Month: September 2018

EMBED </>More Videos <iframe width=”476″ height=”267″ src=”https://abc11.com/video/embed/?pid=4244525″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe> Here’s how much rain North Carolina can expect by the time Hurricane Florence leaves the state. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

Florence, now a tropical depression, is still a dangerous storm and is expected to dump excessive rainfall on wide areas of North Carolina and South Carolina, causing historic flooding. Officials also say the storm could kick up a few tornadoes on its trek across the region. The storm has reached the height of danger, Governor Roy Cooper said in a press conference on Sunday afternoon. “The storm has never been more dangerous than it is…

Drowning might be the most obvious flood danger, but it’s far from the only one, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Floodwaters left in North Carolina and South Carolina in the wake of pounding rains from Florence, now a tropical depression, can contain all sorts of hidden dangers, experts warn. “The water is not going to be safe, both from chemical and biological contamination,” said Jeff Schlegelmilch, deputy director of the…

Eleven people have died in North Carolina because of Hurricane Florence, and Gov. Roy Cooper urged residents Sunday to beware of treacherous flash flooding for days to come. “Flood waters are still raging across our state,” Cooper said at a noon news conference. “As this storm continues to churn through North Carolina, it has dumped more than two feet or more in many places,” Cooper said. He said that’s enough to inundate areas that have…

At least 10 people have died in North Carolina because of Hurricane Florence, and Gov. Roy Cooper urged residents Sunday to beware of treacherous flash flooding in the days to come. “Flood waters are still raging across our state,” Cooper said at a noon press conference. “As this storm continues to churn through North Carolina, it has dumped more than two feet or more in many places,” Cooper said. He said that’s enough to inundate…

45 Images Deaths, rain, flooding: A look at Florence’s impact across NC 32 Images People, animals rescued from Florence’s floodwaters 74 Images Florence cuts path of damage from coast to Triangle 67 Images Hurricane Florence slams Wilmington area 38 Images Florence floods New Bern 19 Images Hurricane Florence swamps ECU campus 78 Images WRAL reporters, photographers share images from Hurricane Florence coverage 34 Images Hurricane Florence swamps NC’s central coast 18 Images Hurricane Florence causes…

CARY, N.C. (WTVD) — Epic flooding and massive power outages have displaced countless North Carolinians. If you’re near Wake County and looking for a way to help those affected by Hurricane Florence, there is now a place to take supplies. RELATED: The latest on Hurricane Florence and the flooding The Cary Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7383 located at 522 Reedy Creek Rd is now accepting donations. Once the water recedes, the Post will move…

45 Images Deaths, rain, flooding: A look at Florence’s impact across NC 19 Images People, animals rescued from Florence’s floodwaters 74 Images Florence cuts path of damage from coast to Triangle 72 Images Your photos: Hurricane Florence impacts Triangle 67 Images Hurricane Florence slams Wilmington area 38 Images Florence floods New Bern 19 Images Hurricane Florence swamps ECU campus 78 Images WRAL reporters, photographers share images from Hurricane Florence coverage 34 Images Hurricane Florence swamps…

NYC Urban Search and Rescue team performs water rescues near New Bern, NC Units with New York City’s Urban Search and Rescue team were dispatched to River Bend, near New Bern, North Carolina, on Sept. 14, 2018, to help perform rescues following Hurricane Florence’s arrival to the area.