CHARLOTTE -- The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay continued to make their way across the country on Tuesday, and in the process brought much rain and tornado warnings to the state.

The situation and officials in Charlotte keeping an eye on potential flood zones as the wet weather continues to move through the area Tuesday night.

"Today has been very eventful compared to a normal day,” said Josh McSwain, Char-Meck Storm Water Services’ project manager. "Little Sugar Creek and the Briar Creek basins are our hardest hit creek basins just about anytime we have a storm in Mecklenburg County."

Steady rainfall throughout the day resulted in some close calls on those fragile banks.

"We were within six or eight inches of Bramlett being overtopped and the parking lots at Doral and Cavalier being flooded,” said McSwain of a potential problem at two apartment complexes Tuesday night.

While Charlotte dealt with flooding, officials in Union County were concerned about two separate tornado warnings that forced the area’s emergency management team to take quick action.

"You couldn't see much of anything except the rain, so if a tornado popped up there would be no warning, no notice, so we immediately contacted the media to tell people that if they were in a mobile home or vehicle to get out of that and seek stronger shelter,” said Pat Beekman of Union County Emergency Management.

The rain overran some of Union’s smaller rural bridges and turned usually quiet creeks into floodwaters during the day.

"People in Union County know these areas like the back of their hand,” said Beekman of the flood-prone areas. “When it rains, these areas always flood.”

With more rain expected overnight, emergency teams say they will remain on high alert.

"Anymore rain that we get tonight -- especially intense rain in short periods -- will generate emergency warnings,” said McSwain.

Stay tuned to News 14’s Weather on the Ones and News14.com for continued updates on the overnight weather situation.