Month: September 2018

Headlines: Officials say at least 16 people in the Carolinas have been killed in the storm, including 11 in North Carolina and five in South Carolina. Authorities have ordered the immediate evacuation of up to 7,500 people living within a mile of a stretch of the Cape Fear River and the Little River. A large portion of Interstate 95, from Johnston County to the South Carolina line, has been closed because of flooding. State transportation…

Gov. Cooper visits with evacuees at UNC hurricane shelter Sep 16, 2018 Governor Roy Cooper visited those seeking refuge from Hurricane Florence at a recently-opened shelter at UNC-Chapel Hill on Sunday, Sept. 16, many of whom are members of the Congolese refugee community in New Bern. By

Downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical depression, Florence sneered its disdain for labels, dropping millions of gallons of rainwater and swelling rivers in North Carolina to potentially catastrophic levels. “This storm has never been more dangerous than it is right now,” warned North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper in a televised briefing. “Flood water are still raging across parts of our state and risk to life is rising with the angry waters.” Officials in cities…

Coast Guard rescue swimmer investigates truck in dangerous flooding Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Jordon Shevlin, a rescue swimmer from Air Station Atlantic City, NJ., gets battered and buffeted to investigate a truck caught in dangerous flooding in the wake of Hurricane Florence, Sept. 16, 2018.

Eleven deaths have been confirmed in North Carolina as a result of Hurricane Florence, which is now a tropical depression. Six have been reported in South Carolina. On Sunday afternoon, Gaston County commissioner Tracy Philbeck said 3-month-old child was killed when a tree fell on their home. A husband and wife who died in a Fayetteville house fire are now counted among the dead from Florence. Two deaths were reported in Duplin County on Saturday…

A sixth South Carolinians has died because of Hurricane Florence, which is now a tropical depression. An unidentified driver was killed at 6 a.m. Sunday when the vehicle left the road and struck a tree, according to the S.C. Department of Public Safety. The pick-up was traveling east on Pond Branch Road near Gilbert when it drove into standing water on the roadway. Also in the Midlands, a truck traveling west on Interstate 20 near…

Images from across NC show devastation of Florence In his noon press conference on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, NC Gov. Roy Cooper talked about the damage done by Hurricane Florence, from the coast to the mountains. Photos capture the devastation across the state.

Members of the Mar-Mac Volunteer Fire Department were busy as Hurricane Florence raked Goldsboro with wind and sheets of rain, including 30 calls to its swift-water rescue team. On Sunday, as the rain subsided and the flash flood waters began to recede, some members of the department took a break at the fire station just south of the city knowing that more work lay ahead. “We’re just waiting for the river to come up,” said…

Gov. McMaster warns citizens to steer clear of areas prone to flash flooding in SC Sep 16, 2018 After lifting the evacuation order for Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster addressed road closures in areas of SC prone to flash floods caused by Hurricane Florence’s rainfall. By

Cheraw residents prepare for river flooding Sep 16, 2018 The SC town of Cheraw is bracing for widespread flooding after Hurricane Florence dumped torrential rains in North Carolina. The Great Pee Dee River flows from North Carolina through the small town. By

Patrick Reynolds walked around his brother Perry’s yard, wearing bright yellow waders and a jacket as rain began to fall Sunday morning, remnants of Hurricane Florence. Puddles were forming, making access from the driveway to the garage difficult. The duo worked to tie everything outside down, putting as much as they could into the shed so it wouldn’t float away if waters reached stilts holding up the Waccamaw Drive house. “You just really have to…

As Tropical Storm Florence brings heavy, life-threatening floods, more than 632,000 are without power.As of 4:15 p.m., Saturday, the statewide power outage total was 632,566. 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…