Hurricane Center: Florence close to landfall in N. Carolina
Federal emergency officials are urging people to treat Hurricane Florence seriously even though it is now a Category 2 storm.
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The Latest: N. Carolina city has 150 people awaiting rescue
The Goose Creek shelter is one of the primary shelters for many Charleston area residents who have evacuated their homes in response to approaching tropical weather in South Carolina. A North Carolina city situated between two rivers says it has around 150 people waiting to be rescued from rising flood waters from Hurricane Florence.
White House defends Pres. Trump on Puerto Rico death toll claim
As Hurricane Florence bore down on the U.S., President Donald Trump angrily churned up the devastating storm of a year earlier, disputing the official death count from Hurricane Maria and falsely accusing Democrats of inflating the Puerto Rican toll to make him "look as bad as possible." Public health experts have estimated that nearly 3,000 perished because of the effects of Maria.
Florence posing fatal threat for days
It's about the water, not the wind, with Hurricane Florence making an extended stay along the North Carolina coast. Forecasters say "it cannot be emphasized enough that the most serious hazard associated with slow-moving Florence is extremely heavy rainfall, which will cause disastrous flooding that will be spreading inland."
Time running out’ for residents to escape Hurricane Florence
US emergency officials have warned "time is running out" for people to escape from Hurricane Florence as outer bands of wind and rain began lashing North Carolina. Florence's winds have dropped from a peak of 140mph to 105mph, reducing the hurricane from a Category 4 to a Category 2. But forecasters warned that the widening storm - and the likelihood of it lingering around the coast for days - would bring seawater surging on to land and torrential downpours.
Top Story – Threat becomes reality’: Florence begins days of rain, wind
Hurricane Florence's leading edge battered the Carolina coast Thursday, bending trees and shooting frothy sea water over streets on the Outer Banks, as the hulking storm closed in with 100 mph winds for a drenching siege that could last all weekend.
Threat becomes reality as Hurricane Florence closes in
Hurricane Florence's leading edge battered the Carolina coast on Thursday, as the hulking storm closed in with 105 mph winds for a drenching siege that could last all weekend. Forecasters said conditions would only get more lethal as the storm pushes ashore early Friday near the North Carolina-South Carolina line and makes its way slowly inland.
North Carolina feels first bite of mammoth Hurricane Florence
Coastal North Carolina felt the first bite of Hurricane Florence on Thursday as winds began to rise, a prelude to the slow-moving tempest that forecasters warn could cause catastrophic flooding across parts of the US southeast. The centre of Florence is expected to hit North Carolina's southern coast on Friday, then drift southwest before moving inland on Saturday, enough time to drop feet of rain, according to the National Hurricane Centre.
The Latest: Police chief warns: No one to call in the storm
Federal emergency officials at a Washington briefing are urging people to treat Hurricane Florence seriously even though its top sustained winds are down to 110 mph , which makes it a Category 2 storm. They say it remains very large and very dangerous, bringing more than 30 inches of rain to the coast and heavy winds that will impact a giant swath of land.
a Threat becomes realitya : Florence begins days of rain, wind
Mostly deserted, much of downtown Charleston, S.C. is boarded up and closed on Thursday in advance of Hurricane Florence. Hurricane Florence's leading edge battered the Carolina coast Thursday, bending trees and shooting frothy sea water over streets on the Outer Banks, as the hulking storm closed in with 105 mph winds for a drenching siege that could last all weekend.
Hurricane Florence weakens – ” but still dangerous
Hurricane Florence has been downgraded to a Category 2 storm but it is still being considered an extremely dangerous and life-threatening storm, US officials said. Faced with new forecasts that showed a more southerly threat, Georgia's governor joined his counterparts in Virginia and North and South Carolina in declaring a state of emergency, and some residents who had thought they were safely out of range boarded up their homes.
Trump: ‘We’re Ready’ as Hurricane Heads for US Coast
President Donald Trump says protecting lives is his "absolute highest priority" as Hurricane Florence, now a Category 2 storm, sets its 40-kilometers-wide eye on the southeastern U.S. coast. "We'll handle it.
Florence is expected to blow ashore Saturday morning along the North Carolina-South Carolina line.
People who thought they were safe from the onslaught of Hurricane Florence began boarding up and Georgia's governor declared a state of emergency Wednesday as uncertainty over the path of the monster storm spread worry along the Southeastern coast. Closing in with terrifying winds of 125 mph and potentially catastrophic rain and storm surge, Florence is expected to blow ashore Saturday morning along the North Carolina-South Carolina line, the National Hurricane Center said.
8 PM Update: ‘Life-threatening’ Florence remains Cat. 3 hurricane, barrels towards Carolinas
The latest track from the National Hurricane Center shows Florence has slightly weakened as a Category 3 hurricane, but it's still packing a punch as it makes its way to the Carolinas. According to NHC's 8 p.m. update, Florence is moving northwest at about 16 mph with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph.
Hurricane Florence shifts south as Georgia and Carolinas hunker down
Fears about Hurricane Florence spread south on Wednesday, with Georgia declaring a state of emergency after officials in the Carolinas urged people to evacuate the coast ahead of the storm's expected pounding winds and rain-driven floods. Florence weakened slightly to a Category 3 storm on a five-step scale but had maximum sustained winds of 125 miles per hour as of 2 p.m. EDT , down from 130 mph earlier in the day.
Don’t play games with it’: Hurricane Florence takes aim at Southeast
People who thought they were safe from the onslaught of Hurricane Florence began boarding up and Georgia's governor declared a state of emergency Wednesday as uncertainty over the path of the monster storm spread worry along the Southeastern coast. Closing in with terrifying winds of 130 mph and potentially catastrophic rain and storm surge, Florence is expected to blow ashore Saturday morning along the North Carolina-South Carolina line, the National Hurricane Center said.
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Hurricane Florence is expected to being heavy rain and strong winds to the coasts of North and South Carolina as early as Thursday, the National Hurricane Center is forecasting . Experts predict that the storm could bring rainfall up to 40 inches and up to 13 feet of floodwater in some areas.
US says transfer from FEMA funds won’t harm…
Trump administration officials pushed back Wednesday against a Democratic senator's claim that nearly $10 million from the government's disaster relief agency was transferred to immigration enforcement. Sen. Jeff Merkley's claim, which came as a monster hurricane barreled toward the Carolinas, was quickly branded by Homeland Security as "a sorry attempt to push a false agenda."
Trump Praises Handling of Deadly 2017 Storm That Hit Puerto Rico
U.S. President Donald Trump holds an Oval Office meeting on preparations for hurricane Florence at the White House in Washington, Sept. 11, 2018.
Trump: Storm response in Puerto Rico a incredibly successfula
With a powerful hurricane bearing down on the Southeast coast, President Donald Trump on Tuesday turned attention back to the federal government's response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico a year ago, deeming it "incredibly successful" even though a recent federal report found that nearly 3,000 people died. The administration's efforts in Puerto Rico received widespread criticism.