FORECAST: Stormy weekend with chances of flooding in the region

A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for Union County until midnight.

A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for Mecklenburg County until 2 a.m.

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• Likely to see some rain and possibly a thunderstorm in the late afternoon through Saturday evening.
• Strong winds and localized flooding will be the biggest threats.
• Visibility will be low for some through early Sunday morning.
• Temperatures will remain a few degrees below average through the weekend.
• Highs on Saturday will cap out in the low 80s both today and tomorrow.
• There will be scattered showers on Sunday.
• Conditions improve on Monday before another cold front brings in a chance for some daily rain mid to late week.

Hurricane Lee

• Lee will spend the weekend churning in the Atlantic dumping rain on the Leeward Islands and Hispaniola.
• As of right now, a direct hit to the Carolinas remains unlikely but the coast will experience high surf and heavy rip currents by mid-next week.
• If the storm tracks westward instead of spinning out to sea, eyes are set on New England or Atlantic Canada for landfall late next week.

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