On Thursday at 7:29 a.m. a coastal flood advisory was issued by the NWS Wilmington NC. The advisory is for Coastal Pender, Coastal New Hanover and Coastal Brunswick.

Plans to replace the 55-year-old Cape Fear Memorial Bridge are moving forward. STORY HIGHLIGHTS The Cape Fear Memorial Bridge will be replaced with the help of federal funds. Three design plans are under consideration for the replacement.

A slug of moisture that impacted the Gulf Coast with Tornado Warnings and flash flooding is expected to cause heavy rainfall across the eastern Carolinas. Expected rainfall totals could approach an inch along the I-40 corridor and 2-4 inches along the Outer Banks.

The NWS Newport/Morehead City NC issued a coastal flood watch at 3:35 p.m. on Wednesday valid from Friday 1 a.m. until Saturday 10 a.m. The watch is for Northern Outer Banks, Ocracoke Island and Hatteras Island.

On Wednesday at 2:31 p.m. the NWS Wilmington NC issued a coastal flood advisory valid for Thursday between 4 a.m. and 8 a.m. The advisory is for Coastal Pender, Coastal New Hanover and Coastal Brunswick.

A cold front traveling across the country will help to enhance showers and thunderstorms across the mid-Atlantic during the second half of the workweek, but forecasters are watching for the development of an area of low pressure,