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RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Gov. Roy Cooper will speak about the ongoing response to Hurricane Ian in North Carolina during a live briefing at 2 p.m. You can watch the briefing live on ABC11, the ABC11 North Carolina app or in the above media player. Earlier this week, Cooper declared a State of Emergency in preparation for the storm’s arrival. On Thursday afternoon, Cooper urged North Carolinians to pay close attention to the weather and…

WASHINGTON — When it comes to disaster relief, FEMA has an unlikely ally: Waffle House. Before, during and after a natural disaster, like Hurricane Ian, the agency looks to private-sector partners like Waffle House to determine how businesses are faring in the impacted areas. If Waffle House restaurants (which are normally open 24/7) are forced to suspend operations in a disaster zone, that’s a good sign that the community could require more robust disaster relief…

As Hurricane Ian continues to bare down on Central North Carolina, some agencies and churches in the Triangle are making shelters available for our homeless community. In a new release the Homeless Emergency Response Committee (COC-HERC) in partnership with Wake County, the City of Raleigh and several other partners are providing emergency shelter for people experiencing homelessness during the storm. In addition to the two overnight shelters, numerous existing shelter facilities in Raleigh, which regularly…

With the hurricane barreling toward their stretch of the Florida coast on Tuesday afternoon, Amanda Mahr and her husband, Matthew Mahr, got an urgent call from their doctor: They had to schedule an emergency C-section. The baby was four days past due, and the ultrasound that morning had showed fluid levels that were too low for them to wait until after the storm for delivery. Hurricane or not, the baby was going to have to…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — With Hurricane Ian tracking into North Carolina, thousands of people are already without power. LIVE UPDATES: Watch ongoing coverage of Hurricane Ian from ABC11 According to a power outage tracker, nearly 8,000 people were without power as of 8 a.m. Duke Energy specifically reports nearly 4,000 outages in the state. The outages are spread out fairly evenly from Wilmington to Raleigh to Greensboro to Charlotte. All of this, of course, is…

While officials are still assessing the damage, the economic toll of Hurricane Ian is already staggering. Early estimates are nearing $70 billion, and consumers could feel the pinch at the grocery store because of the storm. Ian is one of the most powerful hurricanes to make landfall in the U.S. Entire towns in central and northeast Florida were decimated. Hurricane Ian heads to South Carolina after pounding Florida; death toll rises Sixty percent of Floridians…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — The projected path of Hurricane Ian has shifted east, bringing central North Carolina back into the cone of uncertainty. Ultimately what this means is we will likely see slightly stronger winds than we were expecting. Ian is currently located 175 miles south-southeast of Charleston, South Carolina. The storm has sustained winds of 85 miles per hour and is moving north-northeast at 10 miles per hour. Ian is expected to make landfall…

GOLDSBORO, N.C. (WTVD) — The incoming storm has many people living in low-lying areas concerned including one woman in Goldsboro. Viola Figueroa’s house flooded during Hurricane Matthew six years ago and she is still not back in that home. “Every hurricane season, I just go into the mode of ‘Oh my God, what’s going to happen?’” she said. Figueroa had furniture tied down Thursday when ABC11 visited, and she also moved one of her cars…

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) — First responders are making special preparations in Cumberland County and Fayetteville ahead of the severe weather coming Friday. Manager of the 911 Call Center Lisa Reid said her department is bringing extra staff and equipment to make sure residents’ emergency calls are answered. “Whenever a hurricane is headed toward us. It doesn’t really matter if it’s a Category 1 or Category 5. We prepare the same way,” Reid said. Reid said…

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Triangle is under a tropical storm warning and level 1 risk for severe storms, including a medium risk of power outages. Raleigh city officials have crews to do their part to minimize hazards around construction sites and new developments. Officials say now is the time to double down on safety – and that means properly securing materials and equipment that could pose dangers. “Help them understand what we would expect for…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Central North Carolina residents are struggling to make contact with Ian victims and worry how loved ones are surviving in current conditions. “They are without power, and there’s a lot of flooding,” Lumberton resident Nicole Palmer said. Her family has one relative in Orlando as well as a friend in Sarasota. Thankfully, both are doing alright, but she said it hasn’t been easy getting them on the line for updates. “(The…

RALEIGH, N.C. — A Baptist church is opening its doors Friday night for people experiencing homelessness as Hurricane Ian moves toward the Carolinas. Pullen Memorial Baptist Church at 1801 Hillsborough St. plans to open its doors at 4 p.m. Friday and people can stay until 8 a.m. Saturday. St. John’s Metropolitan Community Church is leading the effort. The church is expected to provide staffing and volunteers. Pastor Vance Haywood said he’s worked with Pullen Memorial…

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Ian’s devastation began to come into focus a day after making landfall in Florida as one of the strongest hurricanes ever to hit the U.S. Click here for live radar and the latest forecast on Ian’s path. The storm flooded homes on both the state’s coasts, cut off the only bridge to a barrier island, destroyed a historic waterfront pier and knocked out electricity to 2.67 million Florida homes and businesses….

PUNTA GORDA, FLA. — Rescue crews piloted boats and waded through flooded streets Thursday to save thousands of Floridians trapped after Hurricane Ian destroyed homes and businesses and left millions in the dark. The destruction began to come into focus a day after Ian made landfall in Florida as one of the strongest hurricanes ever to hit the U.S. The storm flooded homes on both of the state’s coasts, cut off the only bridge to…

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina is bracing for impacts from Tropical Storm Ian as the storm’s remnants are expected to enter the state Thursday night. Thursday, Sept. 29 2 p.m. Tropical Storm Ian update Eastern counties are under a Level 2 risk for severe storms for Friday, while Wake County is now included in a Level 1 risk. The Triangle is under a Tropical Storm Warning, and schools systems are starting to report closings or…