Preparing For The Storm & Dealing With The Aftermath
OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. — As the Triangle deals with downed trees and power outages on Saturday, coastal communities are dealing with the aftermath of flooding from storm surge. The bridge to Ocean Isle Beach closed Friday due to flooding from storm surge. At one point, roads resembled rivers, and there was so much water the street was invisible. The problem was made worse because the surge came at high tide. On Saturday, most of…
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Hurricane Ian is gone but in its wake hundreds of thousands of people in North Carolina are without power. The storm is now a post-tropical cyclone and most of its rain has left the state. Some breezy conditions will continue through the weekend. As of 5 a.m., more than 320,000 were without power. That number is down from a peak of more than 370,000 Friday. Duke Energy reports 290,000 people without…
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At some point Friday, the boat broke free and police began getting calls about the boat. MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — A commercial fishing boat anchored in the ocean near Myrtle Beach broke free and washed ashore on Friday, but no one was aboard, according to city police spokesman Master Cpl. Tom Vest. The incident happened as Hurricane Ian was coming ashore in South Carolina. The U.S. Coast Guard was called out to the boat on…
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The National Weather Service is chronically the storm damage caused by Ian in North Carolina and South Carolina Friday. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ian, which made landfall in South Carolina Friday, caused flooding, storm surge, and wind damage across both North Carolina and South Carolina Friday. Around Charlotte, Ian caused mostly wind and tree damage. Some of the most significant verified storm reports included a tree that fell and destroyed a mobile home on Sanibel Road….
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Coast Guard crews are busy at work as rescue missions continue following the devastation of Hurricane Ian. The powerful storm has brought catastrophic flooding, strong winds and storm surge to areas in Florida and was forecast hit South Carolina on Friday. “It’s a challenging mission, but our crews are highly trained and well-equipped for this,” Rear Admiral Brendan McPherson, who serves as commander of the Seventh Coast Guard District, told “CBS Mornings” on Friday. “I…
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