The Latest: Virginia bracing for remnants of Florence
The state so far has been spared from severe hurricane impacts, but the southwest portion of the state is expecting up to 12 inches (30 centimeters) of rain.
Northam said in a news release Saturday that emergency management officials are working to move people and commodities into place to prepare for flooding, including swift water rescue teams. Says Northam: "Now is not the time to let our guard down."
Emergency officials in
Transportation officials dealing with worsening roads because of
State Transportation Secretary
A 16-mile (25-kilometer) stretch of
Trogdon says flash flooding on roads could continue for several days. He says he wants to prevent thousands of people potentially being stranded on the road sides due to sudden flooding.
He adds that
Officials say high-water rescues have been completed in
The city said in a statement Saturday that 455 people in all were rescued from
Roberts said around 1,200 people were in local shelters Saturday.
She says thousands of buildings are damaged and calls the destruction "heart-wrenching."
All coastal storm surge warnings have been discontinued as Tropical Florence slowly plods inland.
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A 16-mile (25-kilometer) stretch of
Ray says that closure due to a flash flood was expected to last for about a day.
A herd of wild horses that roams a northern portion of
Forecasts earlier in the week that showed
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A mandatory evacuation order has been issued in
Regarding the evacuation order, Kicklighter says the family would "probably stay" because "I think we're pretty much out of the way of" the mile radius.
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Upcoming September deadlines for certain individual and business tax filings and payments will be postponed until
That includes quarterly estimated income tax payments that would have been due next week, and quarterly payroll and excise tax returns normally due
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Taxpayers who qualify for relief but live outside the disaster area can call the
State Transportation Secretary
McMaster has lifted evacuation orders along much of
Asked if he had spoken with President
"He has said they would do whatever it takes to see that everything is available for
Many residents who evacuated
The residents as well as workers and property owners were being allowed onto the northern portion of the islands beginning Saturday morning. Visitors were expected to be allowed entry to the same area beginning Sunday.
County officials and business owners reported relatively minimal damage, and there were no immediate reports of injuries or deaths.
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Authorities in
The Associated Press was unable to get details because the sheriff's office phone line was not working.
The deaths bring the death toll from
Hurricane
The ticket office and athletic association at the
Gator officials say evacuees had to present a valid ID showing they're from
Though weakened,
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Forecasters say prolonged rainfall from
Tropical storm-force winds stretched up to 150 miles (240 kilometers) from the storm's center.
Officials in
A 61-year-old woman was killed late Friday when the vehicle she was driving struck a tree that had fallen across
Capt.
The tree was about 6 feet above the road surface. Hughes said the vehicle's roof is what struck the tree.
Four weather-related deaths have been reported in
Portions of eastern
The state
Transportation Secretary
The state DOT said on its website that the two roads are expected to re-open by Monday morning.
Trogdon says road conditions are expected to get worse in the immediate future, pointing out the number of closed primary roads in eastern counties had doubled compared to Friday. He urged motorists not to travel east of
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Tropical Storm Florence continues to weaken as it dumps dangerous amounts of rain across the Carolinas.
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The storm's extremely slow speed means the risk of catastrophic flooding remains high across both states. Some areas are forecast to receive up to 15 inches more rain, and storm totals could reach over 3 feet in some areas for the week.
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Government aid can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of Hurricane Florence.
Money also is available to the state, some local governments, and some private nonprofit groups on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work in those counties.
Tropical Storm Florence is continuing to dump dangerous amounts of rain as it continues its slow slog across the Carolinas.
The region is being pounded with rain from the slow-moving storm, causing the risk of catastrophic flooding. Southern and central portions of
Parts of North and
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Tropical Storm Florence keeps drenching the central Carolinas, with an additional 10 to 15 inches of rain expected before it finally swings north over the
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Tropical Storm Florence is practically stalled over the Carolinas and the monster storm could dump drenching rains of up to 3½ feet (1 meter). That, in turn, could trigger epic flooding well inland.
Early Saturday morning
A severe inland flood threat is emerging as remnants of
At least four people have died since Hurricane Florence crashed into the coast Friday and nearly stalled. Though forecasters later downgraded
This story corrects the metric conversion in the first entry.
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