Florence lands in Myrtle Beach area, bringing rain, wind, flooding

Law enforcement has set up a detour.

There had been at least 1,000 swift water rescues in North Carolina by early Monday, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety said.

View of Florence in Wilmington, N.C., on Friday. He urged motorists not to travel east of I-95 or south of U.S. Highway 70.

Authorities fear the death toll will go higher as the tropical storm crawls westwards across SC.

The White House stated Friday, the president spoke to the state’s lieutenant governor, as well as the mayors of both Charlotte and Princeville.

Tropical Florence has broken rainfall total records in North Carolina and it still has a way to go.

Nationwide, there are 327 sites in areas prone to flooding or vulnerable to sea-level rise caused by climate change, according to an Associated Press analysis of flood-zone maps, census data and records.

No. 2 Clemson and Georgia Southern got a sunny sky in Clemson, South Carolina, while every other major school in the region called off or relocated games because of Florence.

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More than 2 feet of rain already had fallen in places, and the drenching went on and on as Florence, a hurricane-turned-tropical storm, practically parked itself over the two states.

The effects of Florence won’t be fading anytime soon, either, as current forecasts have upwards of 15-to-20 additional inches of rain possible for areas of North and SC will Florence’s remnants will linger for the next 48 to 72 hours.

And Morrow said this is only the beginning of the river flooding.

The Roanoke River is now forecast to crest about a foot above flood stage in Roanoke.

“The fact that there haven’t been more deaths and damage is wonderful and a blessing”, said Rebekah Roth, walking around Wilmington’s Winoca Terrace neighborhood.

As a result of hurricane in the state of North Carolina 5 people were killed, more than 500 houses in the coastal areas is unplugged or destroyed. The rescues don’t include any conducted by volunteer groups or individuals helping each other.

A downed tree rests on a house during the passing of Hurricane Florence in the town of Wilson, North Carolina, on September 14, 2018.

As rains inundate North Carolina due to Tropical Storm Florence, the state Department of Transportation is warning residents about rapidly deteriorating road conditions due to downed trees and flooding.

As of 11:00 pm (0300 GMT), maximum sustained winds had weakened to 65 miles (104 kilometers) per hour but the NHC warned residents to be alert for life-threatening storm surges and “catastrophic freshwater flooding”.

As of noon, Swansboro, North Carolina, had almost 31 inches of rain, Emerald Isle had over 23, and Wilmington and Goldsboro had about a foot.

And on Saturday evening, Duke Energy disclosed that heavy rains had caused a slope to collapse at a coal ash landfill at a closed power station outside Wilmington, North Carolina.

The National Weather Service says the worst flooding will likely start Saturday night or Sunday morning and will continue for several days. The eye moved from sea to land at Wrightsville Beach in North Carolina. That, in turn, could trigger epic flooding well inland.

Cooper called Florence the “uninvited brute” that could wipe out entire communities.

A family rescued from their New Jersey home by boat during Superstorm Sandy in 2012 is waiting to find out whether Florence took their new one in North Carolina.

In New Bern, along the coast, aerial photos show homes completely surrounded by water, with rescuers using inflatable boats to reach people.

“Honestly, I’m not sure” why some people refused to follow evacuation orders, David Cotton, county manager for North Carolina’s Onslow County, told “Good Morning America” on Saturday.

At least 4 people killed, including mother and baby.

Florence was still spinning slowly atop the Carolinas as it pulled warm water from the ocean and hurled it onshore.