Inland N.C. rivers expected to rise to dangerous levels from Florence
"If you are in these areas, this is a serious life threatening matter," said Fayetteville mayor Mitch Colvin
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"If you are in these areas, this is a serious life threatening matter," said Fayetteville mayor Mitch Colvin
The death toll from Florence climbed Saturday to at least 12
Trillions of gallons of rain are still in the forecast as the tropical storm makes an extended stay along the coast
Tropical Storm Florence is causing "catastrophic flooding" in North and South Carolina," National Hurricane Center says
Wilmington Mayor Bill Safo had a message to residents who evacuated: Don't come back yet
It will make federal money available to people in the counties of Beaufort, Brunswick, Carteret, Craven, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico and Pender
5 deaths were reported as the tropical storm inundated the coasts of North and South Carolina
Two rescuers said they found dogs and a cat left behind in Jacksonville, North Carolina
Florence, blamed for at least five deaths, is not going anywhere fast
Teia Cherry and her family thought they could ride out Florence at home. Then came the water.
"What concerns me the most is trying to get to the people who didn't evacuate and that's incredibly hard to do so we can't put our own people in danger"
When Hurricane Matthew hit North Carolina, 20 inches of rain were dumped on Lumberton
One of them is Robert Faircloth Jr., who brought a backpack, a tote bag and his dog, Buster, to a shelter
Aaron Rigsby compared the storm's behavior to Hurricane Harvey, which brought catastrophic flooding to Houston last August
Rising sea levels result in increased storm surges, and that's just one factor, explains meteorologist Jeff Berardelli
The Trump administration said they won't enforce immigration laws unless there's a serious public safety threat
FEMA administrator Brock Long issued a stark warning Friday morning: "It's only going to get worse at this point"
10-foot storm surge floods New Bern, North Carolina, which issues mandatory curfew; local TV station is evacuated
Leading edge of the storm has begun battering the Carolina coast Thursday, bending trees and shooting frothy sea water over streets on the Outer Banks
The Wake County manager told CBS News he hopes even more people will come to stay safe from the storm
When Hurricane Harvey hit, images surfaced showing elderly residents left partially submerged in murky floodwaters
A researcher scientist with NOAA has already been monitoring the upper atmosphere by launching high-tech sensors into the middle of Florence
Usually when a storm approaches the coast, forecasters can tell with ever increasing accuracy where it will hit and who will get walloped -- but not Florence
Florence weakened to a Category 2 storm but the massive system is still considered extremely dangerous and life threatening
"This is not going to be a glancing blow," Jeff Byard, an administrator with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, warned