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Hurricane Florence made landfall just before 7:30 Friday morning in Wrightsville Beach as Category 1 storm.The storm weakened to a Category 1 hurricane with maximum 90 mph winds early in the morning. A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for Wake and Franklin counties until 7:45 p.m.Tornado Warnings issued in Nash, Franklin, and Edgecombe counties have expired. Top 5 things to know today 1: Big Weather said Hurricane Florence is making its way toward South…

Raleigh officials are monitoring city dams and water levels in local lakes, but a majority of the dams in Wake County and the Triangle are in the hands of private land owners. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued an “urgent message” to dam owners on the state’s website leading up to contact by Hurricane Florence. “Due to the current forecast and uncertainties regarding the track of Hurricane Florence, we are recommending that prudent…

As Hurricane Florence approached the Carolinas, Lane Pittman decided to crowdfund money to face off against the powerful storm. Pittman is no stranger to standing up against a strong hurricane while armed only with an American flag and his steely resolve. Millions of people viewed a video of Pittman — who is from Jacksonville Beach, Florida — as he withstood the brunt of Hurricane Matthew when it hit Florida in October 2016, The Kansas City…

Tom Bever knew he’d never be able to use all of his hotel reward points. The New Hampshire man travels 200 to 300 days a year for his marketing job to festivals, expos and trade shows and had racked up more than 1.5 million Hilton Honors points. He’d heard the Cajun Navy — volunteers who travel to rescue people after hurricanes and storms, often with their signature flat-bottom boats — had arrived on the East…

WAKE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) — As Hurricane Florence barrels through the Carolinas, some damage has already been seen across Wake County.On Misty River Drive in Raleigh, a home had a large tree fall directly on top of it, splitting the home in two. Full coverage of Hurricane Florence The family who owns the house had not even lived there for more than a month when the storm crushed it. Downloading the ABC11 app is the…

Hurricane Florence made landfall Friday morning as a category 1 storm and was slowly inching its way inland. But in the Triangle, which had experienced little more than gusty winds, rain and occasional power outages Thursday, some were left wondering when — or if — the “biblical flooding” and devastating wind will reach the center of the state. People were tweeting, posting on Facebook and Reddit asking “Is this it?” “Will it get worse?” “Is…

About 72,750 S.C. households were without power by mid-day Friday as Hurricane Matthew reached the Carolinas. The bulk of those outages — some 56,000 — were in Horry County. Just after 1 p.m. Friday, that included: ▪ About 38,100 direct-serve customers of state-owned Santee Cooper. More than 25,300 of those customers live in North Myrtle Beach, while nearly 12,140 are in Myrtle Beach. ▪ 21,450 customers of electric cooperatives, which buy power from Santee Cooper…