Hurricane Florence made landfall near Wrightsville Beach around 7:15 a.m. Friday as a Category 1 storm. Latest updates from the coast: 8:04 a.m.: The statewide power outage has jumped to 403,000. 7:58 a.m.: WECT tweeted a photo of a gas station that was severely damaged in Wilmington. 7:39 a.m.: Closer to home, the Tar River in Greenville is close to flooding. Officials say the flood stage for the river is 13 feet, and it is…

Hurricane Florence made landfall in Wilmington Friday morning as a Category 1 storm. The Triangle will feel the strongest effects from Florence after 8 a.m. The latest updates from our viewing area: 8:04 a.m.: The statewide power outage has jumped to 403,000. 8 a.m.: A flash flood warning is in effect for Wayne and Wilson counties until 2 p.m. 7:56 a.m.: Greenville was seeing heavy rain and officials say the Tar River is at risk…

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. In flooded New Bern, about 150 people were awaiting rescue. Multiple rescues have already been made, the Craven County EMS told ABC News. As the morning continued, the floodwaters continued to rise. Streets are flooded and heavy winds have knocked down fences…

Thousands are without power in North Carolina as the outer bands of Hurricane Florence have reached the coast.As of 7:30 a.m., Friday, 372,095 people were without power. VIEW THE OUTAGE MAP BELOW. More outage information here Most of the outages are in Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, New Hanover, Pamlico, Pender and Onslow counties near the coast. WATCH: Useful tips if you lose power/Si no tiene electricidad después de una tormenta Florence is expected to make landfall…

As Hurricance Florence headed to shore, Twitter, Facebook and other social media filled with videos of raging winds, surging floodwaters and, inevitably, newscasters out in the thick of it all. Florence, now a Category 1 storm, made landfall Friday morning at Wilmington, North Carolina, according to the National Hurricane Center. More than 306,000 North Carolina residents and businesses, mostly in eastern counties, were without power as of 5 a.m. Friday, according to online updates from…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — As Hurricane Florence approaches, there are a lot of questions regarding how bad it will get in the Triangle and Sandhills.Florence has been a unique storm, to say the least. We will see a lack of steering, which helps to guide hurricane along, and that makes the track of Florence uncertain after landfall. Despite the uncertainty about where the center tracks, heavy rain, and gusty winds are likely in central North…

Hurricane Florence was making landfall in North Carolina early Friday with a life-threatening storm surge that pushed water inland for miles, pelting rains and screaming winds that destroyed buildings in its path. More than 60 people had to be pulled from a collapsing motel at the height of the storm, and many more who defied evacuation orders were hoping to be rescued. Pieces of buildings ripped apart by the storm flew through the air. The…

Hurricane Florence was downgraded to a Category 1 storm overnight. The center of the storm will make landfall near Wilmington early Friday morning. The Triangle will feel the strongest effects from Florence after 8 a.m. The latest updates from our viewing area: 7:09 a.m.: Two storm-related injuries have been reported in Edgecombe County. 7:01 a.m.: The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for most of our viewing area, including Wake, Edgecombe, Franklin, Harnett…

As Hurricane Florence hurtles into the Carolinas and residents face what’s now a Category 1 storm, our reporters and photojournalists are on the coast and across the region. Their Thursday reports are here and their Wednesday reports are here. You can follow them on Twitter at https://twitter.com/newsobserver/lists/hurricane-mcclatchy Myrtle Beach, SC: Dogs left without food and water 6:44 a.m.: Police say three dogs were left at an evacuated home without food or water. Officers were called…