Month: September 2018

Headlines: Officials say at least 17 people in the Carolinas have been killed in the storm, including 11 in North Carolina and five in South Carolina, according to the Associated Press. A large portion of Interstate 95, from Johnston County to the South Carolina line, remains closed as of Monday because of flooding. | I-40 from Wilmington to I-95 also still closed. New Bern hit hard with 30 roads still unpassable, 4,200 homes and more…

STEDMAN, N.C. — Los Angeles County firefighters who are in North Carolina helping with rescue efforts for Hurricane Florence were able to save a man trapped in his vehicle in quick-moving waters. The county fire agency posted video showing its swiftwater rescue team saving a 47-year-old man from his SUV that was nearly submerged in the floodwaters in Cumberland County. Video shows the firefighters tying their boat to the SUV, pulling the man out through…

The forecast for Florence has not changed, unfortunately: It’s still raining, and rivers are still rising. All roads in and out of a North Carolina city of 120,000 people are underwater. Residents of inland communities who thought they were safe from the storm have to find high ground because of expected flooding. When the sun finally comes out later this week, it’s going to take all the damage a long time to dry out. BY…

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WTVD) — Wilmington continues to try to pick up the pieces after Hurricane Florence dumped more than 23 inches of rainfall on the city. Stay on top of breaking news stories with the ABC11 News App There is widespread flooding, hundreds of downed trees and power lines scattered throughout the city. The cleanup has begun; more than 1,000 linemen with Duke Energy are working to restore power. Power was restored to several areas…

Authorities are looking at going by air and water to get food into a North Carolina city that was cut off from road access by Florence’s floodwaters. The major highways into the Wilmington area, Interstate 40 and U.S. 74, were not accessible Sunday, officials said. “There is no access to Wilmington,” Woody White, chairman of the county Board of Commissioners, said Sunday at a news conference. State Transportation Secretary Jim Trogdon said one of his…

With Wilmington cut off from the rest of North Carolina by still-rising floodwaters from Florence, officials plan to airlift food and water to a city of nearly 120,000 people as rescuers elsewhere pull inland residents from homes threatened by swollen rivers. The spreading disaster claimed additional lives Sunday, with at least 17 people confirmed dead, and the nation’s top emergency official said other states were in the path this week. “Not only are you going…

Florence, now a tropical depression, is still a dangerous storm and is dumping excessive rainfall on wide areas of North Carolina and South Carolina, causing historic flooding. Downloading the ABC11 app is the best way to stay up-to-date on the latest conditions from Hurricane Florence. THE LATEST Hoke County Officials have issued a mandatory evacuation order for the listed areas below because of the potential breach of the dam at McLaughlin Lake. Overlake Dr, Shoreline…

A freight train derailed in North Carolina Sunday, not far from the border with South Carolina as the states deal with the impact from Hurricane Florence. Officials said that heavy rain and flooding caused by the deadly storm “may have played a part,” in the train wreck, WSOC-TV reported. The crash occurred near 6 p.m. in Lilesville, Anson County, according to fox46charlotte.com. That’s less than 20 miles from the border with South Carolina, and approximately…

Washington, N.C. — Map: Videos, images | Shelters, roads by county | Images: Florence’s impact Get help, give help | NC’s worst hurricanes | River flooding forecast In Washington, the Pamlico River left its watermark on the riverfront. Even heavy sandbags couldn’t keep Hurricane Florence’s 3 to 4 feet of floodwaters out of nearby businesses. Along the riverfront, boats that were not locked down to the docks were taken out into the open river and…

As Tropical Storm Florence brings heavy, life-threatening floods, more than 500,000 are without power.As of 11:00 p.m., Sunday, the statewide power outage total was 506,076. VIEW THE OUTAGE MAP BELOW. More outage information here Most of the outages are in Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus Craven, Duplin, New Hanover, Robeson, Sampson, Wake, Wayne, Pamlico, Pender and Onslow counties near the coast. RELATED: What to do if you lose power/Si no tiene electricidad después de una…

By VINCENT YU and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press HONG KONG Mangkhut weakened from a typhoon to a tropical storm as it moved deeper into southern China on Monday, leaving death and destruction from Hong Kong to the Philippines. The storm was still affecting southern China’s coast and the provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan and rain and strong winds were expected to continue through Tuesday. Hong Kong residents were told to stay away from the…

People fled for higher ground Sunday night as creeks rose in Cheraw and rural Chesterfield County, where dams were being battered and at least one was thought to be in danger of failure. Chesterfield County Sheriff Jay Brooks said authorities were concerned about whether the Cheraw State Park dam would hold up under the stress of drenching rains and rising creeks. Water was pouring over the top and around the sides, he said. Several communities…

The Associated Press HONG KONG The Latest on Typhoon Mangkhut (all times local): 11:30 a.m. Mangkhut has weakened from a typhoon to a tropical storm as it moves deeper into China. The storm was still affecting southern China’s coast and the provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan on Monday morning and rain and strong winds were expected to continue through Tuesday. Hong Kong residents were being told to stay away from the coastline and be…

STEDMAN, N.C. — Some Los Angeles County firefighters are in North Carolina helping with rescue efforts for Hurricane Florence. The county fire agency posted video showing its swiftwater rescue team saving a 47-year-old man from his SUV that was nearly submerged in the floodwaters in Cumberland County. Video shows the firefighters tying their boat to the SUV, pulling the man out through the window and hauling him safely into their boat. (Copyright ©2018 KABC-TV. All…