Tropical Storm Florence: Here's what kind of damage is expected in the Triangle

Tropical Storm Florence: Here's what kind of damage is expected in the Triangle

WAKE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) — As Tropical Storm Florence barrels through the Carolinas, high winds and rain will continue through the weekend. Downloading the ABC11 app is the best way to stay up-to-date on the latest conditions from Hurricane Florence. On Friday, winds gusted around 47 miles per hour at RDU and one to two inches of rain fell across the Triangle. RELATED: Huge tree crashes into Raleigh home with 5 inside Saturday should be…

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DeVos Loses On Student Loans; Bezos Funds Preschool

DeVos Loses On Student Loans; Bezos Funds Preschool

The new school year marches on, and so does our weekly roundup. Tropical Storm Florence closes schools in the Carolinas Rain measured in feet, not inches. Storm surges and power outages are the reality of this huge, slow-moving storm. Schools were closed Friday across coastal North Carolina and South Carolina. In the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district, leaders made the controversial choice to keep nearly 150,000 students home under blue skies on Thursday to prep some schools…

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Tracking Hurricane Florence: Expected rain totals for Raleigh, Fayetteville and more

Tracking Hurricane Florence: Expected rain totals for Raleigh, Fayetteville and more

WAKE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) — As Tropical Storm Florence barrels through the Carolinas, high winds and rain will continue through the weekend. Downloading the ABC11 app is the best way to stay up-to-date on the latest conditions from Hurricane Florence. On Friday, winds gusted around 47 miles per hour at RDU and one to two inches of rain fell across the Triangle. RELATED: Huge tree crashes into Raleigh home with 5 inside Saturday should be…

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Experts warn Florence floodwaters may be filled with venomous snakes

Experts warn Florence floodwaters may be filled with venomous snakes

RALEIGH (WTVD) — Threats from Hurricane Florence don’t only include storm surges, flooding, and rough winds – they also include snakes.That’s right, those slithery serpents will be way more visible after the storm hits. Tropical Storm Florence live coverage: Slow-moving storm drenches Carolinas ABC11 reporter Bridget Condon learned that message the hard way Saturday morning after coming across a snake in the floodwater at Crabtree Creek in Raleigh. Thad Bowman with Alligator Adventure told Myrtle…

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Hurricane Florence: When to expect rain in the Triangle

Hurricane Florence: When to expect rain in the Triangle

WAKE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) — As Tropical Storm Florence barrels through the Carolinas, high winds and rain will continue through the weekend. Downloading the ABC11 app is the best way to stay up-to-date on the latest conditions from Hurricane Florence. On Friday, winds gusted around 47 miles per hour at RDU and one to two inches of rain fell across the Triangle. RELATED: Huge tree crashes into Raleigh home with 5 inside Saturday should be…

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5:30 a.m. Saturday update: Here’s what to expect today in the Triangle from Florence

5:30 a.m. Saturday update: Here’s what to expect today in the Triangle from Florence

As the center of Tropical Storm Florence moved slowly into South Carolina overnight, the storm’s outer bands of rain pummeled the Triangle, causing creeks to rise and bringing down trees and limbs that blocked roads and dragged down power lines. And the rain isn’t expected to stop anytime soon. Florence will creep westward, with the center of the storm remaining in South Carolina, and as it does forecasters expect it will continue to funnel rain…

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Craven County elderly mother, son explain why they didn't evacuate Hurricane Florence

Craven County elderly mother, son explain why they didn't evacuate Hurricane Florence

CRAVEN COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) — The rescue of an elderly Craven County woman and her son is typical of what first responders have encountered over the past two days according to one of their rescuers. Christine Wright and her adult son, Terry, had to be rescued from their home in the Antioch Community Friday after they were surrounded by floodwaters – something they say has never happened before. “I’ve seen some rain now, a lot…

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Florence keeps dumping rain on Carolinas

Florence keeps dumping rain on Carolinas

CHARLOTTE, NC (FOX 46 WJZY/AP) – Tropical Storm Florence keeps drenching the central Carolinas, with an additional 10 to 15 inches of rain expected before it finally swings north over the Appalachian Mountains and into the Ohio Valley on Monday.  The National Hurricane Center says top sustained winds have dropped to near 50 mph (80 kph) with higher gusts, and Florence is expected to become a tropical depression later Saturday.  At 5 a.m., the center…

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Hurricane Florence disrupts flights at RDU

Hurricane Florence disrupts flights at RDU

RDU (WTVD) — RDU expects more flights to be canceled because of the effects from now Tropical Storm Florence.Full coverage of Hurricane Florence Nearly all early morning flights out of RDU were canceled Saturday morning. Many afternoon flights still have a scheduled status. A full list of flight statuses can be found online. Almost all of the flights of out the airport were canceled Friday. RDU said to not go to the airport without verifying…

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Alligator spotted walking around Myrtle Beach after Florence

Alligator spotted walking around Myrtle Beach after Florence

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WTVD) — As if heavy winds and massive rain from Hurricane Florence were not enough to worry about, some South Carolina residents now have to be on the lookout for alligators.Ed Piotrowski caught an alligator talking a leisurely stroll near Mrtyle Beach while Florence was pushing through. Related: Dogs, cats need rescuing from Carteret County Humane Society due to Florence flooding Experts said alligators usually deal with extreme weather by hiding out…

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Florence to test South Carolina infrastructure

Florence to test South Carolina infrastructure

The driving rain from Hurricane Florence in the canals on the evacuated Pawleys Island on September 14, 2018 in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images)   The driving rain from Hurricane Florence in the canals on the evacuated Pawleys Island on September 14, 2018 in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images)   COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Torrential rains from Tropical Storm Florence will test South Carolina’s infrastructure, which failed under historic…

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World's warming; expect more intense hurricanes

World's warming; expect more intense hurricanes

In this NOAA satellite handout image captured at 7:45 a.m. ET, shows Hurricane Florence as it made landfall near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina on September 14, 2018. (Photo by NOAA via Getty Images)   In this NOAA satellite handout image captured at 7:45 a.m. ET, shows Hurricane Florence as it made landfall near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina on September 14, 2018. (Photo by NOAA via Getty Images)   WASHINGTON (AP) — Study after study shows…

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Nearly stalled, Florence besieges Carolinas with floodwaters

Nearly stalled, Florence besieges Carolinas with floodwaters

Florence already has proven deadly with its nearly nonstop rain, surging seawater and howling winds, and the threat is days from ending as remnants of the once major hurricane slowly creep inland across the Carolinas. Some towns have received more than 2 feet (60 meters) of rain from Florence, and forecasters warned that drenching rains with as much as 3½ feet (1 meter) of water could trigger epic flooding well inland through early next week….

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The Latest: Slow moving Florence terrorizing Carolinas

The Latest: Slow moving Florence terrorizing Carolinas

Rescue team member Sgt. Nick Muhar, from the North Carolina National Guard 1/120th battalion, evacuates a young child as the rising floodwaters from Hurricane Florence threatens his home in New Bern, N.C., on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. Chris Seward AP Photo Rescue team member Sgt. Nick Muhar, from the North Carolina National Guard 1/120th battalion, evacuates a young child as the rising floodwaters from Hurricane Florence threatens his home in New Bern, N.C., on Friday,…

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Coastal residents overwhelmed by flooding

Coastal residents overwhelmed by flooding

Neighborhoods are flooded after the storm surge from Hurricane Florence flooded the Neuse River September 14, 2018 in New Bern, North Carolina. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)   Neighborhoods are flooded after the storm surge from Hurricane Florence flooded the Neuse River September 14, 2018 in New Bern, North Carolina. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)   NEW BERN, N.C. (AP) — A combination of heavy rains from Florence and a high tide has caused massive…

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