Preparing For The Storm & Dealing With The Aftermath
As Tropical Storm Florence brings heavy, life-threatening floods, more than 389,000 are without power.As of 6:50 p.m., Monday, the statewide power outage total was 389,889. 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…
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A look at how local residents and emergency management officials fared during the storm CAROLINA BEACH — Ritchie Hertzel leaned against the back of a backup truck Monday, shirtless and tanned, with a beer in-hand and in-koozie. Hertzel spent Hurricane Florence at a one-story home at Hamlet Avenue and Fifth Street. He brought along some Budweiser, prepared to ride out the storm. When it brought some of its worst winds and rains to Carolina Beach, Hertzel…
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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) — For many across Fayetteville, Monday was the first time since Hurricane Florence hit that they were able to see their homes. “We’ve actually tried to clean up some of the water, ” said Creek’s Edge resident Kevin Lewis. Lewis and his wife sought shelter at Seventy-First High School with many other families as flood waters consumed their home and caused extensive damage. Community groups have stepped in to help and Fayetteville…
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WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — As floodwater continues to rise in the wake of Hurricane Florence, many areas are inaccessible. That makes getting a true gauge of Florence’s impact difficult. This morning our ABC affiliate in Raleigh WTVD flew the coast from Topsail Island to Pleasure Island, including North Topsail Beach, Surf City, Topsail Beach, Figure Eight Island, Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach and Wilmington. We asked them to check out Boiling Spring Lakes, which is inaccessible…
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WILMINGTON, NC (FOX 46 WJZY) – The volunteer group known as the United Cajun Navy is in Eastern North Carolina doing what they do best and that’s rescuing people stranded by water. Men and women in the group turn their recreational boats into rescue vessels. So far, they estimate since Florence hit they have rescued more than 200 people. The need is still great. Even though the rain has stopped the flood waters continue to…
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Rivers reaching record levels; evacuations ongoing; supplies in short supply SOUTHEASTERN N.C. — Floodwaters reached record-high levels in Brunswick and Pender counties Monday as rainfall at the coast combined with rains inland, now flowing to the coast, created moving rivers of water across much of the region. “It is probably going to be the most significant flooding event the southeastern part of the state has ever seen,” said Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo Monday. The Northeast…
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Hurricane Florence and its remnants have battered North Carolina with wind, rain, massive flooding and destruction over the last few days. On Monday evening, however, it brought a brief moment of beauty. Suchita Shah Sata, a hospitalist and internal medicine doctor at Duke University Hospital, captured a picture of a double rainbow at the hospital in Durham. Sata snapped the photo at 6:27 p.m. and posted it on Twitter. “We all took a minute,” Sata…
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Devastating flooding in North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence has raised concerns about whether dams across the state, some of them already in poor condition, will be able to hold up under the strain. State officials have been monitoring dam safety in cooperation with local authorities and say there has been at least one dam breach so far, with no homes affected. But there have been several other locations of concern and false…
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University of Houston Athletics spent Monday collecting donations for victims of Hurricane Florence. They plan to start day two of their hurricane supply drive at 8 a.m. Tuesday, and they’re throwing in free tickets to Saturday’s football game for people who make donations Tuesday. The football team has parked its H-Town Takeover equipment trailer at the southwest corner of TDECU Stadium on Scott Street, and they’re inviting members of the community to swing by and drop…
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WILMINGTON, N.C. (WTVD) — The sun is out in New Hanover County and crews continue to assess the damage from Hurricane Florence. Stay on top of breaking news stories with the ABC11 News App The New Chase Development got hit hard during Florence. The strong wind gusts brought massive trees down on houses. Residents also have to deal with major flooding. Now that the water has receded, homeowners are assessing the damage. Shannon Lanier had…
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Thirty-two people have died as a result of Florence with 25 of those deaths in North Carolina, the Associated Press reports. On Sunday night, the body of a 1-year-old was found in Union County. His mother had escaped her car with him after the vehicle was washed away by floodwaters, but then she lost her grip and the boy was swept away, authorities said. Governor Roy Cooper confirmed all the North Carolina deaths in a…
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Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office uses an air boat to travel on flooded Highway 17. (Photo: Matt Bennett/WWAY) BRUNSWICK COUNTY, (WWAY) — Flooding caused by Hurricane Florence is continuing to devastate areas across the Cape Fear Region, with some areas cut off from the rest of the state. Parts of Highway 17 are impassable by car, essentially turning areas like Bolivia or Boiling Spring Lakes into islands. – Advertisement – The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office is…
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CHARLOTTE, NC (FOX 46 WJZY) – Cleanup efforts are now underway in south Charlotte after Florence pummeled parts of the area. South Charlotte took the brunt of the storm in Mecklenburg County. The storm caused streets to flood and trees to topple over. “They showed me the damage and I was like ‘wow’,” one young neighbor in Myers Park told FOX 46. Florence dumped nearly eight inches of rain across the Queen City– enough for…
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Thirty-one people have died as a result of Florence with 24 of those deaths in North Carolina, the Associated Press reports. On Sunday night, the body of a 1-year-old was found in Union County. His mother had escaped her car with him after the vehicle was washed away by floodwaters, but then she lost her grip and the boy was swept away, authorities said. Governor Roy Cooper confirmed all the North Carolina deaths in a…
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