RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- While you're enjoying food and fun at the N.C. State Fair, you will also be able to visit the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles booth.Once again, the DMV is setting up a booth and mobile RV at the fairgrounds which will be located between the J.S. Dorton Arena and the Jim Graham Building.Fair goers can renew their licenses or get ID cards from Monday to Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.You can also order duplicate licenses, update addresses or get an NC REAL ID. The REAL ID can be used to board commercial flights, enter military installations, federal buildings and nuclear power plants.Anyone traveling without a REAL ID or passport must provide additional information beginning Oct. 1, 2020.DMV staff will be available every day to answer questions.You can also pick up state maps and handbooks for motorcycles and commercial truck driving.<doc-sep>North Carolina State Fair postponed because of Hurricane Michael Share Shares Copy Link Copy Hide Transcript Show Transcript WEBVTT ANNOUNCER: FROM WXII 12, THIS IS BREAKING NEWS. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY WXII-TV] TALITHA: UNBELIEVABLE. A ROOF FLIES OFF A BUILDING IN PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS HURRICANE MICHAEL RIPS A MASSIVE PATH OF DESTRUCTION ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. JARRED: A LIVE LOOK FROM PANAMA WHERE IT LOOKS A LOT COLDER. --CALMER. TALITH THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL STORMS TO EVER HIT THE GULF AND IT’S MOVING FAST. JARRED: METEOROLOGIST MICHELL KENNEDY HAS A LOOK AT THE LATEST TRACK. MICHELLE, THIS STORM IS INCREDIBLY STRONG. MICHELLE WITHIN THE LAST HALF AN HOUR, STILL LISTED WITH 155 MILE-PER-HOUR WINDS. IT IS NOW DOWN TO 145, BUT AS A MAJOR CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE, IT SLAMMED INTO PANAMA CITY WITH WIND AT 129 MILES PER HOUR. WE SEE THE WIND UP THE FOLKS IN TALLAHASSEE, BAINBRIDGE ALSO ROLLING IN. WE HAVE HAD HEAVY DOWNPOURS ON TOP OF THE STORM SURGE THEY ARE STILL EXPERIENCING OF EIGHT TO 10 FEET IN SPOTS. GOING SOUTH AND EAST TO CLAIRSVILLE AND PORT SAINT JOE, 7.3 INCHES. LOOK AT THE SHOWERS LIFTING OUR WAY FROM T COAST, THE BEACHES AND MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST, NOT NECESSARILY MICHAEL YET. IT DOES BRING IN HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVERNIGHT. ONLY .4 INCH HERE, BUT LOOK AT THIS. THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, IT STARTS TO RAMP UP. THIS IS WHEN WE EXPECT TO SEE SOME OF THE HEAVY POCKETS ROLL IN. THIS COULD IMPACT FOLKS IN THE NORTH MOUNTAINS AND WE ALL HAVE FLASH FLOOD WATCHES. THE RAIN SHOULD BE THE BIGGEST IMPACT OR ALL OF US. TEMPERATURES IN T 70’S, THEN WE START TO SEE THE WIND AND RAIN RAM UP LATER IN THE DAY. THE CENTER OF MICHAEL MAY EVEN PASSED OVERHEAD -- PASS OVERHEAD. THAT COULD BRING FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MONTGOMERY COUNTY. WE COULD SEE THE GUSTING AT 60 MILES PER HOUR. THAT MEANS SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AS THE STORM TRACKS TO THE NORTH AND EAST. SHOWERS HEAVY AT TIMES, RAIN EARL TOMORROW, HIGH WIND DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON WITH RAINFALL RATES UP TO 60 -- AND WIND UP TO 60 MILES PER HOUR. TALK ABOUT THE WIND COMING UP NEXT. JARRED: TALKING ABOUT THE WIND FROM HURRICANE MICHAEL, SOME REPORTERS ARE COVERING THI FROM INSIDE HOTELS BECAUSE IT IS DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. TALITH IT IS INTENSE. JUST WATCH WHAT HAPPENED TO NBC REPORTER KERRY SANDERS BEFORE THE WEATHER CHANNEL’S JI CANTORE CAME TO HIS RESCUE. >> WOW, THAN YOU. THANK YOU. JARRED: LOOK AT THAT. THESE GUSTS ARE IN THE MID TO HIGH HUNDREDS. INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS FOR ANYBODY INCLUDING THE NEWS MEDIA OUTSIDE. TALITHA: HURRICANE MICHAEL IS THE STRONGEST STORM TO MAKE LANDFALL IN THE CONTINENTAL U.S. SINCE 1992. JARRED: THE EYE WALL OF THE STORM MADE LANDFALL NEAR MEXICO BEACH, FLORIDA WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AT 155 MILES PER HOUR. TALITHA: NATASHA CHEN HAS TH VERY LATEST FROM THE MONSTER STORM. NATASHA: HURRICANE MICHAEL IS SLAMMING INTO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. A MONSTER STORM GAINING INTENSITY WITH THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE. CHIEF VARNES: RIGHT NOW THE WINDS ARE EXTREMELY HIGH, AND IT IS PROBABLY AS BAD AS I HAV EVER SEEN IT. NATASHA: FLORIDA’S GOVERNOR ISSUING A STARK WARNING TO ANY RESIDENTS WHO DID NOT EVACUATE. GOV. SCOTT: NOW THE STORM IS HERE. THE TIME TO EVACUATE IN COASTAL AREAS HAS COME AND GONE. NATASHA: SOME RESIDENTS WHO DECIDED TO STAY SHARING PHOT OF WHERE THEY WILL RIDE OUT THE STORM. MANY BRIDGES CONNECTING ISLAND TO THE MAINLAND NOW CLOSED. >> WHAT IS THE MOST SURPRISING AND THE MOST ASTOUNDING IS HOW MUCH THE STORM SURGE HAS TAKEN OVER THIS TOWN. NATASHA: OFFICIALS WARN OF A STORM SURGE THAT COULD REACH 14 FEET IN SOME AREAS. BROCK: THE STORM SURGE IS GOING TO BE THE WORST WHERE THE EYE MAKES LANDFALL SO NOT ONLY IS IT GOING TO BRING 14 FEET OF OCEAN WATER AND COASTAL FLOOD INUNDATION, THEY’LL BE WAVE ACTION ON TOP OF THAT. NATASHA: TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS ARE ALREADY WITHOUT POWER. OFFICIALS SAY IT MAY NOT B RESTORED FOR DAYS, POSSIBLY WEEKS. PRESIDENT TRUMP RECEIVED A BRIEFING ON THE STORM BY FEM PRES. TRUMP: I HAD A LONG TALK WITH RIC SCOTT, GOVERNOR SCOTT OF FLORIDA. VERY WELL COORDINATED WITH ALL OF THE STATES. NATASHA: MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ACROSS SIX STATES ARE UNDER HURRICANE WARNINGS AND WATCHES AS THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BLOW OVER GEORGIA AND THE CAROLINAS IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS IN PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA, NATASHA CHEN, WXII 12 NEWS. TALITHA: GOVERNOR ROY COOPER HAS DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN NORTH CAROLINA AHEAD OF MICHAEL HEADING OUR WAY. COOPER ACTIVATED 150 NATIONAL GUAR TROOPS. THE STATE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER WILL BE A LEVEL THREE. THAT IS IN THE MIDDLE ON A SCALE OF ONE TO FIVE. THEY WILL BE OPERATING ON A 24-HOUR BASIS. HE SAYS TO LOOK OUT FOR TROPICAL FORCE WINDS OVERNIGH GOVERNOR COOPER: MAKE NO MISTAKE, HURRICANE MICHAEL IS A DREADFUL STORM, AND IT POSES SERIOUS RISKS TO NORTH CAROLIN TALITHA: THE GOVERNOR HAS ALSO WARNED ABOUT TREES COMING DOWN IN PLACES WHERE THE GROUND IS STILL SATURATED FROM FLORENCE. JARRED: PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS READY TO HELP ONCE HURRICANE MICHAEL IS DONE. HE WAS BRIEFED BY FEMA THIS MORNING AND STRESSTED THAT HELP WILL BE COMING TO A LOT OF THE PEOPLE WHO WEREN’T ABLE TO EVACUATE. MR TRUMP: WE’RE WORRIED ABOUT THE HOUSES. YOU KNOW, THESE HOUSES WEREN’ BUILT FOR 180 MILE AN HOUR WINDS. YOU HAVE WI GUSTS UP TO 185 THEY SAY. THAT’S AS BAD PRETTY MUCH AS BAD AS IT CAN GET. JARRED: WE’LL HAVE MORE ON HOW THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO HELP, COMING UP IN OUR NEXT HALF HOUR. A TELLTALE SIGN OF HOW BAD ANY STORM MIGHT BE IS WHETHER OR NOT THE LOCAL WAFFLE HOUSE IS CLOSED. IT SOUNDS KIND OF FUNN BUT IT’S KNOWN TO STAY OPEN THROUGH IT IS SERIOUS. NATURAL DISASTERS. SO MUCH SO, THAT FEMA USES THE CHAIN AS ONE OF THEIR GAUGES ON STORM SEVERITY. I REMEMBER IN FACT TO HAV THE ONES -- TWO O THE IN WILMINGTON ONES WERE OPEN JUST UP UNTIL FLORENCE MADE LANDFALL. SO WHAT ABOUT WITH MICHAEL? WAFFLE HOUSE SAYS THEY CLOSED 18 LOCATIONS IN THE AREA BECAUSE OF THIS STORM INFORMATION NOW, THE STATE FAIR RALEIGH IS BEING DELAYED. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO START TOMORROW BUT WILL NO START FRIDAY BECAUSE OF THE THREAT FROM MICHAEL. TALITHA: SEVERAL ROADS IN RANDOLPH COUNTY WERE DAMAGED WHEN HURRICANE FLORENCE MADE ITS WAY THROUGH OUR AREA. AND NOW NCDOT OFFICIALS A PREPARING FOR THE POSSIBLE IMPACT OF MICHAEL AND WHAT THAT MAY HAVE ON THE AREA. JARRED: KIRSTEN GUTIERREZ IS LIVE IN ASHEBORO. KIRSTEN, WHAT’S THE BIG WORRY THER KRISTEN: CREWS HERE ARE WORRIE THE POSSIBLE RAIN FROM HURRICANE MICHAEL, AND HOW THAT WILL IMPACT THE WORK THEY’VE ALREADY DONE, AND DELAY WHAT THEY’RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON I AM ON NORTH HAMPTON DRIVE, AND CREWS ARE WORKING ON THIS THAT WAS COMPLETELY WASHED OUT DURING HURRICANE FLORENCE. CLYDE KING ROAD WAS ALSO A MAJOR ROAD THAT WAS FLOODED, THE WATER CAUSING THE ROAD TO BUCKLE. THIS ROAD IS EXPECTED TO BE REPAIRED BY THE END OF NOVEMBER, THAT IS IF HURRICANE MICHAEL DOESN’T CAUSE A DELAY. ANOTHER ROAD STILL IN NEED OF WORK, A SINKHOLE ON TURNER DAIRY ROAD. OFFICIALS SAY THIS AREA WILL BE FINISHED IN THE COMING WEEK. A TOTAL OF 11 ROADS WERE CLOSE AFTER HURRICANE FLORENCE, ALL BUT THREE I JUST NAMED ARE BACK UP AND RUNNING AS NORMAL, SOMETHING COUNTY MAINTENANCE ENGINEER AARON SAUNDERS HOPES STAYS THIS WAY >> THE THING THA MOST CONCERNED ME WITH MICHAEL IS THE FACT THAT WE HAVE GOT SEVERAL AREAS THAT WE’RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW THAT WE’VE JUST ESTABLISHED VEGETATION ON.<doc-sep>The North Carolina State Fair is 10 days of food, rides and fun. With so much happening, we came up with your ultimate bucket list of things you need to do at the fair this year. 1. Take a ride on the State Fair Flyer, a permanent attraction that takes riders 40 feet high above the fairgrounds. Note: The State Fair Flyer requires a special ticket. 2. Eat Al's Fries. Always served hot, they are a favorite of WRAL's Ken Smith. "I don’t know what they put in that oil but whatever it is, I am hooked. There’s nothing like Al’s fries, hot right out of the fryer. Throw a dash or two or three of hot sauce on them and you are in fries heaven!" 3. Visit the Our State Public House for N.C. craft beer and wine samples (for those 21 years and older). In its second year, the public house in Heritage Circle showcases 40 breweries and 40 wineries from across the state. Each tasting flight will contain four samples of wine or beer. Tickets are $10 and there is a one ticket per person limit. 4. Visit the Folk Festival at Dorton Arena. Talented dancers and musicians from across North Carolina will be competing throughout the fair for the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Trophy, awarded to the individual or group that best exemplifies the state's musical heritage. 5. Eat a deep fried candy bar, Twinkie, Moon Pie or whatever else floats your boat. It isn't a State Fair without something sweet and deep fried. 6. Fill up on free samples at the administrative building by Gate 11. Make sure to get some honey cotton candy and a muscadine slushie while you are there too. 7. See a concert during the Homegrown Music Series. American Aquarium, Rhett and Link and Who's Bad are on the bill for this year's free music series at Dorton Arena. 8. Stop by the WRAL tent near Dorton Arena and the Midway to meet your favorite anchors and reporters. 9. Get a giant turkey leg or an ostrich leg if that's what you prefer. 10. Get some bacon on a stick. Seriously, maple bacon on a stick from Bubba's Bacon is one of our favorite snacks. 11. Ride the carousel. No matter how old you are, the carousel is a classic. 12. Take your shot at the turkey shoot. Put on some earphones and try to win a turkey. 13. Get a bucket of cookies and a glass of milk. The Cookies and Milk stand is one of our favorite vendors. It is located near the Turkey Shoot. 14. Eat roasted corn. It isn't a State Fair without it! 15. See the Circle C Racing Pigs. These piglets really know how to run. See them daily near Gate 10. 16. Take a trip to the past at the Village of Yesteryear. Tons of year vendors at this annual attraction. 17. Get some N.C. State ice cream. Some of the best around! 18. Take a walk to see Smokey the Bear near Heritage Circle. He is huge! 19. Got to Kiddieland and get a selfie with fair mascot Casey Cardinal. 20. Head to the Education building to see the competition winners and shop some fun vendors, including Miss Debbie's Specialty Apples. She covers apples in chocolate, candy, caramel and more. 21. Check out the Got to Be NC vendors, outside of the administrative building near Gate 11. There are always great local vendors with free samples. Plus that's usually where Lumpy's and Two Roosters ice creams have booths. 22. Visit the FFA's Children's Barnyard. Located not far from N.C. State ice cream, this place is filled with cute animals including bunnies, chickens, goats and cows. 23. See what's happening at the N.C. Wildlife exhibit. A great place to bring your children, this area offers some education and information, plus usually an animal or two to see. 24. Honor those who have served our country on Military Appreciation Day on Wednesday, Oct. 17. The 440th Army Band will perform throughout the day and there will be a huge parade through the Midway. 25. Bring five cans of food to the fair on Thursday, Oct. 18, and get into the fair for free. Food Lion Hunger Relief Day helps benefit the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. 26. Get a great view of the fair from the top of The Giant Ferris Wheel in Kiddieland outside Gate 13. It offers one of the best views of the fairgrounds. 27. Get barbecue at Old North State Kitchen. Located near Gate 1, this tent has great barbecue and even Cheerwine cake. 28. Get a funnel cake from The Gobblin Gourmet. This stand sells gourmet funnel cakes like pecan praline and salted caramel, maple bacon. 29. Get your carb fix at the La Farm Bakery Truck - which is offering a new Bacon S'more this year. WRAL's Amanda Lamb said this is her favorite spot to get food at the fair. "They just started coming a few years ago, and it is always my go-to for lunch," she said. 30. Get your barbecue fix with the BBQ Sundae at the Pik-n-Pig in Kiddieland. "Look no further than the log cabin that sells BBQ! The BBQ SUNDAE from Pik N Pig out of Carthage is an annual favorite! Layers of baked beans, tender BBQ and a topping of cole slaw makes it my top pick," WRAL reporter Sloane Heffernan said. 31. Check out some real lumberjacks at work behind Heritage Circle in the N.C. Forestry Service area. The Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show features lumberjacks throwing axes, crosscut sawing, chainsaw carving, chainsaw safety and log rolling. 32. Watch a guy wrestle a man-eating reptile. The Kachunga & the Alligator Show features a real reptile at Gate 1 daily. 33. Take time to smell the roses at the Flower and Garden Show near the Village of Yesteryear and Heritage Circle. Enjoy beautiful displays and demos from The Fruit Carving Ninja. 34. Head to the Grandstand to see the Canine Stars dog agility show. It is free admission. 35. Go to the Exposition Center to see a collection of animals and some giant prize winning pumpkins and watermelons. 36. Get a little taste of Louisiana at the Ragin Cajun stand near the grandstand. They have alligator on a stick and fried crawfish. 37. Take the kids to visit Read-A-Roo at the UNC TV exhibit, located outside of Dorton Arena. 38. Want to try something different than traditional fair food? Neomonde is serving up fresh Mediterranean cuisine including chickpea fries. Also check out Area ​Loca. The Raleigh-based family business voted the best new vendor at the N.C. State Fair media luncheon last year. Located across from the giant slide in Kiddieland, they serves arepas, sandwich pockets made using ground corn and stuffed with veggie, beef, chicken or pork. 39. Get a deep-fried brownie sundae at Chef D'Lites, an orange trailer across from the grandstand. 40. Make plans to stay late and watch the fireworks, which are held daily at 9:45 p.m.<doc-sep>
— With high winds and heavy rain in the forecast for Thursday across North Carolina, organizers of the annual State Fair decided late Wednesday to delay Opening Day until Friday at 10 a.m. Interactive tracker | River flooding forecasts | School closings | Traffic cams Triangle impacts | Maps & webcams | Michael's records | Shelter, road info By Thursday evening, winds could be gusting at 30 mph in Raleigh and at almost 50 mph in Fayetteville, WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner said. Raleigh could see up to 5 inches of rain throughout the day on Thursday and into Friday, with communities to the south and west accumulating even more on already-saturated ground. "I think it's a good thing to take precautions with everything that's been going on," vendor Gino Oliveri said. The main concern with Michael is the strong wind gusts, which could play havoc with the fair's tents and tall thrill rides, all of which are professionally installed. Officials said if necessary, they'll have to take down or adjust some of the smaller tents, and loose items will also be stored. Kent Yelverton, the fair's manager, said that although the fair won't start until the worst of the weather has passed, any lightning strike would prompt rides to be shut down for a period of time. The future of rides during the storm is up to the Department of Labor. "As they see what the winds will actually be, they'll have to make that decision of whether to take them down," Yelverton said. Organizers considered a number of factors, including safety for visitors and workers and the chance for poor conditions across the state that make travel to the fair hazardous, before making the decision to delay. The announcement is a disappointment for some that wait all year for the fair. "I think it's kind of sad because we lose a day, but I'll come the other days," fairgoer Lilly Wood said. Historically, preview day is the day with the lowest attendance, so officials are hoping the economic impact will be minimal. "I think it's smart because then people don't have the change to get injured during the hurricane and that flooding won't affect it," fairgoer Kiara McCormick said. Yelverton said preparations will continue through Thursday so ensure that rides, vendors and exhibits are ready for the crowds to come. He added a reminder that pre-purchased admission and ride tickets are good for any day of the fair, which runs through Sunday, Oct. 21. Advance tickets are on sale through Thursday at noon. Local band American Aquarium was supposed to perform at Dorton Arena Thursday night as part of the fair's Homegrown Music Series. The band announced via social media that the show will still go on - just at a new venue. They will be playing a free show at The Pour House in downtown Raleigh at 7 p.m. After Michael has passed, clear skies and cooler days are on tap. Friday should be mostly clear with a high of only 73 degrees, WRAL meteorologist Mike Maze said. The weekend high temperatures will be even cooler. "We're hoping people have cabin fever and they're just ready to come out and have some fun. You know they've been through a lot down here," Orlandi said.