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HURRICANE FLORENCE: Storms kills 3, downs trees and powerlines across region

Posted on September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

Wilmington sees strongest wind gust since 1958 SOUTHEASTERN N.C. — Hurricane Florence became a deadly storm Friday, claiming three lives in Hampstead and Wilmington as it roared into, and stalled over, the Wilmington region.Wilmington police confirmed Friday afternoon that a mother and infant were killed when a tree crashed through their home on Mercer Avenue. And a woman suffered a heart attack Friday and emergency responders were not able to get to her in time,…

Section of Carolina Beach Fishing Pier appears to be destroyed by Florence

Posted on September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

A section of the Carolina Beach Fishing Pier appears to have been destroyed by Hurricane Florence. (Source: WECT) CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WECT) – The Carolina Beach Fishing Pier appears to have been significantly damaged as Hurricane Florence slammed the New Hanover County shoreline throughout Friday. Some of the pier’s broken pillars could be seen jetting out from the ocean water as the rough waves continued to hammer the Pleasure Island landmark. The pier was initially built in 1946…

The Outer Banks’ wild horse herd survived Hurricane Florence. Here’s how they did it.

Posted on September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

North Carolina’s wild horse herd has weathered Florence’s fury. “They are survivors,” herd manager Meg Puckett told The News & Observer on Friday. Ahead of the storm, then a powerful Category 4, the Corolla Wild Horse Fund (CWHF), a nonprofit which manages the herd, posted on Facebook that the wild mustangs that make the Outer Banks their home would manage just fine without help, even in the face of heavy rain and hurricane-force winds. A…

As Hurricane Florence disrupts college football schedules, players adjust their plans

Posted on September 14, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

The East Carolina football team headed to Orlando, Fla., earlier this week to get out of the path of Hurricane Florence and be closer to its Sept. 22 opponent, Central Florida. Duke’s football team left for Texas on Thursday, a day earlier than planned, for its Saturday game at Baylor. Other local teams – North Carolina, N.C. State, North Carolina Central – canceled or postponed their weekend games due to Florence, a deadly storm that…

Facing heat for 2017, FEMA ramps up hurricane prep for Florence

Posted on September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

With questions still swirling about its response last year to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, the Trump administration doesn’t appear to have taken any chances in its preparations for Hurricane Florence, which made landfall early Friday morning on Wrighstville Beach in North Carolina. It’s deployed three times as many search and rescue teams to the areas in Florence’s path as it had by the day Hurricane Harvey first made landfall off the Texas coast in…

WATCH: Dogs, cats rescued in Jacksonville during Hurricane Florence

Posted on September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) — On Friday, dogs and cats in Jacksonville, North Carolina, were rescued from flooded homes and brought to safety. RELATED: Shelter animals evacuated ahead of Hurricane Florence Live video showed dogs being removed from a boat in the flood waters of Hurricane Florence. Later, the same rescue team saved cats who were stranded near a flooded home. The hurricane made landfall just before 7:30 Friday morning Category 1 storm. (Copyright ©2018 WTVD-TV….

New Friendships, Resiliency Reign In Hurricane Shelter

Posted on September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

American Red Cross Shelters in Charlotte are still registering people at local high schools to wait out Hurricane Florence. Officials at American Red Cross shelters set up to house people during Hurricane Florence are still busy registering local residents and those who evacuated from coastal areas. More than 360 people registered at the various area shelters by Thursday night, 55 at East Mecklenburg High School. The East Mecklenburg High shelter is one of 12 that…

Sharks In The Water? FEMA Tries To Fight 'Fake News' As Florence Hits

Posted on September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

FEMA is rolling out a new tool as it begins to deal with now-tropical storm Florence. It’s a rumor-control web page. Unfounded rumors — what might be called “fake news” — have been a problem in coping with recent disasters, according to Gary Webb, a professor and chair of Emergency Management and Disaster Science at the University of North Texas. “Disasters do create a great deal of uncertainty, confusion and anxiety,” Webb said, “and, as…

Michael Jordan, Hornets to help with Hurricane Florence relief efforts

Posted on September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Michael Jordan, a native North Carolinian, is joining with the Charlotte Hornets and the NBA family to provide “necessary and immediate relief and support to those affected by Hurricane Florence.” Jordan is working with a number of community organizations such as the American Red Cross, Second Harvest Food Bank, and United Way. RELATED: Live Hurricane Florence coverage: Mother, infant among storm-related deaths Jordan released this statement regarding the hurricane. It’s truly…

Florence downgraded from hurricane to tropical storm, at least 5 dead in North Carolina

Posted on September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

This story was updated at 5 p.m. ET Florence was downgraded from a category 1 hurricane to a tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Center’s 5 p.m. update. The storm dropped to sustained winds of 70 mph. A category 1 hurricane must have winds of at least 74 mph. The “erratic” storm made landfall Friday morning near Wrightsville Beach, as North Carolina first responders and the governor reported the first four deaths associated with…

Florence downgraded from hurricane to tropical storm, at least 4 dead in North Carolina

Posted on September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

Florence was downgraded from a category 1 hurricane to a tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Center’s 5 p.m. update. The storm dropped to sustained winds of 70 mph. A category 1 hurricane must have winds of at least 74 mph. The “erratic” storm made landfall Friday morning near Wrightsville Beach, as North Carolina first responders and the governor reported the first four deaths associated with the storm. Wilmington police reported that a tree…

NC State’s Kevin Keatts calls on coaching community to assist in Hurricane Florence recovery

Posted on September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

NC State university is currently evaluating the best course of action by which to follow through on Keatts’ directive, weighing options that include both collecting donations themselves as an athletic department or through directing people in the NCSU community and department to one particular charity.

NC State's Kevin Keatts calls on coaching community to assist in Hurricane Florence recovery

Posted on September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

By Kyle Morton, HighSchoolOT Multimedia Sports Journalist NC State men’s basketball coach Kevin Keatts offered support for the communities being heavily affected by Hurricane Florence via Twitter Friday, promising to share details on how he and his program will help those affected “later.” The second-year coach of the Wolfpack came to Raleigh in the spring of 2017 immediately from UNC Wilmington, where he coached from 2014-2017. He emphasized the importance of the coast to him…

Search our map to see if your neighborhood is at risk of Florence flooding this weekend

Posted on September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

Heavy rain is expected to bring weekend flooding to Charlotte, and it’s the city’s oldest neighborhoods that could face the highest risks. More than 2,400 properties sit in areas that the city’s storm water experts consider at the “highest risk” of flooding. Many of these properties are in floodplains that border waterways and that make a massive ring around uptown. Tim Trautman, the city’s storm water engineering and mitigation program manager, said there are floodplains…

President Trump plans to visit Florence-impacted areas next week

Posted on September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

President Donald Trump is planning to visit areas affected by Hurricane Florence next week, though his exact plans are not yet finalized. “The President is expected to travel to areas affected by the storm early to middle of next week, once it is determined his travel will not disrupt any rescue or recovery efforts. We will keep you posted when we have details,” White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said Friday. Hurricane Florence is bringing…

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