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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.

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, Sept. 14, 2018. Chris Seward AP Photo

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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.

The Latest on Tropical Storm Florence (all times local):

1:30 a.m.

Tropical Storm Florence is practically stalled over the Carolinas and the monster storm could dump drenching rains of up to 3½ feet (1 meter). That, in turn, could trigger epic flooding well inland.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper calls Florence the “uninvited brute” that could wipe out entire communities. The storm is some 400 miles (645 kilometers) wide. Power outages are widespread including over 740,000 in North Carolina and 163,000 in South Carolina. Rescue crews have used boats to reach hundreds besieged by the rising waters.

Early Saturday morning Florence’s winds weakened to 65 mph (100 kph) as it moved forward at 5 mph (7 kph) and was about 15 miles (25 kilometers) west northwest of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

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11 p.m.

A severe inland flood threat is emerging as remnants of Florence pound the Carolinas with nearly nonstop rain for a second day since the once major hurricane howled ashore.

At least four people have died since Hurricane Florence crashed into the coast Friday and nearly stalled. Though forecasters later downgraded Florence to a tropical storm, the monster system is barely moving over the Carolinas and could dump drenching rains of up to 3½ feet (1 meter). That, in turn, could trigger epic flooding well inland.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper calls Florence the “uninvited brute” that could wipe out entire communities. The storm is some 400 miles (645 kilometers) wide. Power outages are widespread, and rescue crews have used boats to reach hundreds besieged by the rising waters.








In this image from video, a resident holds a cat rescued by boat in floodwaters in Jacksonville, N.C., Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.

In this image from video, a resident holds a cat rescued by boat in floodwaters in Jacksonville, N.C., Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.

Robert Bumsted

AP Photo








In this image from video, residents rescue carry cats they rescued by boat in floodwaters in Jacksonville, N.C., Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.

In this image from video, residents rescue carry cats they rescued by boat in floodwaters in Jacksonville, N.C., Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.

Robert Bumsted

AP Photo








Water passes though a breach in the dune line on Hwy 12 between Frisco and Hatteras Village, N.C., Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.

Water passes though a breach in the dune line on Hwy 12 between Frisco and Hatteras Village, N.C., Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.

The Virginian-Pilot via AP

Steve Earley








Rescue team members from the North Carolina National Guard 1/120th battalion go door-to-door as they evacuate residents in an apartment complex threatened by rising floodwaters from Hurricane Florence threatens his home in New Bern, N.C., on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.

Rescue team members from the North Carolina National Guard 1/120th battalion go door-to-door as they evacuate residents in an apartment complex threatened by rising floodwaters from Hurricane Florence threatens his home in New Bern, N.C., on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.

Chris Seward

AP Photo








A construction trailer in Hatteras Village, N.C., flipped on its side by winds from Hurricane Florence, the only damage reported from the storm, Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.

A construction trailer in Hatteras Village, N.C., flipped on its side by winds from Hurricane Florence, the only damage reported from the storm, Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.

The Virginian-Pilot via AP

Steve Earley








Breaches in the dune line on Hwy 12 between Frisco and Hatteras Village, N.C., created by Hurricane Florence’s storm surge, are filled in. Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.

Breaches in the dune line on Hwy 12 between Frisco and Hatteras Village, N.C., created by Hurricane Florence’s storm surge, are filled in. Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.

The Virginian-Pilot via AP

Steve Earley








Members of the North Carolina National Guard finish stacking sand bags under a highway overpass near the Lumber River which is expected to flood from Hurricane Florence’s rain in Lumberton, N.C., Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.

Members of the North Carolina National Guard finish stacking sand bags under a highway overpass near the Lumber River which is expected to flood from Hurricane Florence’s rain in Lumberton, N.C., Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.

David Goldman

AP Photo








A rescue team from the North Carolina National Guard 1/120th battalion evacuates an elderly woman from her apartment as the rising floodwaters from Hurricane Florence threatens her home in New Bern, N.C., on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.

A rescue team from the North Carolina National Guard 1/120th battalion evacuates an elderly woman from her apartment as the rising floodwaters from Hurricane Florence threatens her home in New Bern, N.C., on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.

Chris Seward

AP Photo








Motorists brave the rain and strong winds brought about by Typhoon Mangkhut which barrelled into northeastern Philippines before dawn Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018 in Manila, Philippines. Typhoon Mangkhut, the strongest typhoon to hit the country this year, slammed into the country’s northeastern coast early Saturday that forced the evacuation of thousands of residents.

Motorists brave the rain and strong winds brought about by Typhoon Mangkhut which barrelled into northeastern Philippines before dawn Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018 in Manila, Philippines. Typhoon Mangkhut, the strongest typhoon to hit the country this year, slammed into the country’s northeastern coast early Saturday that forced the evacuation of thousands of residents.

Bullit Marquez

AP Photo








People walk through the high winds from Hurricane Florence in downtown Swansboro N.C., Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.

People walk through the high winds from Hurricane Florence in downtown Swansboro N.C., Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.

Tom Copeland

AP Photo








A speed boat sits wedged in bushes in the parking lot of a waterfront hotel in New Bern, N.C., on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. Winds and rains from Hurricane Florence caused the Neuse River to swell, swamping the coastal city.

A speed boat sits wedged in bushes in the parking lot of a waterfront hotel in New Bern, N.C., on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. Winds and rains from Hurricane Florence caused the Neuse River to swell, swamping the coastal city.

Allen G. Breed

AP Photo








A fallen tree is shown after it crashed through the home where a woman and her baby were killed in Wilmington, N.C., after Hurricane Florence made landfall Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.

A fallen tree is shown after it crashed through the home where a woman and her baby were killed in Wilmington, N.C., after Hurricane Florence made landfall Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.

Chuck Burton

AP Photo








A work truck drives on Hwy 24 as the wind from Hurricane Florence blows palm trees in Swansboro N.C., Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018.

A work truck drives on Hwy 24 as the wind from Hurricane Florence blows palm trees in Swansboro N.C., Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018.

Tom Copeland

AP Photo








People move a wood and metal structure off a roadway after winds from Hurricane Florence blew it off a sales lot in Florence, S.C., Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.

People move a wood and metal structure off a roadway after winds from Hurricane Florence blew it off a sales lot in Florence, S.C., Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.

Gerald Herbert

AP Photo








A piece of corrugated metal blown by winds from Hurricane Florence just misses a state patrolman as people move a wood and metal structure that was blown onto the roadway, in Florence, S.C., Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.

A piece of corrugated metal blown by winds from Hurricane Florence just misses a state patrolman as people move a wood and metal structure that was blown onto the roadway, in Florence, S.C., Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.

Gerald Herbert

AP Photo








Strong winds from Hurricane Florence damage an awning Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 in Kinston, N.C., as rain continues to fall over Kinston and Lenoir County.

Strong winds from Hurricane Florence damage an awning Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 in Kinston, N.C., as rain continues to fall over Kinston and Lenoir County.

Daily Free Press via AP

Janet S. Carter








Steve Saint-Amand, South Lenoir High School principal, helps Annie Muse off the bus Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 in Kinston, N.C. at the American Red Cross evacuation shelter at Lenoir Community College. Muse and others were moved there after a power outage at the evacuation shelter at South Lenoir High School as many parts of the county were without power due to Hurricane Florence.

Steve Saint-Amand, South Lenoir High School principal, helps Annie Muse off the bus Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 in Kinston, N.C. at the American Red Cross evacuation shelter at Lenoir Community College. Muse and others were moved there after a power outage at the evacuation shelter at South Lenoir High School as many parts of the county were without power due to Hurricane Florence.

Daily Free Press via AP

Janet S. Carter








Lenoir County Sheriff deputies and members of the American Red Cross unload supplies from the bus carrying evacuees from Hurricane Florence that were staying at the shelter at South Lenoir High School on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, in Kinston, N.C. People from the shelter there were relocated to shelter at Lenoir Community College.

Lenoir County Sheriff deputies and members of the American Red Cross unload supplies from the bus carrying evacuees from Hurricane Florence that were staying at the shelter at South Lenoir High School on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, in Kinston, N.C. People from the shelter there were relocated to shelter at Lenoir Community College.

Daily Free Press via AP

Janet S. Carter








A bulldozer drives along Vernon Avenue as strong winds and rain fall from Hurricane Florence Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 in Kinston, N.C.

A bulldozer drives along Vernon Avenue as strong winds and rain fall from Hurricane Florence Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 in Kinston, N.C.

Daily Free Press via AP

Janet S. Carter








Rains from Hurricane Florence fall as crews remove tree limbs from a power line on Herritage Street Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, in Kinston, N.C.

Rains from Hurricane Florence fall as crews remove tree limbs from a power line on Herritage Street Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, in Kinston, N.C.

Daily Free Press via AP

Janet S. Carter








A National Guard vehicle drives past a Waffle House as Hurricane Florence slowly moves across the East Coast Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, in Florence, S.C.

A National Guard vehicle drives past a Waffle House as Hurricane Florence slowly moves across the East Coast Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, in Florence, S.C.

Sean Rayford

AP Photo








Rescue team members from the North Carolina National Guard 1/120th battalion go door-to-door as they evacuate residents in an apartment complex threatened by rising floodwaters from Hurricane Florence threatens his home in New Bern, N.C., on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.

Rescue team members from the North Carolina National Guard 1/120th battalion go door-to-door as they evacuate residents in an apartment complex threatened by rising floodwaters from Hurricane Florence threatens his home in New Bern, N.C., on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.

Chris Seward

AP Photo