain will become more scattered in nature by the afternoon with fewer, lingering showers by Thursday morning.

**Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Update**
A flash flood watch remains in effect for the Western Carolinas into Wednesday morning. Heavy rain associated with what was Tropical Storm Ida will continue to ease into the area, and flash flood warnings are possible overnight and into early Wednesday. The showers will become more scattered in nature by Wednesday afternoon, and there should only be a few lingering wrap-around showers by Thursday morning. The main problems for the next 36 hours will be excessive rainfall, rain/wind causing some trees to fall, and the potential for mountain mudslides. Rainfall totals Tuesday night may range from 1 to 3 inches on top of what folks received Tuesday.

**Tuesday 3:00 p.m. Update**

A flash flood watch remains in effect for all of the Western Carolinas and Northeast Georgia through Wednesday morning. Additional rain amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible overnight, and some flood prone areas may see standing or rising water. Do not drive your car through flooded roadways – find another way to reach your destination. Flash flooding is especially dangerous at night, so drivers are urged to use extreme caution tonight and into Wednesday morning. In addition to rain, windy and cool conditions will make it a raw night. The heaviest rain will move out Wednesday morning with scattered, lighter rain expected in the afternoon. An area of low pressure off the East Coast will continue to send occasional wrap-around moisture our way, so a few showers may still be around Thursday morning before conditions begin to dry out.

**Tuesday 10:30 a.m. Update**

The National Weather Service at Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a flood warning for the French Broad River at Blantyre in North Carolina.

This will affect Henderson and Transylvania counties. Heavy rain from the remnants of Ida over the headwaters of the river basin will cause the river to rise above flood stage.

**Tuesday 9:54 a.m. Update**

What was once Hurricane Ida is a now a tropical depression Tuesday morning after making landfall along the Gulf Coast. Some of the system's rains are pouring now in the Carolinas and flash flood watches are in place until Wednesday morning.

The National Hurricane Center discontinued all warnings at 9:00 a.m. (CST) after the center of Ida made it's second landfall around 7:00 a.m. (CST) just to the northwest of Bon Secour, Alabama.

Storm Team 7 Meteorologist Dan Bickford says a flash flood watch is in effect into Wednesday morning for most of the Upstate, all of northeastern Georgia, and the southern mountains of North Carolina.

The best chance for heavy rain in the Carolinas will be Tuesday afternoon and evening, with many areas expected to receive two to four inches of rain.

Rain chances will linger into early on Wednesday.

The center of the tropical depression is about 40 miles to the west and northwest of Pensacola, Florida. Maximum wind speeds have dropped to 35mph as the system moves to the northeast at near nine miles an hour.

The turn toward the east means the storm will be absorbed by a front Wednesday according to The Hurricane Center.

Rain totals from what's left of Ida are expected to range from three to six inches with accumulations of up to eight inches possible.

Heavy rain is likely Tuesday, with the possibility of local flooding, as the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida approaches the Upstate and Western North Carolina.

A flash flood watch has been posted for all but Cherokee county in the Upstate and for the SC/NC border counties in NC and all of NE GA for the day Tuesday.

Rain will increase associated with Tropical Storm Ida, and some flooding will be possible. To stay safe from flash flooding, remember that water always flows downhill, so get to higher ground for safety and never drive your car through flooded roadways. Highs will be cool with mainly 50s and a breeze out of the east.

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