Weather

The heaviest rain from Tropical Depression Florence will ease a bit Monday, turning to more widely scattered showers and thunderstorms across the Carolinas. Still, catastrophic flooding will continue to cut off some communities in southern North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina. Major river flooding could persist through the week and even into next week as runoff from the extreme rainfall drains downstream. Some rivers will crest at or well above record levels.

The heaviest rain from the storm will be concentrated in the central Appalachians and the upper Ohio Valley. Some of the rain could cause flash flooding and isolated mudslides. The downpours will spread to central New England at night. Ahead of the rain, another warm day will prevail across New England.

Heat will build across the southern and central Plains. A cold front is expected to produce severe thunderstorms around southern Minnesota in the afternoon and at night, with possible hail and damaging winds. North of the front, the Northern Plains will be much cooler.

High pressure will provide a dry day across the West. Showers and thunderstorms will persist in southwestern Texas.

Destructive flooding on some Carolina coastal plain rivers is expected to last another week or two in the aftermath of Tropical Depression Florence. Low country rivers such as the Cape Fear, Northeast Cape Fear, Waccamaw, Neuse, Lumber and Little Pee Dee will spread far beyond their banks, closing roads.