RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — As farmers across North Carolina head into one of their busiest times of year, an uncertain forecast threatening to bring flooding, wind and heavy rain could mean the difference between profit and loss.

Pumpkins, sweet potatoes and squash are ready for harvest, but farmers worry the too much rain may turn their hard work into waste.

“We’ll do our best to try and pick and cut as many pumpkins as we can,” said Lisa Penny with Penny’s Produce. “But if they sit in the wet dirt, then they could potentially rot. We can lose a crop of pumpkins, and the heavy downpours can also mess up mums and flowers.”

For others, like Melissa Austin with LNG Farms, the concern is not just about damage, but financial loss.

“If they’re not harvested quickly, they will sit in the ground

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