HURRICANE ISAIAS CHARLOTTE WEATHER: Hurricane Isaias to bring beneficial rain to region

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Hurricane Isaias

After making landfall in Florida Friday night, the remnants of Hurricane Isaias are now pushing into the Carolinas and will be with us for most of the weekend.
We’ll see rounds of rain today through tomorrow morning.
This will be a healthy soaking for Charlotte with 1-1.5″ expected.
For the High Country, totals are closer to 2-4″ with localized areas seeing even more.
There is a risk for flash flooding for the High Country and a Flood Watch is in place until tomorrow.
Conditions stay cool and breezy with temperatures in the 60s all day today.
Winds will gust close to 35 mph in the metro, closer to 45-50 mph in the mountains.
We’ll see one final push of rain with this system tomorrow morning, which could also bring a threat for a spin-up tornado.
That risk pushes east of our area by midday Sunday with improving conditions through the afternoon.

🌀 HURRICANE ISAIAS HAS MADE LANDFALL#Isaias made landfall near Destin, FL as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph.

⚠️ DANGEROUS CONDITIONS CONTINUE! Remain sheltered and stay off the roads. The threat is NOT over just because landfall has occurred! pic.twitter.com/CkQqVYRmSb
— NWS Mobile (@NWSMobile) October 10, 2026

Forecast

Isaias is expected to bring heavy rain, gusty winds, and a small tornado risk to the Carolinas this weekend.
The storm is forecast to make landfall near Pensacola, Florida, on Friday night before moving quickly through Alabama on Saturday.
Rain could reach the Charlotte area as early as Saturday morning, becoming steadier and heavier throughout the day.
Heavy downpours are expected to continue Saturday night into Sunday morning.
A line of stronger storms could move through around sunrise Sunday, bringing a very small risk of quick-forming tornadoes.
Rain should gradually taper off after the storms move through.
Charlotte could see 1 to 2 inches of rain, with higher totals possible in the mountains and foothills. Wind gusts could reach 30 mph in the Charlotte area, with stronger winds possible farther west.
The tornado risk remains low, but forecasters will continue monitoring conditions through the weekend.

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