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Florence continues pouring widespread, heavy rains as it moves Northeast

Florence continues pouring widespread, heavy rains as it moves Northeast
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Florence continues pouring widespread, heavy rains as it moves Northeast
Emergency workers delivered truckloads of food and water to Wilmington, a city of 120,000 people cut off from the rest of North Carolina by Florence’s still-rising floodwaters, as helicopters and boat pulled people from homes swamped by swollen rivers.The deadly storm still had abundant rain and top winds around 30 mph early Monday, and forecasters said it was expected to gradually pick up forward speed and complete a big turn toward the Northeast, which is in for as much as 6 inches of rain.Flooding worries were increasing in West Virginia and Virginia, where roads were closed and power outages were on the rise. About 500,000 homes and businesses were in the dark.President Donald Trump has issued a disaster declaration for North Carolina and that will make federal money available to people in the counties of Beaufort, Brunswick, Carteret, Craven, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico and Pender.Storm taking lives:The death toll from the hurricane-turned-tropical storm climbed to at least 32 Monday with 25 of those being in North Carolina, according to the Associated Press.Some of the victims have been identified as follows: A 41-year-old female and her 7-month-old son died in Wilmington on Sept. 14 when a tree fell on their home.A 68-year-old male in Lenoir County died when he was electrocuted while plugging in a generator on Sept. 14.A 77-year-old male in Lenoir County fell and died due to a cardiac event while outside checking on his dogs during the storm on the night of Sept. 13-14.A 61-year-old woman was killed late Friday when the vehicle she was driving struck a tree near the town of Union, South Carolina, Capt. Kelley Hughes of the South Carolina Highway Patrol said.Two people died from inhaling carbon monoxide from a generator in their South Carolina home.The storm’s death toll climbed to 18 when authorities found the body of a 1-year-old boy who was swept away by floodwaters in North Carolina after his mother drove into floodwaters and lost her grip on him while trying to get back to dry land.Weather alerts changing:Florence weakened to a tropical depression Sunday morning. A turn toward the northeast with an increase in forward speed is expected.The storm is about 125 miles west-wouthwest of Roanoke, Virginia, and 145 miles west northwest of Greensboro, North Carolina, according to the NHC's 5 a.m. advisory. Florence's center will curve over the Ohio Valley and Northeast Monday and Tuesday.Flash flood warnings are currently in effect across a large portion of southern and western North Carolina and portions of far northern South Carolina, according to the National Hurricane Center.Flash flood watches are in effect across much of North Carolina, northern South Carolina and portions of western Virginia and southern West Virginia, the National Hurricane Center reported.Portions of the Carolinas, mid-Atlantic states, and southern New England are expected to receive an additional 2 to 5 inches of rain, forecasters said.Landslides are also possible in the higher terrain of the southern and central Appalachians across western North Carolina into southwest Virginia, according to the National Hurricane Center.A couple of tornadoes remain possible from northeast South Carolina and eastern/central North Carolina into parts of Virginia, western Maryland and southern Pennsylvania through Monday.Crews saving people, working on power problems:The Marines, the Coast Guard, civilian crews and volunteers used helicopters, boats and heavy-duty vehicles Saturday to rescue hundreds of people trapped by Florence's onslaught.New Bern spokeswoman Colleen Roberts said 455 people were rescued in the town of 30,000 residents without any serious injuries or deaths. Coast Guard helicopters were taking off across the street to rescue stranded people from rooftops and swamped cars. Coast Guard members said choppers had made about 50 rescues in and around New Bern and Jacksonville as of noon.Marines rescued about 20 civilians from floodwaters near Camp Lejeune, using Humvees and amphibious assault vehicles, the base reported.Nearly 700,000 homes and businesses still don't have power in the Carolinas, according to poweroutage.us, which tracks the nation's electrical grid.Swiftwater rescue teams are helping residents of one North Carolina coastal community. New Bern spokeswoman Colleen Roberts said more than 360 people had been rescued by midafternoon Friday.More than 60 people had to be pulled from a collapsing motel in Jacksonville at the height of the storm.By midday Friday, airlines had canceled more than 2,100 U.S. flights from the storm's approach on Wednesday through Sunday, according to tracking service FlightAware.Governors of North and South Carolina, Maryland, Georgia and Virginia declared states of emergency far ahead of the approaching storm.

Emergency workers delivered truckloads of food and water to Wilmington, a city of 120,000 people cut off from the rest of North Carolina by Florence’s still-rising floodwaters, as helicopters and boat pulled people from homes swamped by swollen rivers.

The deadly storm still had abundant rain and top winds around 30 mph early Monday, and forecasters said it was expected to gradually pick up forward speed and complete a big turn toward the Northeast, which is in for as much as 6 inches of rain.

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Flooding worries were increasing in West Virginia and Virginia, where roads were closed and power outages were on the rise. About 500,000 homes and businesses were in the dark.

President Donald Trump has issued a disaster declaration for North Carolina and that will make federal money available to people in the counties of Beaufort, Brunswick, Carteret, Craven, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico and Pender.

Storm taking lives:

  • The death toll from the hurricane-turned-tropical storm climbed to at least 32 Monday with 25 of those being in North Carolina, according to the Associated Press.

Some of the victims have been identified as follows:

  • A 41-year-old female and her 7-month-old son died in Wilmington on Sept. 14 when a tree fell on their home.
  • A 68-year-old male in Lenoir County died when he was electrocuted while plugging in a generator on Sept. 14.
  • A 77-year-old male in Lenoir County fell and died due to a cardiac event while outside checking on his dogs during the storm on the night of Sept. 13-14.
  • A 61-year-old woman was killed late Friday when the vehicle she was driving struck a tree near the town of Union, South Carolina, Capt. Kelley Hughes of the South Carolina Highway Patrol said.
  • Two people died from inhaling carbon monoxide from a generator in their South Carolina home.
  • The storm’s death toll climbed to 18 when authorities found the body of a 1-year-old boy who was swept away by floodwaters in North Carolina after his mother drove into floodwaters and lost her grip on him while trying to get back to dry land.

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Weather alerts changing:

  • Florence weakened to a tropical depression Sunday morning. A turn toward the northeast with an increase in forward speed is expected.
  • The storm is about 125 miles west-wouthwest of Roanoke, Virginia, and 145 miles west northwest of Greensboro, North Carolina, according to the NHC's 5 a.m. advisory. Florence's center will curve over the Ohio Valley and Northeast Monday and Tuesday.
  • Flash flood warnings are currently in effect across a large portion of southern and western North Carolina and portions of far northern South Carolina, according to the National Hurricane Center.
  • Flash flood watches are in effect across much of North Carolina, northern South Carolina and portions of western Virginia and southern West Virginia, the National Hurricane Center reported.
  • Portions of the Carolinas, mid-Atlantic states, and southern New England are expected to receive an additional 2 to 5 inches of rain, forecasters said.
  • Landslides are also possible in the higher terrain of the southern and central Appalachians across western North Carolina into southwest Virginia, according to the National Hurricane Center.
  • A couple of tornadoes remain possible from northeast South Carolina and eastern/central North Carolina into parts of Virginia, western Maryland and southern Pennsylvania through Monday.
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Crews saving people, working on power problems:

  • The Marines, the Coast Guard, civilian crews and volunteers used helicopters, boats and heavy-duty vehicles Saturday to rescue hundreds of people trapped by Florence's onslaught.
  • New Bern spokeswoman Colleen Roberts said 455 people were rescued in the town of 30,000 residents without any serious injuries or deaths. Coast Guard helicopters were taking off across the street to rescue stranded people from rooftops and swamped cars.
  • Coast Guard members said choppers had made about 50 rescues in and around New Bern and Jacksonville as of noon.
  • Marines rescued about 20 civilians from floodwaters near Camp Lejeune, using Humvees and amphibious assault vehicles, the base reported.
  • Nearly 700,000 homes and businesses still don't have power in the Carolinas, according to poweroutage.us, which tracks the nation's electrical grid.
  • Swiftwater rescue teams are helping residents of one North Carolina coastal community. New Bern spokeswoman Colleen Roberts said more than 360 people had been rescued by midafternoon Friday.
  • More than 60 people had to be pulled from a collapsing motel in Jacksonville at the height of the storm.
  • By midday Friday, airlines had canceled more than 2,100 U.S. flights from the storm's approach on Wednesday through Sunday, according to tracking service FlightAware.
  • Governors of North and South Carolina, Maryland, Georgia and Virginia declared states of emergency far ahead of the approaching storm.

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