Ernesto approaches

Rain, rain and more rain
According to the news, Ernesto is to make landfall around 8pm tonight between Wilmington and the NC/SC line. At this particular moment, it is still a tropical storm with winds just below hurricane force. Not to down play the potentials of storms like this, but this area is used to this kind of storms, and everyone is watching closely. The biggest problem will not be wind but flooding. Projected rainfall varies according to exactly where the storm goes of course, but the ground is already saturated due to a cold front that brought rain yesterday. (We have already had 3" here.) The local news is projecting 6-8" of rain which will cause some trouble for sure. Could get interesting.