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A storm brewing in the Atlantic Ocean has a 20 percent chance of becoming another tropical storm in the next five days, according to the National Weather Service. But it is not fair to call it the remnants of Hurricane Florence, an official with the National Hurricane Center said Thursday night. That’s despite what the National Weather Service’s office in Charleston tweeted earlier. If the storm does form into a tropical storm, it would get…

By Christi Lowe, WRAL contributor Linden, N.C. — In Cumberland County, residents returned home Thursday to survey the damage left behind after floodwaters finally began to recede. Walter and Nancy Hair drove down the bumpy, flooded toad to see what was left of their mobile home, perched just 150 feet from the banks of the Little River. “My floor is all soggy. My walls are bowing already,” Walter Hair said. “This is the worst I’ve…

Gov. Roy Cooper called Thursday for state lawmakers to return to Raleigh for a special session to fund initial recovery needs from Hurricane Florence. “As I’ve traveled around the state surveying damage and meeting with people who have lost everything, it’s clear that the destruction in eastern North Carolina is historic,” Cooper said in a statement Thursday night. “Now is the time to come together and begin the work of rebuilding our communities and making…

KINSTON, N.C. (WTVD) — People are coming out to watch the Neuse river rise as it threatens to flood more homes and neighbors through the weekend. MORE: Full coverage of Hurricane Florence The Neuse River is taking over parts of Lenoir County, with water rushing onto streets and blocking major highways On Thursday afternoon, vehicles splashed their way through Highway 70 until crews shut down the roadway. People living near the flood zone are on…

PENDER COUNTY, NC — Two horses were rescued seemingly at the last minute when volunteers found them neck deep in floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. Rescue organization Guardians of Rescue said the horses were “tired, scared, confused” and had “not much left in them” when volunteers found them in Pender County, North Carolina. “One kept going under…the other would let out a cry to get his attention,” Guardians of Rescue wrote on Facebook….

RALEIGH-DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) — From the coast to the Piedmont, Hurricane Florence landed a historic and devastating blow to North Carolina. The rescue and recovery efforts started immediately, but it’s a long road ahead for many families across the Carolinas and more. ABC11 Together with the American Red Cross, ABC11’s corporate parent The Walt Disney Company, and the ABC Owned Television Group have raised more than $1 million in donations this week to help. The…

Harnett County, N.C. — Water levels are dropping in Harnett County, but on Thursday, there was still a lot of water covering roads, farms and businesses. At the height of the flooding caused by Hurricane Florence, Pat Flowers needed a boat to visit his home on Shady Grove Road. Water from the Little River had gotten into his home. “You just break down and cry. It is hard,” he said. “I have seen it, and…