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A Flash Flood Warning issued for Guilford County has expired as the remnants of Hurricane Ida bring heavy rain across the Piedmont.
FOX8 Meteorologist Emily Byrd said an additional 1-2 inches could fall across the Piedmont on Wednesday, bringing the total rainfall amounts to as much as 5 inches in some locations.
According to the National Weather Service, two inches of rain fell over Guilford County overnight with an additional two inches expected.
Locations that could see flooding include McLeansville, High Point and Greensboro. Locations from Merritt Drive to Holden Road and around Latham Park could see significant flooding.
A flash flood warning, where flooding is imminent or occurring, has been issued for Cabarrus and Mecklenburg counties in the Charlotte area and for Graham and Swain counties in the western mountains.
Click for the latest on the Flash Flood Warning for Guilford County.
The National Weather Service says moderate to heavy rain will continue in most of the state through Wednesday night. Meteorologists says rainfall amounts will reach up to five inches by Thursday morning.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Ida's center first touched land on Dauphin Island, Ala., before heading across Mobile Bay toward the Alabama mainland and on to Florida.
Top sustained winds dropped to near 35 mph (55 mph) as Ida weakened and moved northeast at about 9 mph (15 kph). It was expected to turn east before being absorbed by a front Wednesday.
Pensacola Beach was windy and gray but mostly rain-free throughout Tuesday morning and early afternoon as residents ventured out after a night of howling storm gusts and drenching rains. Beachgoers collected seashells, driftwood and other treasures churned up by the rough surf.
Erin Strong of Memphis, Tenn., who rents a beach front home with her family each November, said she was unnerved by Ida's power.
"The waves came up to the front of our house," she said. "I couldn't believe the electricity stayed on the entire time."
Tropical storm warnings were discontinued Tuesday morning across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Forecasters said the storm had already spread most of its heavy rain onshore along the Gulf Coast ahead of Ida's center.
"The only thing it did to us is knock out the power," resident Jimmy Wentworth said as he sipped coffee outside the Ship&Shore convenience store in Dauphin Island, Ala. "Our houses and people are fine. I'm fine."
In Louisiana, authorities continued searching for 70-year-old fisherman Leo Ancalade, who was presumed dead after he was knocked off his boat by a wave as Ida approached Monday. The Coast Guard said he was towing friends whose small boat lost power in the Mississippi River near Fort Jackson.
No other U.S. deaths were reported, but earlier in the week, a low-pressure system that the hurricane may have helped attract triggered flooding and landslides in El Salvador that killed at least 130 people.
The storm shut down nearly a third of oil and natural gas production in the Gulf as companies moved workers ahead of Ida, but demand was so low due to the economic downturn that energy prices barely budged Tuesday. Oil companies were expected to fly workers back out to platforms relatively quickly to restart operations.
Scattered power outages were reported, but water that filled parking lots and roadsides in coastal Alabama late Monday was gone by daybreak Tuesday. The winds were brisk, whipping palm fronds and whistling through doors. On the beach, dry sand blew like snow in the glow of lights.
FOX8 Meteorologist Emily Byrd said an additional 1-2 inches could fall across the Piedmont on Wednesday, bringing the total rainfall amounts to as much as 5 inches in some locations.
According to the National Weather Service, two inches of rain fell over Guilford County overnight with an additional two inches expected.
Locations that could see flooding include McLeansville, High Point and Greensboro. Locations from Merritt Drive to Holden Road and around Latham Park could see significant flooding.
A flash flood warning, where flooding is imminent or occurring, has been issued for Cabarrus and Mecklenburg counties in the Charlotte area and for Graham and Swain counties in the western mountains.
Click for the latest on the Flash Flood Warning for Guilford County.
The National Weather Service says moderate to heavy rain will continue in most of the state through Wednesday night. Meteorologists says rainfall amounts will reach up to five inches by Thursday morning.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Ida's center first touched land on Dauphin Island, Ala., before heading across Mobile Bay toward the Alabama mainland and on to Florida.
Top sustained winds dropped to near 35 mph (55 mph) as Ida weakened and moved northeast at about 9 mph (15 kph). It was expected to turn east before being absorbed by a front Wednesday.
Pensacola Beach was windy and gray but mostly rain-free throughout Tuesday morning and early afternoon as residents ventured out after a night of howling storm gusts and drenching rains. Beachgoers collected seashells, driftwood and other treasures churned up by the rough surf.
Erin Strong of Memphis, Tenn., who rents a beach front home with her family each November, said she was unnerved by Ida's power.
"The waves came up to the front of our house," she said. "I couldn't believe the electricity stayed on the entire time."
Tropical storm warnings were discontinued Tuesday morning across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Forecasters said the storm had already spread most of its heavy rain onshore along the Gulf Coast ahead of Ida's center.
"The only thing it did to us is knock out the power," resident Jimmy Wentworth said as he sipped coffee outside the Ship&Shore convenience store in Dauphin Island, Ala. "Our houses and people are fine. I'm fine."
In Louisiana, authorities continued searching for 70-year-old fisherman Leo Ancalade, who was presumed dead after he was knocked off his boat by a wave as Ida approached Monday. The Coast Guard said he was towing friends whose small boat lost power in the Mississippi River near Fort Jackson.
No other U.S. deaths were reported, but earlier in the week, a low-pressure system that the hurricane may have helped attract triggered flooding and landslides in El Salvador that killed at least 130 people.
The storm shut down nearly a third of oil and natural gas production in the Gulf as companies moved workers ahead of Ida, but demand was so low due to the economic downturn that energy prices barely budged Tuesday. Oil companies were expected to fly workers back out to platforms relatively quickly to restart operations.
Scattered power outages were reported, but water that filled parking lots and roadsides in coastal Alabama late Monday was gone by daybreak Tuesday. The winds were brisk, whipping palm fronds and whistling through doors. On the beach, dry sand blew like snow in the glow of lights.
