Month: September 2018

Nature expresses its fury in sundry ways. Two deadly storms — Hurricane Florence and Typhoon Mangkhut — roared ashore on the same day, half a world apart, but the way they spread devastation was as different as water and wind. Storms in the western Pacific generally hit with much higher winds and the people who live in their way are often poorer and more vulnerable, Princeton University hurricane and climate scientist Gabriel Vecchi said Saturday….

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WTVD) — As Tropical Storm Florence continues to trudge through the Carolinas, some people have used the time to ransack several stores in Wilmington–dollar stores to be exact. On Saturday afternoon, dozens of individuals went into the Family Dollar on Greenfield Street and picked the place clean. RELATED: Florence live coverage: ‘This flooding is only going to get worse’ Wilmington police were dispatched, but were told to stand down by the manager of…

A boat wound up in the middle of downtown New Bern after Florence Sep 15, 2018 Strong winds and rain led a boat from the water to the middle of downtown New Bern, N.C., post-Hurricane Florence on Sept. 15, 2018. By

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.

Waiting out Hurricane Florence in God’s hands Sep 15, 2018 Jack and Sara Bullins, married for two years, rely on the scriptures to face life’s challenges. They are hoping the power of prayer gets them through Hurricane Florence as they wait out the storm in Myrtle Beach, SC. By

Historic rains from Hurricane Florence eroded a landfill, possibly letting coal ash reach Sutton Lake at the Sutton Power Plant in Wilmington, Duke Energy said Saturday night. Sutton Lake is a cooling pond that was constructed to support plant operations, the company said in a news release. The 1,100 acre lake next to the banks of the Cape Fear River is a popular fishing destination. A slope failure and erosion in part of the lined…

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.

As Hurricane Florence brings heavy, life-threatening floods to the coast, more than 700,000 have been left in the dark by the storm.As of 7:10 p.m. Saturday, the statewide power outage total was 704,483. 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…

Two people died from carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator in the Loris area, according to the Horry County Coroner’s Office. Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard identified the victims as Debra Collins Rion, 61, and Mark Carter King, 63. They were found at about 7:45 p.m. on Friday. The two died from carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator which was used in their home. There will be no further investigation. The number of Hurricane-elated deaths…

Raleigh officials are just beginning to get a handle on the number of trees and damage caused by the slow-churning, now-Tropical Storm Florence, but a moment of levity came Saturday. A Willow Oak tree, estimated to be more than 100 years old, fell in the Raleigh Rose Garden and landed on a seemingly intact picnic table. No one was injured. The city of Raleigh tweeted out the photo with the caption “We can neither confirm…

Hurricane Florence and its aftermath has broken a North Carolina record set in 1999 by Hurricane Floyd for rainfall from a tropical cyclone. The storm has brought more than 30 inches of rain to at least one collection spot in Swansboro, shattering the mark of 24.06 inches of rain in Wilmington brought by Floyd, according to the National Weather Service. A second location in North Carolina has also broken the previous record. Hoffman, which like…