Rain: 50-Car Pileup Near Raleigh, NC

UPDATE:

WRAL-TV.com is confirming that 50 vehicles were involved in 10 accidents this morning, the first of which occurred around 7:30 a.m. in heavy rain.

The radar image below from AccuWeather.com RadarPlus shows moderate, but not unusual rain, at the area of the accident just prior to the time that WRAL quoted. Even though the rain was not unusually heavy, a little driver error (and a lot of traffic) goes a long way.

MODERATE RAIN AT SCENE OF ACCIDENT AT 7:16 AM (MOVIE)

I used to live in Raleigh and I remember the bumper-to-bumper morning commutes. The flat land in the area also is conducive to frequent hydroplaning and it seemed like you'd see several cars off the road during each rainstorm.

ORIGINAL POST:

FoxNews is reporting on-air that a 50-car pileup near Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina this morning. WRAL-TV.com is reporting "at least 10 wrecks" on northbound I-85 near the 40/85 split in Orange County. They quote weather as a factor and have live video.