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North Carolina is a state in the Southeastern and South Atlantic regions of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia to the southwest, and Tennessee to the west. The state is the 28th-largest and ninth-most populous of the United States. Along with South Carolina, it makes up the Carolinas region of the East Coast. At the 2020 census, the state had a population of 10,439,388. Raleigh is the state's capital and Charlotte is its most populous and one of the fastest growing cities in the United States.
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Hurricane Isaias, the first Atlantic hurricane of 2026, has made landfall near Destin, Florida, on the northern Gulf Coast.
Rain from Isaias is expected to reach the Carolinas as early as Saturday afternoon. Periods of Piedmont Triad rain will continue through Sunday night.
El Niño has led to a quiet season so far but the first Atlantic hurricane of the year is set to make landfall later on Friday into Saturday across the US Gulf Coast.