The Latest: Flash-flood emergency in NC county
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The emergency was put into effect Sunday afternoon for central and southeastern
The weather service warns some bodies of water have risen to record stages and impacts may be "unprecedented."
The city of
A flash-flood emergency also was declared for adjacent
Gov.
Officials have been warning for days that flooding could be disastrous in the
Transportation Secretary
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A small town in northeast
Downpours overnight flooded main roads in the town of
The flooding largely receded from the town of about 6,000 people by Sunday afternoon. But Thomas said rain could fall until midnight.
Covington said roads blocked by water and fallen trees were making it difficult to drive.
The death toll from
Heavy rain has fallen on portions of central and eastern
Some officials rely on the "Waffle House index" to determine how serious a storm is. If the Waffle House is closed, the storm is really, really bad.
In
Arnold says the shop only shuts down if it loses power, which it did in 2016 during Hurricane Matthew.
But as of Sunday afternoon, the shop still had its lights on and was open for business — even as others nearby were boarded up and had sandbags piled in front of their doors.
Meanwhile, long lines were forming at gas stations Sunday as a persistent rain fell. Many of the city's stations are out of fuel.
The city of
White says officials are planning for food and water to be flown to the county, although new distribution centers will have to be found because of all the rain in the northern part of the county. He also noted that patients on oxygen and dialysis are being moved from the
Earlier Sunday, officials from the
White says officials have asked Gov.
Officials are also delivering food, water and rescue vehicles to hard-hit areas.
The state's transportation secretary says 171 primary roads are closed, 100 more than a day earlier. Officials warned that problems would spread westward Sunday along with the remnants of the storm.
Gov.
Around 15,000 North Carolinians are in shelters and about 700,000 were without power Sunday.
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These industrial-scale farms typically feature vast pits of animal feces and urine that can pose a significant pollution threat if they are breached or inundated by floodwaters.
In past hurricanes, flooding at dozens of farms also left hundreds of thousands of dead hogs, chickens and other decomposing livestock bobbing in the floodwaters.
Transportation Secretary
Trodgon spoke as he flew with Gov.
The manager of a southeastern
Stephens says some of the people were rescued from vehicles that ran into deep water.
He says there have been no reports of injuries or fatalities in
Former hurricane-turned-Tropical Storm Florence has claimed a 14th victim: a man who drowned when a pickup truck flipped into a drainage ditch in
Johnson says the driver and another passenger escaped after the truck ended upside down in the flooded ditch north of
Authorities say a
One of the authorities leading the response to
Both Sprayberry and
Schultz has a lead role in responding to
He also notes that the affected areas are looking at a "long-term recovery."
The mayor of a
Warner says a complete dam failure is not expected. So far, she says the lake hasn't overflowed its banks.
The mayor of
Mayor
Outlaw says officials are "urging residents to stay inside and to not travel," especially so as to not interrupt utility workers trying to restore power.
The head of the
Long noted that "recovery is always a very frustrating process for people when they've lost their livelihoods, but we're going to be OK."
Long says the agency's immediate focus is on search-and-rescue efforts and meeting the needs of people who are in shelters.
Authorities say a couple have died in
Willard said in a statement their bodies were found in a Loris home Saturday afternoon, but they likely died the day before as the heavy rains and winds from former hurricane-turned-Tropical Depression Florence were moving onshore.
Forecasters say heavy rains also are expected early in the week in parts of
At
Tropical Storm Florence is expected to weaken into a depression soon but flash flooding and major river flooding are expected to continue over significant portions of the Carolinas.
Forecasters say heavy rains also are expected early in the week in parts of
At
After blowing ashore as a hurricane with 90 mph (145 kph) winds,
The death toll from the hurricane-turned-tropical storm has now climbed to 11.
Rivers are swelling toward record levels, forecaster warn, and thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate for fear that the next few days could bring some of the most destructive flooding in
This story corrects wind speed in first entry to 35 mph not 25 mph.
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