Preparing For The Storm & Dealing With The Aftermath
Florence is being blamed for at least one death in the Charlotte region. A tree fell on a mobile home in Gaston County near Dallas Sunday, killing 3-month old Kade Gill. The Gaston Gazette reports Kade Gill and his mother Tammy Gill were on the couch when the tree crashed through their home off Old Willis School Road. The tree landed between the kitchen and living room of the home and pinned the boy against…
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Florence is still a dangerous storm and is dumping excessive rainfall on wide areas of North Carolina, South Carolina and beyond, causing historic flooding. Downloading the ABC11 app is the best way to stay up-to-date on the latest conditions from Florence. THE LATEST ABC11 has live nonstop coverage of Florence and the tornado warnings. Regular programming has moved to 11.2. On Monday the National Weather Service has been issuing multiple tornado warnings throughout the area….
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After Florence swept through the Palmetto State over the weekend, President Donald Trump declared a major disaster exists in South Carolina, according to a statement from the governor’s office. The state was approved for Federal Emergency Management Agency reimbursements, which help local governments, state agencies, non-profits and electrical nonprofits get back on their feet after major disaster events, according to the statement. S.C. Gov. McMaster requested the declaration Sept. 9, as Florence eyed the South…
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Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter A boat washed into the marsh along Smith Creek. (PHOTO: KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS) PENDER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — If you want to get into or out of Pender County, emergency management is asking people to not try . “It is way to dangerous around here right now,” Pender County Emergency Management Director Tim Owens said. “You can’t get through a lot of these roads. You definitely can’t get through I-40.”…
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The powerful, sprawling storm called Florence continued its assault on North Carolina even as it headed northward out of the state Monday morning, triggering tornadoes, continuing to flood communities and submerging interstate highways. The confirmed death toll in North Carolina is 11, and the storm has taken at least 17 lives overall. Nerves remained on edge as the day began with the National Weather Service issuing tornado warnings throughout the central part of the state….
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If recent history is any guide, we’ll still be hearing about the Hurricane Florence recovery effort well into 2020. The recovery from Hurricane Matthew — which flooded large parts of Eastern North Carolina in October 2016 — was still creeping along as Florence hit the state. Just a week before Florence, Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration announced the hiring of three state-funded employees to help the small town of Fair Bluff rebuild. Before life could return…
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WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Authorities are looking at going by air and water to get food into a North Carolina city that was cut off from road access by Florence’s floodwaters. The major highways into the Wilmington area, Interstate 40 and U.S. 74, were not accessible Sunday, officials said. – Advertisement – “There is no access to Wilmington,” Woody White, chairman of the county Board of Commissioners, said Sunday at a news conference. State Transportation…
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Florence, now a tropical depression, is still a dangerous storm and is dumping excessive rainfall on wide areas of North Carolina and South Carolina, causing historic flooding. Downloading the ABC11 app is the best way to stay up-to-date on the latest conditions from Hurricane Florence. THE LATEST ABC11 has live nonstop coverage of Florence and the tornado warnings. Regular programming has moved to 11.2. On Monday there have been multiple tornado warnings issued throughout the…
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The University of North Carolina and N.C. State University have canceled classes for Monday, Sept. 17 due to severe weather conditions. UNC will return to normal operations at 8 a.m. on Tuesday. East Carolina University will resume classes at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 19. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will be closed Monday, Sept. 17. Wake, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Clinton City, Chatham and Wilson County Schools will be closed on Monday. In addition, Moore County…
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This story was updated at 7:30 a.m. Monday. Rescue workers in Union County planned to resume their search Monday morning for a 1-year-old boy who was swept away in floodwaters on Sunday. In Dallas, N.C., an infant boy was the first person killed by the storm in the Charlotte area. The 3-month-old died after a large pine tree fell on his mobile home Sunday afternoon, Gaston County police confirmed. Sunday was also the day 3-month-old…
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WILMINGTON, N.C. (WTVD) — Hurricane Florence has been lashing the Carolinas since last week. By Sunday night, the storm dumped more than 23 inches of rain on Wilmington. In addition to the nearly two feet of rain, Florence brought heavy winds to the area, which knocked down trees and power lines across the city. Read more: Flooded Wilmington picking up pieces after Florence’s devastation Video from Drone11 shows cars trying to navigate through the floodwaters…
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North Carolina is struggling to recover after Florence swept through the state, flooding areas and leaving many people homeless.
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As North Carolina continued to feel the prolonged effects of Florence, a confirmed tornado was reported over Elm City, about 8 miles southwest of Rocky Mount, about 7 a.m. Monday. The weather service said Wilson County emergency officials reported trees and power lines down in the Elm City area and some damaged buildings. Widespread flooding also was reported in the Wilson area, the weather service said. In Orange County, about seven people in Camelot Village…
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