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Coast Guard rescue swimmer investigates truck in dangerous flooding Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Jordon Shevlin, a rescue swimmer from Air Station Atlantic City, NJ., gets battered and buffeted to investigate a truck caught in dangerous flooding in the wake of Hurricane Florence, Sept. 16, 2018.

Eleven deaths have been confirmed in North Carolina as a result of Hurricane Florence, which is now a tropical depression. Six have been reported in South Carolina. On Sunday afternoon, Gaston County commissioner Tracy Philbeck said 3-month-old child was killed when a tree fell on their home. A husband and wife who died in a Fayetteville house fire are now counted among the dead from Florence. Two deaths were reported in Duplin County on Saturday…

A sixth South Carolinians has died because of Hurricane Florence, which is now a tropical depression. An unidentified driver was killed at 6 a.m. Sunday when the vehicle left the road and struck a tree, according to the S.C. Department of Public Safety. The pick-up was traveling east on Pond Branch Road near Gilbert when it drove into standing water on the roadway. Also in the Midlands, a truck traveling west on Interstate 20 near…

Images from across NC show devastation of Florence In his noon press conference on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, NC Gov. Roy Cooper talked about the damage done by Hurricane Florence, from the coast to the mountains. Photos capture the devastation across the state.

Members of the Mar-Mac Volunteer Fire Department were busy as Hurricane Florence raked Goldsboro with wind and sheets of rain, including 30 calls to its swift-water rescue team. On Sunday, as the rain subsided and the flash flood waters began to recede, some members of the department took a break at the fire station just south of the city knowing that more work lay ahead. “We’re just waiting for the river to come up,” said…

Gov. McMaster warns citizens to steer clear of areas prone to flash flooding in SC Sep 16, 2018 After lifting the evacuation order for Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster addressed road closures in areas of SC prone to flash floods caused by Hurricane Florence’s rainfall. By

Cheraw residents prepare for river flooding Sep 16, 2018 The SC town of Cheraw is bracing for widespread flooding after Hurricane Florence dumped torrential rains in North Carolina. The Great Pee Dee River flows from North Carolina through the small town. By

Patrick Reynolds walked around his brother Perry’s yard, wearing bright yellow waders and a jacket as rain began to fall Sunday morning, remnants of Hurricane Florence. Puddles were forming, making access from the driveway to the garage difficult. The duo worked to tie everything outside down, putting as much as they could into the shed so it wouldn’t float away if waters reached stilts holding up the Waccamaw Drive house. “You just really have to…

As Tropical Storm Florence brings heavy, life-threatening floods, more than 632,000 are without power.As of 4:15 p.m., Saturday, the statewide power outage total was 632,566. 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 no tiene electricidad después de una…

Images from across NC show devastation of Florence In his noon press conference on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, NC Gov. Roy Cooper talked about the damage done by Hurricane Florence, from the coast to the mountains. Photos capture the devastation across the state.

Facebook added Hurricane Florence to its safety check listing Friday, as the deadly storm made land fall in North Carolina before moving across South Carolina. The feature allows people in areas affected by the devastating storm to use social media to alert family and friends about their safety. That number expanded Sunday. The social media giant added more users in a growing area of locations for safety check, even though Florence has been downgraded to…

A pounding rain smacked this town near the North Carolina border Sunday for the third straight day, creating miserable conditions and raising concern that the Great Pee Dee River would soon flood the area. The river, which flows out of North Carolina, is forecast to spill its banks this week, rising to near record levels. Dams upriver were expected to release water as rain from former Hurricane Florence swelled the Yadkin River, a North Carolina…

It was a strange time for a football game. While the Carolina Panthers played Atlanta Sunday afternoon in the opulent indoor comfort of Mercedes-Benz Stadium — with the Falcons ultimately winning a shootout, 31-24 — flash flood warnings were being issued in Charlotte and people were in crisis throughout the Carolinas. Some who wanted to watch the Panthers-Falcons game literally didn’t have the power to do it. And many other people didn’t have time for…

While you’re out shopping for supplies ahead of Hurricane Florence, be sure to keep an eye on those price tags!Many people are hitting the grocery store and the pumps as Hurricane Florence is expected to make landfall near the North Carolina coast by 2 a.m. Friday. Long lines, empty shelves at Triangle stores Three nights before Hurricane Florence is expected to make landfall, there was a frenzy at the Harris Teeter checkout lines in Raleigh’s…