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Tornado watch issued for southeastern NC until 11 p.m.

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Tornado watch issued for southeastern NC until 11 p.m.

A tornado watch has been issued for all of southeastern North Carolina until 11 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 15. (Source: Pixabay) WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – A tornado watch has been issued for all of southeastern North Carolina until 11 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 15. A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable to produce a tornado in and around the watch area.  If you live within the watch area, be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and…

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Tornado watch issued for southeastern NC until 5 p.m.

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Tornado watch issued for southeastern NC until 5 p.m.

A tornado watch has been issued for all of southeastern North Carolina until 5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 15. (Source: Pixabay) WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – A tornado watch has been issued for all of southeastern North Carolina until 5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 15. A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable to produce a tornado in and around the watch area.  If you live within the watch area, be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen…

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Tornado watch issued for southeastern NC until 7 a.m.

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Tornado watch issued for southeastern NC until 7 a.m.

A tornado watch has been issued for all of southeastern North Carolina until 7 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 15. (Source: Pixabay) WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – A tornado watch has been issued for all of southeastern North Carolina until 7 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 15. A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable to produce a tornado in and around the watch area.  If you live within the watch area, be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and…

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Flood Watch warnings sparks storm prep

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Flood Watch warnings sparks storm prep

Caldwell County crews are preparing for any possible weather threats. A “flash flood watch” has been issued in Caldwell County until Saturday evening. “Plan for these things, it makes it a lot easier and safer for everybody,” said Carine Chalfoun the Caldwell County interim emergency management coordinator.  What concerns officials in Caldwell County is the fact that they’ve rain almost every day this week so the ground is very saturated, so more water from rain…

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Hurricane Florence: More than 767,000 power outages reported in North Carolina

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Hurricane Florence: More than 767,000 power outages reported in North Carolina

More than half a million customers are without power in North Carolina as Tropical Storm Florence brings heavy, life-threatening floods to the coast.As of 11 p.m., Friday, 767,783 people were without power. VIEW THE OUTAGE MAP BELOW. More outage information here Most of the outages are in Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus Craven, Duplin, New Hanover, Robeson, Sampson, Wake, Wayne, Pamlico, Pender and Onslow counties near the coast. RELATED: What to do if you lose…

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What to expect in Wake County as Tropical Storm Florence moves through the Triangle

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What to expect in Wake County as Tropical Storm Florence moves through the Triangle

WAKE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) — As Tropical Storm Florence barrels through the Carolinas, high winds and rain will continue through the weekend. On Friday, winds gusted around 47 miles per hour at RDU and one to two inches of rain fell across the Triangle. Saturday should be similar to Friday. Winds will stay high and gust as high as 30 miles per hour. Winds will be the highest in the Sandhills. It will be wet…

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No rain to dampen homecoming game hopes

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No rain to dampen homecoming game hopes

CLEAR LAKE, Texas (FOX 26) – It was a wet week for many in the Houston area. The rain wouldn’t let up and flooding was an issue, but a much different scene at Challenger Columbia Stadium on Friday night during the homecoming game, probably one of the most memorable experiences a high school student can have. “The only thing that was making us nervous was, of course, the travel and the safety of our community as well as the…

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Dogs, cats need rescuing from Carteret County Humane Society due to Florence flooding

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Dogs, cats need rescuing from Carteret County Humane Society due to Florence flooding

NEWPORT, N.C. (WTVD) — The Carteret County Humane Society is in dire need of dog and cat crates to help evacuate the remaining animals. Shelter Manager Cassandra Tupaj spoke to ABC11 and said they have already evacuated most but there are still some they are waiting to move. **Video attached to this story is from a previous article** WATCH: Dogs rescued in Jacksonville during Hurricane Florence On Friday, dogs in Jacksonville, North Carolina, were rescued…

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Florence's wrath to bring flooding, power outages

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Florence's wrath to bring flooding, power outages

(FOX 46 WJZY) – Still miles away from the greater Charlotte area, the worst of Florence is still causing damage across the greater Charlotte area. In Charlotte, the sound of chainsaws could already be heard Friday evening as crews spent more than five hours clearing roads in Myers Park from debris and downed trees. A large tree came crashing down on a car just off Sharon Road. “All of a sudden, we hear the sound…

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Florence pours 23 inches of rain on Morehead City

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Florence pours 23 inches of rain on Morehead City

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) – One city in North Carolina has picked up more than 23 inches (58 centimeters) of rain in two days from Tropical Storm Florence. The National Weather Service said on Twitter on Friday night that Morehead City had received 23.04 inches of rain with more heavy rain coming. Forecasters have issued what they call a a flash flood emergency , saying areas of surrounding Carteret County are flooding that have never flooded…

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Hurricane Florence: More than 788,000 power outages reported in North Carolina

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Hurricane Florence: More than 788,000 power outages reported in North Carolina

More than half a million customers are without power in North Carolina as Tropical Storm Florence brings heavy, life-threatening floods to the coast.As of 10 p.m., Friday, 788,916 people were without power. VIEW THE OUTAGE MAP BELOW. More outage information here Most of the outages are in Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus Craven, Duplin, New Hanover, Robeson, Sampson, Wake, Wayne, Pamlico, Pender and Onslow counties near the coast. RELATED: What to do if you lose…

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Jonathan Martin | FOX 26 News Anchor

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Jonathan Martin | FOX 26 News Anchor

Jonathan Martin is the co-anchor of FOX 26 News at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. with Kaitlin Monte. Since joining the FOX 26 News team in May 2016, Jonathan has covered some of Houston’s biggest events. He anchored more than twenty hours of coverage as Hurricane Harvey ravaged the Texas coast.  He also helped lead the station’s coverage of the Houston Astros World Series win and the mass shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas….

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UNC-Chapel Hill to open hurricane shelter at the Friday Center

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UNC-Chapel Hill to open hurricane shelter at the Friday Center

A shelter will open Saturday at UNC-Chapel Hill for people seeking refuge from Hurricane Florence and who were in other shelters that have closed. Gov. Roy Cooper announced the arrangement Friday afternoon. “UNC-Chapel Hill has agreed to operate a mass shelter on its campus,” he said. State Emergency Management Director Mike Sprayberry said “several hundred people” will be able to stay there starting Saturday. The university later announced that the Friday Center for Continuing Education…

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What to expect in Wake County as Florence moves through the Triangle

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What to expect in Wake County as Florence moves through the Triangle

WAKE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) — As Hurricane Florence barrels through the Carolinas, high winds and rain will continue through the weekend. On Friday, winds gusted around 47 miles per hour at RDU and one to two inches of rain fell across the Triangle. Saturday should be similar to Friday. Winds will stay high and gust as high as 30 miles per hour. Winds will be the highest in the Sandhills. It will be wet most…

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