All eyes gazed toward the Atlantic as brilliant white clouds billowed skyward, signaling the arrival of the long-awaited newcomer. The crowds rejoiced, and a voice shouted down: “Habemus precip!” And so it was. Rain in the southeast is a religious experience these days, and there’s going to be a lot of it hanging around through the weekend.

Rounding out a week of severe weather notable for the incredible amounts of hail it produced — from 5" of hail accumulation in Denver to near-softball size hail falling in New York — it's the eastern Carolinas' turn today to see hail possibly up to the size of baseballs.