Three months after Hurricane Helene devastated portions of western North Carolina and the Appalachians, the FOX Forecast Center is now tracking the potential for several inches of rain in the same hard-hit areas over the weekend.

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However, the forecast added that the storms in North Carolina will largely affect eastern areas of the state. The National Weather Service explained the full potential the front might have on Western N.C. in an interview with the Citizen Times. NWS ...

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Western North Carolina is set to receive a good amount of rainfall on Friday night into Saturday morning and then again on Saturday night into Sunday morning.

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