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We're still seeing the lingering impacts of Potential Tropical Cyclone 8 Tuesday morning. Thousands remain without power across the state, and several schools are operating on a delay Tuesday.

Thousands without power in central NC; roads closed, schools delayed Tuesday as rain lingers from Potential Tropical Cyclone 8

<p>NO MAJOR INCIDENTS REALLY TO REPORT. THAT'S GOING TO SLOW YOU DOWN ON ANY OF THE MAJOR ROADWAYS. WE DO HAVE THE W IS STORM TRACK ON THE ROADS THIS MORNING. MORE LOVING GIVING IS A CLOSER LOOK AT THE CONDITIONS WHERE YOU ARE. YOU IN 40 EAST IN DURHAM. WHAT ARE YOU SEEING RIGHT NOW ARE? &gt;&gt; IT CAN? YES, YOU CAN PROBABLY HEAR IT IN THE WRAL STORM TRACKER. THAT RAIN REALLY COMING DOWN AT THIS MOMENT. IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE ROADS, YOU CAN SEE OUR WINDSHIELD WIPERS GOING AT A PRETTY QUICK PACE AS WE'RE DRIVING THROUGH THIS RAIN BAND OF BLUE HERE IN DURHAM. YET WE'RE TRAVELING ON I-40 EAST AND AT ACTUALLY JUST BEGIN TO START PICKING UP AGAIN. BUT THERE WAS AT ONE POINT EARLIER THIS MORNING WHERE THINGS WERE PRETTY CONSISTENT, REALLY IMPACTING OUR VISIBILITY. SO IF YOU ARE TRAVELING EARLY THIS MORNING, KEEP IN MIND, THE ROADS ARE SLICK. THE ROADS ARE WET AND YOU REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU REDUCE THE REDUCE YOUR SPEED IF YOU'RE TRAVELING THROUGH THIS. YOU KNOW, WHEN IT COMES TO THESE INSTANCES, WE SEE PEOPLE HYDROPLANING AND THEN THERE'S THE ACCIDENTS THAT START TO PICK UP. SO AGAIN, IF YOU'RE HEADING OUT THIS MORNING TO TAKE YOUR TIME, REDUCE YOUR SPEED TO SEE THIS TRACTOR TRAILER HERE TO MY LEFT. &gt;&gt; WITH ALL THAT WATER GET WATER, A GATHERING ON ITS TIRES. SO AGAIN, TAKE YOUR TIME. SLOW DOWN, REDUCE YOUR SPEED BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE A MESSY MORNING COMMUTE. CAN IT'S A VERY GOOD ADVICE. THEN, OF COURSE, YOU WATCH FOR PONDING ON THE ROAD AND IT IS A LAW IN NORTH CAROLINA. BUT IF YOU COME ACROSS A CRASH, MAKE SURE YOU MOVE OVER ONE LANE, GIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK. THIS CRASH IS SAFELY. &gt;&gt; WE'LL BE HERE THIS MORNING TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT WHEN YOU HEAD OUT THIS MORNING. KEN, THANKS. &gt;&gt; WE HAVE SOME SCHOOL DELAYS TO TELL YOU ABOUT THIS MORNING BECAUSE OF THE LINGERING IMPACTS FROM THE WEATHER. MORE LEHIGH RUN. IT HOPE CUMBERLAND, SAMSON AND WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS ALL WILL OPEN 2 HOURS LATE TODAY AS A PRECAUTION. CREWS ARE WORKING TO REMOVE A TREE THAT FELL DOWN IN A RALEIGH NEIGHBORHOOD, KNOCKING OUT POWER FOR SOME WHO LIVE IN THE AREA. VIDEO FROM THE WRAL BREAKING NEWS TRACKER SHOWS CREWS CUTTING A LARGE TREE INTO SMALLER CHUNKS IN ORDER TO CLEAR IT. THIS IS ON WHITMAN ROAD. NOT FAR FROM CAROLINA COUNTRY CLUB. THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ALL NIGHT TO GET POWER BACK ON FOR CUSTOMERS IN THAT AREA. FOLKS IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA ARE WORKING TO CLEAN UP AFTER MORE THAN 18 INCHES OF RAIN CAUSED STREETS TO FLOOD HOMES TO FLOOD WRAL'S. BRETT KNESE JOINS US LIVE FROM WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH RIGHT NOW. &gt;&gt; READ THIS WAS A HISTORIC WEATHER EVENT LEFT BEHIND A LOT OF DAMAGE. &gt;&gt; IT REALLY DID. JEFF AND 18 INCHES OF RAIN. IT'S HARD TO GET YOUR MIND AROUND BECAUSE OF JUST HOW MUCH WATER THAT IS. WE'RE HERE IN WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, JOHNNY MERCER PIER RIGHT NOW WHERE THE WAVES ARE ROLLING HERE UNDERNEATH THE PIER THIS MORNING. SO FAR THINGS LOOKING GOOD IN WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH FOR JUST ABOUT 30 MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD IN CAROLINA BEACH. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO. UNBELIEVABLE. THE AMOUNT OF FLOODING THAT WAS DOWN THERE IN CAROLINA BEACH. AND YOU CAN SEE JUST HOW MUCH WATER COVERED THE ROADWAYS FLOODED CARS, HOMES WERE EVEN FLOODED BECAUSE OF THIS NEW HANOVER COUNTY SCHOOLS ARE ON A REMOTE LEARNING DAY BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE RAINFALL THAT THEY SAW YESTERDAY. AND THERE IS A RED CROSS SHELTER. AMERICAN RED CROSS SHELTER IN CAROLINA BEACH, HELPING RESIDENTS OUT THERE IN THAT AREA RIGHT NOW. WATERS HAVE STARTED TO RECEDE AS OF ABOUT 10, 11 O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT. BUT STILL JUST SO MUCH FLOODING IN THERE. SO MUCH DAMAGE BECAUSE OF THIS. WE SAW SIGN RIPPED OFF FROM ONE OF THE RESTAURANTS IN THAT AREA BECAUSE OF THE HIGH WINDS THAT THIS POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE ALSO BROUGHT TO THE AREA. WE'RE GONNA GET DOWN TOWARDS CAROLINA BEACH AS WE GET SOME SUNLIGHT HERE THIS MORNING. BUT FOR NOW, WE ARE IN WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH IN WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH. BRETT KNESE, WRAL NEWS. &gt;&gt; ALSO NEW THIS MORNING, AUTHORITIES IN SOUTH PORT ON THE COAST ARE ASSESSING DAMAGES TO BRIDGES AFTER FLOODING WASHED OUT SOME ROADS. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT POSTED THESE PHOTOS ABOUT 1 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING. YOU CAN SEE IT SHOWS THE DAMAGE TO BRIDGES ON NC 2.11. THAT'S ONE OF THE MAIN ROADS IN AND OUT OF SOUTHPORT, SOUTHPORT UNDER A CURFEW RIGHT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING. THIS PICTURE SHARED BY THE BRUNSWICK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SHOWS A VEHICLE LEFT TO FELL INTO ONE OF THOSE GAPS IN THE HIGHWAY THERE JUST ROW DISAPPEARED UNDER THAT WATER. MORE THAN 15 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN SOUTHPORT AREA. IN A 48 HOUR TIME FRAME. AUTHORITIES ARE WARNING PEOPLE JUST STAY OFF THE ROADS. YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND LIVE WEATHER UPDATES ON THE FREE WRAL NEWS APP. IT ALLOWS YOU TO WATCH RADAR AND REAL-TIME. SEE WHEN STORMS ARE IN YOUR AREA. BE SURE YOU HAVE THE WRAL NEWS APP INSTALLED</p>

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