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Hurricane Florence is so big that it can only be captured with a super wide-angle lens from space, one astronaut said. VIDEO: HURRICANE FLORENCE FROM SPACE Full coverage of Hurricane FlorenceAs he posted the awe-inspiring shots earlier in the week, Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency wrote that staring down “the gaping eye of a category 4 hurricane” is “chilling, even from space.” Gerst isn’t the only one sharing compelling images of the monster…

Cajun Navy arrives in SC ahead of Florence Members of the United Cajun Navy start arriving at a staging area in Gaston, SC on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. This is one of four staging areas they are setting up to assist in rescues as Hurricane Florence hits the Carolinas.

EMBED </>More Videos <iframe width=”476″ height=”267″ src=”https://abc11.com/video/embed/?pid=4243649″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe> Just after making landfall, Hurricane Florence knocked down trees and powerlines and flooded streets in North Carolina.

A news story circulated on Facebook, Reddit and other social media Friday that reported a man from Myrtle Beach, SC., had died after firing a “large calibre” weapon into the storm. The only problem? It didn’t happen. The story, posted on the website CGC News, only quotes a “source who responded to the scene” to report that a 33-year-old man fired a weapon into the hurricane, only to have the bullet ricochet off … something,…

More than half a million customers are without power in North Carolina as Hurricane Florence brings heavy, life-threatening floods to the coast.As of 2 p.m., Friday, 615,849 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 power/Si…

Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina bringing damaging winds, storm surge and torrential rains that will continue for days. This is an up-to-date look at the scenes the storm is producing. A television reporter stands in the ocean at Atlantic Beach during Hurricane Florence. Travis Long tlong@newsobserver.com

EMBED </>More Videos <iframe width=”476″ height=”267″ src=”https://abc11.com/video/embed/?pid=4243649″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe> Just after making landfall, Hurricane Florence knocked down trees and powerlines and flooded streets in North Carolina.

If your home is damaged in Hurricane Florence, you may be able to get help from the federal government to cover some of the costs. It doesn’t matter if you rent or own, or whether or not you have insurance coverage. On Friday, President Donald Trump declared a major disaster North Carolina and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts. The action makes federal money available in Beaufort, Brunswick, Carteret, Craven,…

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…