Strong Weather System to Bring Heavy Rain

Heavy rainfall is expected across the foothills of North Carolina Monday into Tuesday. Heavy rain is expected to break out over the area Monday morning and last through the overnight until Tuesday morning. I will forecast 1.5-2.5 inches of rain for the eastern foothills with the western foothills receiving 2-4 inches of rain. Some areas could locally receive more rain. Below is the expected rainfall totals from the HPC this afternoon (this is a 48 hour map issued at 2:44 p.m.):