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SPRING LAKE, N.C. (WTVD) — Residents in Cumberland County who are still working to recover from record flooding during Hurricane Florence can’t imagine another hit from a tropical system. In Cumberland County’s Overhills Park neighborhood, the thought is unbearable. “Oh my God,” said resident Mary Browning. “I tell you what. It can’t do more damage than what it’s done. My house has no wood or flooring in it. Anything.” Nearly 30 days post-Florence and Browning,…

Both men died when they fell — one from a ladder, the other from a roof — while they were cleaning up after Hurricane Florence even as the storm was still causing rivers to rise in Eastern North Carolina. Gov. Roy Cooper announced last Tuesday that they were the 38th and 39th people in North Carolina to lose their lives as a result of the storm. It had taken 10 days for the two men…

Emergency crews on Monday were searching for four men whose recreational vehicle was among those swept away from an RV park by raging floodwaters that prompted dramatic rescues by helicopters and boats in a small West Texas city. Heavy rains started falling Sunday night, causing the South Llano River to rise in Junction, about 140 miles (225 kilometers) west of Austin. Kimble County Sheriff Hilario Cantu said no fatalities had been confirmed but that “all…

By Ken Smith, WRAL anchor/reporter Princeville, N.C. — In historic Princeville in Edgecombe County, residents don’t want history to keep repeating itself. Hurricane Matthew left the town devastated two years ago, the second flood in 17 years to leave the town under water. Curtis Murphy said it took a year after the storm for him and his family to move back into his house. He can’t imagine living anywhere else, but any talk of heavy…

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) — As North Carolina braces for another storm, we are looking back at the hurricane from Fall 2016 that devastated our state. Monday marks two years since we were pummeled by Hurricane Matthew. It was a heavy duty rainmaker with flooding that proved catastrophic. Residents in Vanstory Hills are still living in a nightmare. “If you look out our front window. That’s what you see. That big crater with all that junk…

All eyes are on Hurricane Michael as it moves into the Gulf Of Mexico tonight. The storm is forecast to strengthen into a dangerous Category 3 hurricane as it approaches the Florida Panhandle mid week. Right now, the hurricane is forecast to make landfall in northwest Florida midday on Wednesday with destructive winds and a storm surge of 12 feet, which would cause extensive damage. Michael will weaken as it moves to the northeast, but…

Friends and police officers remembered Florence police Sgt. Terrence Carraway as brave, funny, compassionate and a gentle giant. ”To meet him you know him, to know him you got no choice but to love him. He was more than just a police officer, he was a legend,” said Tislam Blathers, one of Carraway’s sons. Blathers said Carraway inspired him to wear a law enforcement uniform and wanted to deliver a final salute. Blathers then raised…

By Gilbert Baez, WRAL reporter Lumberton, N.C. — Parts of Robeson County are still in recovery mode after Hurricane Florence forced the Lumber River over its banks less than a month ago. Now residents face another flooding threat from Hurricane Michael. Wanda Locklear and her husband were among the only residents of National Avenue in Lumberton who braved Hurricane Florence. They had just finished repairs to the damage Hurricane Matthew wrought in 2016. After Florence,…

More than three weeks after Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina, state officials have attributed another death to the storm. A 68-year-old man in Onslow County died of “natural disease exacerbated by storm cleanup,” according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, which determines whether a death is related to the storm. The addition brings the official death toll from Florence in North Carolina to 40. The man died on Sept. 20, according…

Hurricane Michael might roll into North Carolina at the worst possible moment: just in time to disrupt the NC State Fair, an event that attracted more than 1 million people last year. With fair-goers, ride and food operators and agricultural entries coming from across the state, that leaves fair management watching and waiting with fingers crossed. The fair begins Thursday, Oct. 11, in Raleigh and runs through Oct. 21. “That’s the one thing we can’t…

FLORENCE, S.C. — Hundreds of friends, family and fellow officers gathered in South Carolina to remember the love, passion and courage of a police officer whose chief said he died trying to save three other wounded officers in a barrage of gunfire. Fellow police officers, a young person he mentored into a military career and one of his fellow church deacons spoke Monday about a giant of a man with a giant heart too. One…

Not nearly finished dealing with Hurricane Florence’s destruction, S.C. emergency officials have started preparations for Hurricane Michael as that storm moves toward the Florida Panhandle. As of Monday afternoon, the Category 1 hurricane was in the Gulf of Mexico. It was forecast to make landfall along the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday, potentially bringing heavy rain and strong winds to South Carolina late Wednesday and throughout the day Thursday. The storm also could bring with it…

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WTVD) — Classes started back up for students at the University of North Carolina Wilmington Monday after Hurricane Florence tore through campus. However, one student housing unit remains closed, University Apartments, nearly a month after the hurricane. Crews are making repairs so students can move back in. Displaced students are staying at hotels or with friends. There is shuttle service for students at hotels. UNCW issued a mandatory campus evacuation for all students…

By Bryan Mims, WRAL.com reporter Fair Bluff, N.C. — After experiencing the historic flooding of Hurricane Florence, the second anniversary of Hurricane Matthew’s landfall in North Carolina brings about feelings of uncertainty for the residents of Fair Bluff. The Lumber River is a scenic selling point for the little town of Fair Bluff, but high water has wrung this town dry. Floodwaters have overwhelmed the town during both Hurricane Matthew and Hurricane Florence. “Fair Bluff…

The Latest on Tropical Storm Michael (all times local): 2 p.m. Hurricane Michael is lashing the western tip of Cuba with heavy rainfall and strong winds. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Michael’s top sustained winds were around 75 mph (120 kph). The storm was moving north around 7 mph (11 kph). The storm was centered about 20 miles (30 kilometers) off the western tip of Cuba, and about 145 miles (230 kilometers) east-northeast…