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[  ] Hide Caption [  ] Show Caption Marines with Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune help push a car out of a flooded area during Hurricane Florence, on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Sept. 15, 2018. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Isaiah Gomez)

WASHINGTON, N.C. – New images are pouring in as Tropical Strom Florence unleashes dangerous flooding Across North Carolina. Photos taken in two locations in the town of Washington, North Carolina. The town is about 40 miles north of hard-hit New Bern, N.C. and 130 miles north of Wilmington, where Hurricane Florence made landfall as a Category 1 storm early Friday morning. Between 25 and 30 inches of rain has fallen in the area, causing widespread…

Bill Davis says that when he heard reports about the deluge aimed at Charlotte, he knew he faced a hard move: He had to leave his flood-prone apartment and head to a Red Cross shelter. “With what we’re getting ready to have, I know I made the right decision coming here,” Davis said Saturday evening, during a break in conversation with other evacuees at East Mecklenburg High School. “I may lose a lot of stuff….

WILMINGTON, NC (FOX 46 WJZY) – As if the hurricane wasn’t bad enough, looters have already begun to target businesses left alone during Hurricane Florence’s assault on the Carolina coast. Officers were called to the Family Dollar on 13th Street and Greenfield Street in downtown Wilmington where windows had been busted in. They tell FOX 46 that all of the damage to the store wasn’t storm damage, it was “people damage.” Inside the store, broken glass littered the…

OUTER BANKS, NC – Many residents who evacuated North Carolina’s Outer Banks ahead of Hurricane Florence made their way Saturday back onto the barrier islands, a popular tourist destination spared from the worst of the storm’s wrath. While other parts of the state were suffering catastrophic flooding from a storm that caused at least seven deaths, county officials and business owners on the low-lying islands reported relatively minimal damage, and there were no immediate reports…

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service says victims of Hurricane Florence will get a grace period before having to file some tax returns and payments. The IRS said Saturday it’s offering the relief in parts of North Carolina and other regions designated a disaster area by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Upcoming September deadlines for certain individual and business tax filings and payments will be postponed until Jan. 31 next year. That…

Tropical Storm Florence is continuing to dump dangerous amounts of rain as it continues its slow slog across the Carolinas. Shelters are open across both states in order for residents to get to safety.  [SHELTERS OPEN ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA] [SHELTERS OPEN ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA] Here is a list of all local shelters open at this time as Tropical Storm Florence moves across the greater Charlotte area. NORTH CAROLINA Anson County: Wadesboro Primary School; Open1542 US…

Tropical Storm Florence is continuing to dump dangerous amounts of rain as it continues its slow slog across the Carolinas. The deadly storm is impacting roads and highways. Here is a list of closures. I-95  CLOSED NEAR FAYETTEVILLE All Lanes of I-95 are closed in both directions between Exit 81 (I-40) and Exit 65 (NC-82) near Dunn, due to flooding. The road is expected to reopen by 8:30 AM, September 17,2018. Detour: Motorists must take…

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Officials in South Carolina are reporting the state’s first fatality due to Florence, bringing the storm’s overall death toll to at least five. A 61-year-old woman was killed late Friday when the vehicle she was driving struck a tree that had fallen across Highway 18 near the town of Union. LINK: Florence poses ‘catastrophic’ flood threat; at least 7 killed Capt. Kelley Hughes of the South Carolina Highway Patrol said the woman,…

Darkness and danger spread across North Carolina on Saturday, as Florence blasted an ever-widening swath of the state with torrential rain and dangerous wind. At 3 p.m. Saturday, state officials warned that most of North Carolina will face flooding in the coming week and begged travelers to stay off the road. With stretches of interstate closed Saturday and a rolling wave of flash floods moving east to west, they said drivers could face major detours…

As Hurricane Florence, now a tropical storm, crawls through the Carolinas, our reporters and photojournalists are on the coast. Their Friday reports from the coast are here. You can follow them at @_andrewcarter, @joshshaffer08, @MarthaQuillin. @vizjourno, , , Raleigh: Interstate drivers asked to avoid N.C. 5 p.m. State officials are asking interstate travelers not to drive through North Carolina. A stretch of Interstate 95 was closed earlier Saturday and state Transportation Secretary Jim Trogdon said…

(FOX NEWS) — As Hurricane Storm Florence lashed through the Carolinas with howling winds and heavy rain, one reporter was captured attempting to keep it together as winds appeared to lash at him, but was mocked when two people were seen walking behind him with little difficulty.  The viral video, which has more than 13.6 million views, showed Weather Channel correspondent Mike Seidel in Wilmington, North Carolina, trying to fight the heavy wind as he…

MIAMI (AP/WJZY) — How do you measure a disaster like Florence? In sum, the storm is turning out to be every bit as devastating as forecasters expected, with trillions of gallons of rain still in the forecast, hundreds of people needing rescue, hundreds of thousands of power outages and a handful of deaths. The economic toll remains to be tallied. BY THE NUMBERS Storm deaths: At least 7 people have died  Heavy rains: Up to…

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…