Resources For Tropical Depression Florence

Resources For Tropical Depression Florence

As Tropical Depression Florence bears down on the Carolinas, WFAE has compiled this information to help you prepare. Do you still need to prepare? Don’t know where to start? These lists can help: Here are some other resources and important numbers you’ll need for updates and information before, during and after the storm: National  National Hurricane Center: Reference for updates about the strength, location and possible impact of Florence. Advisories are released daily at 5…

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Resources For Tropical Storm Florence

Resources For Tropical Storm Florence

As Tropical Storm Florence bears down on the Carolinas, WFAE has compiled this information to help you prepare. Do you still need to prepare? Don’t know where to start? These lists can help: Here are some other resources and important numbers you’ll need for updates and information before, during and after the storm: National  National Hurricane Center: Reference for updates about the strength, location and possible impact of Florence. Advisories are released daily at 5…

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Cell phone carriers offering free services during Hurricane Florence

Cell phone carriers offering free services during Hurricane Florence

As Tropical Storm Florence continues to crawl across the Carolinas, customers affected will get free calling, texting and data services from major cell phone carriers. Verizon Wireless is making unlimited domestic Talk, Text & Data available to postpaid and prepaid customers from Sep. 14 – 17. AT&T will issue credits and waive additional charges to provide unlimited talk, text, and data access from Sep. 11 – 25. T-Mobile is extending its offer to those not…

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Hurricane Florence: Power outages in North Carolina approaching one million

Hurricane Florence: Power outages in North Carolina approaching one million

As Hurricane Florence brings heavy, life-threatening floods to the coast, over 800,00 have been left in the dark by the storm.As of 8:30 a.m. Saturday, 813,519 people were without power. 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…

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Toxic waste sites in Florence's path under watch

Toxic waste sites in Florence's path under watch

As Tropical Storm Florence spins inland, environmental regulators are monitoring more than three dozen toxic waste sites in the storm’s path, as well as scores of low-lying water- and sewage-treatment plants at risk of flooding. The Environmental Protection Agency has identified 41 Superfund sites in threatened parts of the Carolinas, Virginia and Maryland and Georgia, including polluted industrial sites, chemical plants, coastal shipyards and military bases. EPA spokesman John Konkus said the agency is listening…

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Kitten clings for life as man awaits rescue from Florence. The cat’s name says it all.

Kitten clings for life as man awaits rescue from Florence. The cat’s name says it all.

From his seat on the back of small jon boat, Robert Simmons Jr. surveyed the floodwater in his neighborhood in northwest New Bern. The water, which spilled over from the Neuse River during Hurricane Florence, turned streets into canals, divided by rooftops. It was waist deep on some of those streets, and deeper still on others. All around, street signs and trees poked through the water, offering landmarks to a terrain that even longtime residents…

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Hurricane crashes their dream wedding. Friends and strangers are making sure they’ll get hitched.

Hurricane crashes their dream wedding. Friends and strangers are making sure they’ll get hitched.

Dane Suarez and Kerriann Otano call Topsail Beach their favorite place on earth. It’s where Otano’s family has been coming to for decades, the site of their proposal, even where her grandmother’s ashes were scattered. “It’s like a second home,” Otano said in an interview Friday. And for two years, this is where the California couple planned to stage their dream wedding. Hurricane Florence crashed the party. But in just 12 hours, a backup wedding…

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Damage from Florence? Here’s how to file an insurance claim.

Damage from Florence? Here’s how to file an insurance claim.

Hurricane Florence is leaving a path of destruction all over North and South Carolina. When the storm has passed insurance agents will be available to assess your damages and help you file claims. The N&O reported Friday that the N.C. Department of Insurance will also assist in processing claims. The agency plans to set up Consumer Assistance Centers in shopping centers and other public places, to be announced at a later date. The locations will…

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Rain totals: Florence could drop another 15 inches of rain in Fayetteville

Rain totals: Florence could drop another 15 inches of rain in Fayetteville

NORTH CAROLINA (WTVD) — As Tropical Storm Florence lingers, there are a lot of questions regarding how bad it will get in the Triangle and Sandhills.However, residents in those areas should still be prepared for major flooding. FULL HURRICANE FLORENCE COVERAGE As of right now, most counties have seen at least a few inches of rain, but how much more will they see? How much rain has fallen according to the National Weather Service How…

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Death toll from Florence rises to 7, North Carolina officials say

Death toll from Florence rises to 7, North Carolina officials say

There have now been seven deaths in North Carlolina linked to Hurricane Florence. On Saturday morning, Carteret County Emergency Services confirmed that two people died in the county. Five people died on Friday, including a mother and baby who died in Wilmington. Wilmington Police reported on Twitter that a tree fell on a house on Mercer Avenue, killing the pair around 9:30 a.m. The father was pulled from the home and transported to a local…

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How to help those affected by Florence

How to help those affected by Florence

CHARLOTTE (WJZY) – Communities have been devastated by Tropical Storm Florence, which still threatens to dump up to 15 inches of rain on the Carolinas. If you’re looking to make a difference, here’s how you can help those impacted by the storm. DONATE FEMA says cash donations offer the most flexibility for charities and nonprofits to address urgent needs. People are urged to not donate unsolicited goods such as used clothing, miscellaneous household items, medicine or perishable foodstuffs…

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Hurricane Harvey Researcher Brings Disaster Response on Social Media to Ted Talk

Hurricane Harvey Researcher Brings Disaster Response on Social Media to Ted Talk

In disasters, the official emergency procedure is to call 911. But during Hurricane Harvey last year, many people posted calls for help on social media instead — a phenomenon that University of Texas at Austin professor Keri Stephens decided to study. Stephens, who teaches communications studies at UT Austin, will be presenting her research at TEDxPalo Alto College, a TED Talk event hosted at the South San Antonio community college on Saturday. Thanks to a…

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Live Updates: Florence Still Crawling As Catastrophic Flooding Continues

Live Updates: Florence Still Crawling As Catastrophic Flooding Continues

Updated: 7:25 p.m.   There IS an end in sight. It’s just not anytime soon for those that need it the most. Even though all tropical storm warnings have been cancelled, the persistent heavy rain and flash flooding from Tropical Storm Florence will continue for several more hours in portions of North and South Carolina. The heavy rain and flood risk will then spread across the mid-state of North Carolina and areas along and north…

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Live Updates: North Carolina Officials Urge Residents To Stay Off Roadways During Florence

Live Updates: North Carolina Officials Urge Residents To Stay Off Roadways During Florence

Updated: 4:05 p.m. North Carolina state officials urged residents to stay off the roadways because of flooding from Florence and poor conditions. “As the storm continues to move, floodwaters continue to affect primary and secondary roads and many portions of our state,” said Col. Glenn McNeill, the commander of the State Highway Patrol. “I cannot stress this enough: If you do not have to drive, then please do not. Residents who choose to drive in…

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