The largest power providers in North Carolina and South Carolina are doing what they can to prepare for the impact of Hurricane Michael. Those companies are asking their customers to do the same. Duke Energy and SCE&G have both issued statements warning customers to expect the worst to be caused by the Category 3 hurricane. The potential outages could result in the loss of electricity, internet access and phone service for significant periods of time,…

By Sarah Krueger, WRAL reporter Durham, N.C. — Laura Danes’ home for 25 years was deemed uninhabitable after Hurricane Florence. Water filled her basement, and much of what was inside it was ruined. Now, most of it sits in her driveway. A 30-yard dumpster, she said, is “full to the very top.” When Florence came through Durham, Northgate Park was under water, as were parts of the Old Farm neighborhood. Danes’ home, off Cole Mill…

By Gilbert Baez, WRAL reporter Spring Lake, N.C. — Many Cumberland County residents are still trying to recover from Hurricane Florence, which hit last month, and Hurricane Matthew, which hit two years ago. Two houses on Brinkley Drive in Spring Lake used to be home to three generations of the Browning family, until Hurricane Florence came storming through the neighborhood. “This is my mother’s home, and I live here with her, and my niece lives…

By Gilbert Baez, WRAL reporter Spring Lake, N.C. — Many Cumberland County residents are still trying to recover from Hurricane Florence, which hit last month, and Hurricane Matthew, which hit two years ago. Two houses on Brinkley Drive in Spring Lake used to be home to three generations of the Browning family, until Hurricane Florence came storming through the neighborhood. “This is my mother’s home, and I live here with her, and my niece lives…

Two things struck Carolina Panthers defensive end Julius Peppers as he drove east from Charlotte almost three hours on Tuesday morning to Lumberton, where he teamed with United Way in hurricane recovery efforts in the area. First was the amount of devastation left behind by Hurricane Florence, which hit the Carolinas in September. The second was how very close to home it all was for Peppers. He is a native of Bailey, which is a…

LUMBERTON, N.C. (WTVD) — Lumberton residents got a special visit from one of their favorite Carolina Panthers players when Julius Peppers came to town Tuesday. Stay on top of breaking news stories with the ABC11 News App The defensive end joined volunteers to help in the relief effort for Hurricane Florence. “I was born and raised about an hour and a half from here,” Peppers told ABC11’s Morgan Norwood, “so it’s personal, and I just…

Michael strengthens into a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 120 mph as it heads toward the Florida Panhandle Drawing energy from the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico with every passing hour, the storm was expected to blow ashore around midday Wednesday near Panama City Beach, along a lightly populated stretch of fishing villages and white-sand spring-break beaches. While Florence took five days between the time it turned into a hurricane and the…

(This story was updated at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.) Hurricane Michael was upgraded to a Category 3 hurricane at 4 p.m., Tuesday, and is forecast to make landfall Wednesday before making a predicted trek toward the Carolinas, says the National Hurricane Center. The storm’s sustained winds were 120 mph as of 4 p.m. Tuesday. A Category 3 Hurricane has winds in the 111 to 129 mph range. “Additional strengthening is expected, and Michael is forecast to…