The latest: Florence moves away from Outer Banks, major flooding reported in southeast

The latest: Florence moves away from Outer Banks, major flooding reported in southeast

Hurricane Florence made landfall near Wrightsville Beach around 7:15 a.m. Friday as a Category 1 storm. At a glance: Hurricane Florence made landfall near Wrightsville Beach around 7:15 a.m. Friday as a Category 1 storm. More than 400,000 customers are without power. Jet Blue has canceled all of its flights today out of Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Other airlines are considering their schedules. A gas station in Wilmington collapsed due to heavy winds. 200 people have…

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WATCH LIVE: Hurricane Florence makes landfall, bringing substantial flooding

WATCH LIVE: Hurricane Florence makes landfall, bringing substantial flooding

Hurricane Florence made landfall just before 7:30 Friday morning in Wrightsville Beach as Category 1 storm.The storm weakened to a Category 1 hurricane with maximum 90 mph winds early in the morning. Top 5 things to know today 1: Big Weather said Hurricane Florence is making its way toward South Carolina and will weaken later in the weekend. 2: Havey rains will be seen in much of the area today, mainly near Clinton and Fayetteville….

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Hurricane Florence: Nearly 500,000 in North Carolina without power

Hurricane Florence: Nearly 500,000 in North Carolina without power

Thousands are without power in North Carolina as the outer bands of Hurricane Florence have reached the coast.As of 9:30 a.m., Friday, 485,143 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. WATCH: Useful tips if you lose power/Si no tiene electricidad después de…

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Resilient flag shredded by Florence off NC coast ‘represents who we are as America’

Resilient flag shredded by Florence off NC coast ‘represents who we are as America’

Richard Neal, the owner of a bed-and-breakfast 32 miles off the coast of North Carolina in old Coast Guard tower, says he fielded several angry calls from veterans as Hurricane Florence approached. That’s because his B&B at Frying Pan Tower is also the home of one of the many Explore.org live cams that have been documenting the storm as it rumbled toward the Carolina coast. And also because, that live footage at times has shows…

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Lake Wylie is down. It isn’t alone. Prepping starts for Florence, flood level rains.

Lake Wylie is down. It isn’t alone. Prepping starts for Florence, flood level rains.

As heavy rains from Hurricane Florence loom, Lake Wylie is making room. The extra room in lakes all along the Catawba chain will be needed. Forecasts show the York County and surrounding areas getting up to a foot of rain. Other parts of the Carolinas have even more rain and flooding projected. At 8:50 a.m. Friday the lake sat a foot below its target elevation and four feet below its spilling point, or full pond….

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The Latest: Florence’s eye moves offshore toward S. Carolina

The Latest: Florence’s eye moves offshore toward S. Carolina

The Latest on Hurricane Florence (all times local): 9:30 a.m. Wind speeds are kicking up far from the coast in central South Carolina as Hurricane Florence slowly makes its way along the coast. The National Weather Service reported wind gusts of up to 21 mph (34 kph) on Friday morning in Columbia. That’s about 220 miles (354 kilometers) from Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, where Florence made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane at 7:15 a.m….

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What to know about New Bern, NC, where hundreds are stranded by Hurricane Florence floods

What to know about New Bern, NC, where hundreds are stranded by Hurricane Florence floods

The eastern North Carolina coastal town of New Bern is facing emergency flooding from Hurricane Florence. On Friday, its location on a peninsula between two rivers joined forces with Hurricane Florence’s east winds to create disaster in the Craven County town 115 miles southeast of the state capitol of Raleigh. The Neuse and Trent rivers rose 10 feet in a matter of hours, reported The Weather Channel, causing widespread damage and trapping hundreds of people…

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More than 30 inches in 24 hours. A Hurricane Florence rainfall record in Atlantic Beach.

More than 30 inches in 24 hours. A Hurricane Florence rainfall record in Atlantic Beach.

More than 30 inches of rain has fallen near Atlantic Beach since Hurricane Florence began there, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Geological Survey. That would be the highest 24-hour rainfall in North Carolina history, far eclipsing a 22-inch storm in Mitchell County in the mountains in 1916, according to the N.C. Climate Office. The storm made landfall near Wrightsville Beach at 7:15 a.m. Friday, producing wind gusts of up to 95 to 105…

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Hurricane Florence coverage: Live cameras along Carolina coast

Hurricane Florence coverage: Live cameras along Carolina coast

Surf City, NC Morehead City, NC Frying Pan Shoals Live from Kitty Hawk Courtesy of Twiddy & Company Realtors Live from Corolla Courtesy of Beach Realty & Construction / Kitty Hawk Rentals. Live from Sunset Beach Marsh Courtesy of CG Webcam Streaming Live from Avalon Pier Courtesy of George Stevens Live from Space Courtesy of Space Videos Live from Wilmington Live from Carolina Beach Live from Oriental, Pamlico County Live RainView map North Carolina Webcams…

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In the Triangle: Tornado watches, flood warnings as Florence makes landfall

In the Triangle: Tornado watches, flood warnings as Florence makes landfall

Hurricane Florence made landfall in Wilmington Friday morning as a Category 1 storm. The Triangle will feel the strongest effects from Florence after 8 a.m. The latest updates from our viewing area: 8:04 a.m.: The statewide power outage has jumped to 403,000. 8 a.m.: A flash flood warning is in effect for Wayne and Wilson counties until 2 p.m. 7:56 a.m.: Greenville was seeing heavy rain and officials say the Tar River is at risk…

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The latest: Hurricane Florence makes landfall in Wilmington

The latest: Hurricane Florence makes landfall in Wilmington

Hurricane Florence made landfall near Wrightsville Beach around 7:15 a.m. Friday as a Category 1 storm. Latest updates from the coast: 8:04 a.m.: The statewide power outage has jumped to 403,000. 7:58 a.m.: WECT tweeted a photo of a gas station that was severely damaged in Wilmington. 7:39 a.m.: Closer to home, the Tar River in Greenville is close to flooding. Officials say the flood stage for the river is 13 feet, and it is…

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LIVE VIDEO: Hurricane Florence makes landfall with 90 mph winds in Wrightsville Beach

LIVE VIDEO: Hurricane Florence makes landfall with 90 mph winds in Wrightsville Beach

Hurricane Florence made landfall just before 7:30 Friday morning in Wrightsville Beach as Category 1 storm. The storm weakened to a Category 1 hurricane with maximum 90 mph winds early in the morning. In flooded New Bern, about 150 people were awaiting rescue. Multiple rescues have already been made, the Craven County EMS told ABC News. As the morning continued, the floodwaters continued to rise. Streets are flooded and heavy winds have knocked down fences…

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Hurricane Florence: More than 370,000 in North Carolina without power

Hurricane Florence: More than 370,000 in North Carolina without power

Thousands are without power in North Carolina as the outer bands of Hurricane Florence have reached the coast.As of 7:30 a.m., Friday, 372,095 people were without power. VIEW THE OUTAGE MAP BELOW. More outage information here Most of the outages are in Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, New Hanover, Pamlico, Pender and Onslow counties near the coast. WATCH: Useful tips if you lose power/Si no tiene electricidad después de una tormenta Florence is expected to make landfall…

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