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Thousands of North Carolina storm evacuees are physically safe from the effects of Hurricane Florence, but their hearts and minds are focused on what’s happening to their homes and possessions under assault on the coast. Many coastal residents heeded the evacuation orders and fled in advance of the arrival of Florence, with some ending up in the more than 200 emergency shelters set up statewide. At the emergency shelter at Garner High School, evacuees kept…

Several rivers in North Carolina overflowed Sunday morning as Florence continued to dump rain across the southeastern part of the state and into South Carolina. None of the major rivers in the Triangle — Crabtree, Marsh, Swift or Walnut creeks — were on the verge of flooding, according to the The National Weather Service’s reports early Sunday. Crabtree Creek at Old Wake Forest Road, for example, had fallen to 9.48 feet after hitting 11.6 feet…

N.C.-based shrimp-trawler breaks down fleeing Hurricane Florence. Finds safe harbor at S.C. dock Sep 14, 2018 Captain Scott Dudley based in Smyrna N.C., left his home port in Oriental, N.C. to flee from Hurricane Florence in order to protect his shrimp-trawler. By

Gills Creek flowed a little higher and a little quicker than normal Friday morning after lakes along the watershed were lowered in anticipation of Hurricane Florence’s arrival in the South Carolina Midlands. Nearly three years ago, torrential downpours and broken dams riled the creek, ravaging scores of homes and businesses with flooding never seen before in the Columbia area. With memories of October 2015 still painfully fresh in their minds, residents and business owners along…

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) — On Friday, dogs in Jacksonville, North Carolina, were rescued from flooded homes and brought to safety. RELATED: Shelter animals evacuated ahead of Hurricane Florence Live video showed dogs being removed from a boat in the flood waters of Hurricane Florence. The hurricane made landfall just before 7:30 Friday morning Category 1 storm. (Copyright ©2018 WTVD-TV. All Rights Reserved.)

Cajun Navy arrives in SC ahead of Florence Members of the United Cajun Navy start arriving at a staging area in Gaston, SC on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. This is one of four staging areas they are setting up to assist in rescues as Hurricane Florence hits the Carolinas.

Hurricane Florence made landfall near Wrightsville Beach around 7:15 a.m. Friday as a Category 1 storm. At a glance: Hurricane Florence made landfall near Wrightsville Beach around 7:15 a.m. Friday as a Category 1 storm. More than 500,000 customers are without power in North Carolina. Four deaths – a woman in Pender County, a mother and child in Wilmington and a person in Lenoir County – have been blamed on the storm. 200 people have…

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) — “Be careful everybody!” That was the warning from 3-year-old Brantlee McDonald as Hurricane Florence barreled through North Carolina. Brantlee, who is from Virginia Beach, VA, was visiting family when they started rolling on this forecast. And he didn’t stop there! He also did a live report during the storm as the wind picked up in his backyard. We think he has a bright future on the ABC11 First Alert Weather Team…

A crisis situation can throw anyone into a panic, especially in the face of a monster storm like Hurricane Florence. Help is available, and here are some tips to get you the assistance you need. If an emergency is threatening your life or the lives of others around you, call 911. If you are trying to evacuate and need route information, call 211, or text FLORENCE to 898211. Shelter information, as well as information about…

Hurricane Florence made landfall in Wilmington Friday as a Category 1 storm, and its impact will be felt all of Friday, much of Saturday and into next week. Overview The Triangle will feel the strongest effects from Florence throughout the day on Friday, including tropical storm force winds and several inches of rain. The heaviest rain in Raleigh will be around noon, WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner said, and we could see wind gusts up to…

Cajun Navy arrives in SC ahead of Florence Members of the United Cajun Navy start arriving at a staging area in Gaston, SC on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. This is one of four staging areas they are setting up to assist in rescues as Hurricane Florence hits the Carolinas.

A mother and an infant were killed when a tree fell on their home as Hurricane Florence made landfall in the Carolinas. A third death happened in Lenoir County, Gov. Roy Cooper said, when a person was killed while plugging in a generator. Another person died as a result of a medical incident in Pender County, according to Pender County Emergency Management Director Tom Collins. The woman was at her home in Hampstead. Collins told…

Final preparations as Hurricane Florence arrives Herbert Robles and his assistants did last minute work on his home in Myrtle Beach, SC along the Golden mile on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, as Hurricane Florence approached. They checked on the house after an alarm sounded.

Three deaths have been confirmed as a result of Hurricane Florence. The first confirmed death was reported in Pender County after the storm made landfall Friday. According to Pender County Emergency Management Director Tom Collins, a woman in Hampstead has died. Collins told WWAY the woman had a heart attack Friday morning. Emergency crews were unable to get to her because of a downed tree in the road. Stay on top of breaking news stories…

The Wilmington Police Department is reporting what it believes to be the first two fatalities caused by Hurricane Florence. A tree fell on a house on Mercer Avenue, killing a mother and her infant, said the department in a tweet. The father was transported to a local hospital with injuries. Identities of the victims were not released. A third person died in Pender County, according to Pender County Emergency Management Director Tom Collins. The woman…