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Officials have confirmed at least five deaths in southeatern North Carolina due to Hurricane Florence. (Source: WECT) HAMPSTEAD, NC (WECT) – Officials have confirmed at least five deaths in southeastern North Carolina due to Hurricane Florence.  A mother and infant in North Carolina were killed when a tree fell on their home – the first two fatalities of Hurricane Florence.  The Wilmington Police Department said Friday that the two were killed when a tree fell…

Officials have confirmed at least six deaths in southeastern North Carolina due to Hurricane Florence. (Source: See it, Snap it, Send it) 1 dies at West Brunswick High School shelter 1 dies at West Brunswick High School shelter Updated: Friday, September 14 2018 6:06 PM EDT2018-09-14 22:06:45 GMT One person died at the West Brunswick High School shelter Thursday morning, according to a spokesperson for Brunswick County. (Source: See it, Snap it, Send it) One person…

HAMPSTEAD, NC (WECT) – The death toll in North Carolina from Hurricane Florence continues to rise after three people were killed Saturday afternoon. WITN is reporting the Duplin County Sheriff said two people were killed outside Kenansville and the third happened in Kornegay. The sheriff said all three victims were in cars that were swept away. One person died at a shelter in Brunswick County Thursday morning, according to a spokesperson for the county. Details surrounding the…

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Wilmington’s most famous son is working to help his hometown and state recover from the devastating impacts of Hurricane Florence. “Michael Jordan, the Charlotte Hornets and the NBA family are working together with a number of community organizations to provide necessary and immediate relief and support to those affected by Hurricane Florence,” reads a statement on the Hornets’ website. – Advertisement – The site provides…

Effects from Hurricane Florence were felt across the viewing area Friday after the storm made landfall along the coast.

By JONATHAN DREW, Associated Press WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Florence lumbered ashore in North Carolina with howling 90 mph winds and terrifying storm surge early Friday, splintering buildings and trapping hundreds of people in high water as it settled in for what could be a long and extraordinarily destructive drenching. – Advertisement – More than 60 people had to be pulled from a collapsing cinderblock motel at the height of the storm. Hundreds more…

The Triangle will feel the strongest effects from Florence throughout the day on Friday.

Locations, conditions and times for the arrival of Florence.

Extensive power outages, road closures across Southeastern North Carolina SOUTHEASTERN N.C. — More than 125,000 customers were without power Friday as Hurricane Florence arrived in Wilmington with full force, bringing wind, storm surges and historic rain. Florence’s eye made landfall over the Wrightsville Beach water tower, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Wilmington. It hit the coast as a Category 1 storm with 90 mph maximum sustained winds, the NWS said. The…

National Hurricane Center announces that Florence makes landfall near Wrightsville Beach. Eye of storm over Wilmington as wind, storm surges and prolonged, heavy rain bring ‘life-threatening’ conditions to region Packing the strongest winds the region has seen since Hurricane Fran more than two decades ago, Hurricane Florence roared into Wilmington on Friday. The slow-moving storm, dumping potentially life-threatening amounts of rain across much of Eastern North Carolina, made landfall near Wrightsville Beach around 7:15 a.m.,…

By JONATHAN DREW, Associated Press WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Florence lumbered ashore in North Carolina with howling 90 mph winds and terrifying storm surge early Friday, ripping apart buildings and knocking out power to a half-million homes and businesses as it settled in for what could be a long and extraordinarily destructive drenching. – Advertisement – More than 60 people had to be pulled from a collapsing motel at the height of the storm,…

Wind, storm surges and prolonged, heavy rain bring ‘life-threatening’ conditions to region Wilmington should be ready for a prolonged and devastating impact as Hurricane Florence roars over Southeastern North Carolina on Friday. “It’s probably going to take another 24 hours” for Florence to pass through the Wilmington region, Reid Hawkins, science officer with the National Weather Service office in Wilmington, said at 5 a.m. Friday. According to radar images as of 7 a.m., the storm’s…

Wind, storm surges and prolonged, heavy rain bring ‘life-threatening’ conditions to region Wilmington should be ready for a prolonged and devastating impact as Hurricane Florence roars over Southeastern North Carolina on Friday. “It’s probably going to take another 24 hours” for Florence to pass through the Wilmington region, Reid Hawkins, science officer with the National Weather Service office in Wilmington, said at 5 a.m. Friday. According to radar images as of 7 a.m., the storm’s…

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Evacuations prompted by Hurricane Florence have left homes and businesses empty and vulnerable and some people are allegedly taking advantage of the situation. Brunswick County Sheriff John Ingram says there were already some break-ins last night. – Advertisement – The sheriff’s office got a call about suspicious people on the south end of the county and arrested them for breaking into cars. Later on the north end of the county,…