Take a bumpy NOAA Hurricane Hunter flight into Hurricane Michael Oct 10, 2018 The NOAA Hurricane Hunter WP-3D Orion takes a bumpy ride through HurricaneMichael before the storm makes landfall on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018. By

Despite high surf and rip current warnings ahead of Hurricane Michael, people continued to swim on Hilton Head Island beaches Wednesday. Two 9-year-olds and a 15-year-old were rescued on Hilton Head while boogie boarding just after noon Wednesday, Beaufort County Emergency Management Director Neil Baxley at a press conference. “There’s a reason for the warning,” Baxley said. “…..Fortunately this has ended well, but it could have ended differently.” Nearly 15 to 20 people were swimming…

MEXICO BEACH, Fla. — As Hurricane Michael roared ashore, one small Florida town was swallowed by storm surge up to the roofs of houses in some areas. In Mexico Beach, population 1,000, resident Tessa Talarico said all that remained from one nearby home was a sea of debris floating in the floodwaters. She wrote on Instagram that, from her vantage point, all of the nearby houses were submerged at one point. When winds reached 140…

Triangle Town Center shut down early Wednesday after a water main break caused flooding on the first floor of the North Raleigh mall. The mall posted on its Facebook page that all interior stores were closed. Efforts to reach the mall were not immediately successful. Posts on social media showed that the bottom floor of the mall was covered in several inches of water in some sections. It is unclear how severe the damage is…

Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday put a price tag on what it will take to at least partially recover from Hurricane Florence, even as a second hurricane threatens North Carolina with more rain and flooding. The governor released what he said is an early estimate of the damage — $13 billion — and presented a $1.5 billion wish list for recovery funding at a news conference in advance of a special hurricane-funding session of the…

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Chapel Hill, N.C. — Chapel Hill is preparing for the possibility of heavy rain and wind from Hurricane Michael, but Camelot Village, a condo community heavily damaged by Hurricane Florence, now fears what Michael could bring. Many of the first-floor units remain vacant at Camelot Village because they were heavily damaged by Hurricane Florence. There’s still residue in the parking lot, a dumpster with people’s possessions, and equipment left behind by crews. Crews have been…

RALEIGH, N.C (WTVD) — Triangle Town Center closed early Wednesday after a water-line break caused flooding in the mall’s lower level. Water was seen on the floors in the common areas and into some of the stores. The mall shut down about 1 p.m. (Copyright ©2018 WTVD-TV. All Rights Reserved.)

Owner reunited with dogs rescued in Hurricane Florence Jack Denton is reunited with his dogs, AC/DC and Babes, at the Cause for Paws in Zebulon, NC. AC/DC and Babes were rescued from a roof of a flooded home in Newport by members of Cause for Paws on Sept. 15.

Vicious winds pound Panama City Beach as Hurricane Michael makes landfall Oct 10, 2018 Strong winds continue to pound Panama City Beach, Florida as powerful Hurricane Michael makes landfall slightly east of the beach community on Oct. 10, 2018. By