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Waves pound NC shore as Hurricane Florence approaches Sep 14, 2018 Hurricane Florence edged closer to the North Carolina coast on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, and the storm was whipped up high waves at Kure Beach, 15 miles south of Wilmington, N.C. By

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 a.m. Friday. The storm is expected to move inland through southeastern North Carolina and eastern South Carolina throughout Friday and Saturday, but the Triangle is already feeling the effects of the storm. 1. By Friday morning, more than 16,000 residents in the Triangle lost power. Duke Energy, the N.C. Electric Cooperatives and smaller utility companies have reported that more than 500,000 customers, mostly in the eastern…

WILMINGTON, North Carolina — It’s about the water, not the wind, with Hurricane Florence making an extended stay along the North Carolina coast. Forecasters say “it cannot be emphasized enough that the most serious hazard associated with slow-moving Florence is extremely heavy rainfall, which will cause disastrous flooding that will be spreading inland.” Top winds were holding at 90 mph — that’s just a Category 1 hurricane — but some communities were already submerged in…

As Hurricane Florence barrels across the Carolinas, the American Red Cross is bracing for a major test and trying to avoid failures that have followed other storms. The relief organization sets up shelters, provides meals and health services when natural disasters strike. But the Red Cross has faced criticism in recent years for its response during hurricanes. After Hurricane Harvey struck Texas last year, for example, some residents and public officials complained that the Red…

WILMINGTON, North Carolina — It’s about the water, not the wind, with Hurricane Florence making an extended stay along the North Carolina coast. Forecasters say “it cannot be emphasized enough that the most serious hazard associated with slow-moving Florence is extremely heavy rainfall, which will cause disastrous flooding that will be spreading inland.” Top winds were holding at 90 mph — that’s just a Category 1 hurricane — but some communities were already submerged in…

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 mid-day including tropical storm force winds and several inches of rain. The heaviest rain in Raleigh will be around noon, Gardner said, and we could see wind gusts up to 50 mph by that time. Fayetteville will…

After their dream wedding was ruined because of Hurricane Florence, a couple have decided to tie the knot in a town named Hurricane. Marsha Bradbury and Jon Gillenwater had planned to get married on Sept. 16 in Salvo, North Carolina, according to People Magazine. They had invited about 30 people to the wedding, which they began planning back in March. They spared no expense for the ceremony, Bradbury told WCHS. “Sunk a bunch of money…

The last transformer exploded before dawn, plunging the Comfort Suites hotel into total darkness. But when the dozens of guests woke to greet Hurricane Florence and its 90-mph gusts, Beth Bratz was already making coffee. As general manager, she could have closed the three-story motel on Market Street. But most of her staff lives in flat, low-lying neighborhoods, and she worried they wouldn’t last. So she took them in, along with three news crews and…

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 400,000 customers are without power. Jet Blue has canceled all of its flights today out of Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Other airlines are considering their schedules. A gas station in Wilmington collapsed due to heavy winds. 200 people have…

Hurricane Florence made landfall just before 7:30 Friday morning in Wrightsville Beach as Category 1 storm.The storm weakened to a Category 1 hurricane with maximum 90 mph winds early in the morning. Top 5 things to know today 1: Big Weather said Hurricane Florence is making its way toward South Carolina and will weaken later in the weekend. 2: Havey rains will be seen in much of the area today, mainly near Clinton and Fayetteville….

Thousands are without power in North Carolina as the outer bands of Hurricane Florence have reached the coast.As of 9:30 a.m., Friday, 485,143 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. WATCH: Useful tips if you lose power/Si no tiene electricidad después de…

Richard Neal, the owner of a bed-and-breakfast 32 miles off the coast of North Carolina in old Coast Guard tower, says he fielded several angry calls from veterans as Hurricane Florence approached. That’s because his B&B at Frying Pan Tower is also the home of one of the many Explore.org live cams that have been documenting the storm as it rumbled toward the Carolina coast. And also because, that live footage at times has shows…

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.

As heavy rains from Hurricane Florence loom, Lake Wylie is making room. The extra room in lakes all along the Catawba chain will be needed. Forecasts show the York County and surrounding areas getting up to a foot of rain. Other parts of the Carolinas have even more rain and flooding projected. At 8:50 a.m. Friday the lake sat a foot below its target elevation and four feet below its spilling point, or full pond….