THE LATEST ON COLIN No significant flooding reported on Outer Banks

Posted on 06/08/2016 | About North Carolina

Tropical Storm Colin has saturated North Carolina's Outer Banks, but officials say the area is not suffering because of the heavy rain. Dare County Emergency Management Director Drew Pearson said Tuesday the Outer Banks is still soggy from last week's Tropical Storm Bonnie, says no major flooding has been reported in the county, which includes pencil-thin swaths of land from Kitty Hawk down to Hatteras Island.

The National Weather Service dropped a tropical storm warning for northern Georgia, South Carolina and the southeastern coast of North Carolina at 8 a.m. Tuesday.
But the warning continues in part of North Carolina, from just north of Wilmington to Oregon Inlet, which is just south of Nags Head on the Outer Banks.
Forecasters say up to another 3 inches of rain could fall along the Outer Banks. Wind gusts of up to 50 mph are still possible.
Schools in Wilmington were opening two hours later than usual.
Duke Energy reported just a handful of customers without service in eastern North Carolina.
Meanwhile in Florida.
A survey team in Florida is investigating a possible tornado related to Tropical Storm Colin that damaged homes and toppled trees on Jacksonville's west side.
The National Weather Service says wind gusts were measured at 40-to-60 mph in some areas, and the storm dropped nearly 6.5-inches of rain in some areas of north Florida.
Officials are warning people to watch out for weakened tree limbs and other debris from the storm, and urging drivers to avoid flooded areas.