@JPB,
Wowsah, indeed. Wilmington is on the east coast of NC.
Here in Cville we got 5-6 inches of rain in the last few days. 2" of those between midnight and dawn this morning, followed by sporadic but brief heavy showers this afternoon. And some wind. There has been some local flooding.
We were in a drought situation, with our main reservoir at 65% capacity until this week.
I can see my lawn turning green again.