Looting already starts as Hurricane Florence arrives

Looting already starts as Hurricane Florence arrives

With Hurricane Florence hitting land in North Carolina on Friday, it didn’t take long for one problem always associated with hurricanes to start: looting. In North Carolina, the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office announced on its Facebook page that people were arrested late Thursday night and early Friday morning for breaking and entering. WWAY-TV reports four people were taken into custody in attempted thefts at abandoned buildings and in vehicles. Sadly, while down on the list…

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Hurricane Florence: Search map of potentially deadly Mecklenburg County dams

Hurricane Florence: Search map of potentially deadly Mecklenburg County dams

As Hurricane Florence rumbled across the Atlantic Ocean last week, a group of North Carolina officials left an annual dam safety conference in Seattle to begin monitoring the roughly 5,700 dams across the state. They reached out to dam owners, asking that they check the integrity of their structures and lower water levels if need be. Now a group of state dam safety officials are huddled in the emergency operation center in Raleigh. They’re in…

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University of Houston athletics to hold Hurricane Florence supply drive

University of Houston athletics to hold Hurricane Florence supply drive

HOUSTON – The University of Houston athletics department is hosting a supply drive to help those in need after Hurricane Florence. The donations will be accepted Monday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. A truck will be loaded at the southwest corner of TDECU Stadium, and once the drive is over, the truck will leave for the East Coast. Anyone who wants to donate is asked to drive into Lot 12A on the south side…

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Columbia residents ‘cautiously optimistic’ Florence won’t repeat 2015 floods

Columbia residents ‘cautiously optimistic’ Florence won’t repeat 2015 floods

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…

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Frying pan restaurant owner documents Hurricane

Frying pan restaurant owner documents Hurricane

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (KTVU) – When a hurricane begins pummeling your restaurant, there’s not much you can do other than close up shop, hunker down and pull out your iPhone 10 to document the storm. And that’s exactly what Craig Sblanks, 44, general manager of the Frying Pan restaurant and American Fish Company in Southport, N.C., did. “I did it during Matthew two years ago,” Sblanks said by phone Friday, referring to the Category 5 hurricane…

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WATCH: Dogs rescued in Jacksonville during Hurricane Florence

WATCH: Dogs rescued in Jacksonville during Hurricane Florence

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.)

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Across the state: Trump plans to tour hurricane damage

Across the state: Trump plans to tour hurricane damage

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…

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3-year-old forecasts that Hurricane Florence will be 'a wet storm!'

3-year-old forecasts that Hurricane Florence will be 'a wet storm!'

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…

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Hurricane Florence: How to get help during the storm

Hurricane Florence: How to get help during the storm

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…

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In the Triangle: Glenwood Avenue reopens after flooding near Creedmoor Road

In the Triangle: Glenwood Avenue reopens after flooding near Creedmoor Road

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…

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Carolinas can expect major help from David Tepper, Panthers after Hurricane Florence

Carolinas can expect major help from David Tepper, Panthers after Hurricane Florence

From Sandy to Maria, Irma and Harvey, David Tepper has had his share of experience with responding to devastating hurricanes. If history is any indication, the Carolinas can expect a similarly significant response from the new owner of the Carolina Panthers as Hurricane Florence ravages the coast and brings torrential rain and wind farther inland. In a statement Thursday evening, the Panthers and Tepper said they are engaging with local and state officials, as well…

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