Hurricane Florence is packing quite a punch on the Carolinas today. While it dropped down to a category 1 the wind has still done plenty of damage and the storm surge and rain are causing massive floods. Here is the latest:
-Some areas are already reporting up to 25 inches of rain.
-Wind gusts of at least 105 mph have been reported along the NC coast
-About a half a million homes and businesses are without power
-Hundreds of flights have been canceled
WILMINGTON, NC:
"It'll be a few days before the storm is over," but recovery from Hurricane Florence "will be weeks and months," says Wilmington fire chief Buddy Martinette in North Carolina https://t.co/uVEO4vPaPK pic.twitter.com/O7Ct3RaBLR
— New Day (@NewDay) September 14, 2018
Wilmington International Airport records winds at 105 MPH: https://t.co/oUFzlt5Hw6 @DavidMuir is live in Wilmington, North Carolina pic.twitter.com/uTC0g8WTl6
— Good Morning America (@GMA) September 14, 2018
“We’re told that the storm surge could reach 13 feet in this area,” @miguelnbc reports from Wilmington, North Carolina on #HurricaneFlorence pic.twitter.com/w9FLnfzphJ
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) September 14, 2018
“The eye of the storm is now shifting to the southwest,” @dylandreyernbc reports from Wilmington, NC #HurricaneFlorence pic.twitter.com/ommLdypDs4
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) September 14, 2018
BEAUFORT, NC
WATCH: @DavidBegnaud reports from Beaufort, NC, where he reports winds have been gusting up to 90 miles an hour https://t.co/1FzVlnlIbw pic.twitter.com/24bbhH8qse
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 14, 2018
OAK ISLAND, NC
WATCH: @marianaatencio shows how conditions are deteriorating with Hurricane Florence in Oak Island, NC, on Friday morning. pic.twitter.com/cDW1k13yWJ
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) September 14, 2018
NEW BERN, NC
While streaming live on Facebook for AccuWeather this morning, @ReedTimmerAccu helped the “Cajun Navy” rescue an elderly man from Hurricane Florence flooding in New Bern, NC. pic.twitter.com/yt7pqrfZg7
— AccuWeather (@accuweather) September 14, 2018
