Friday, March 29, 2024
WILMINGTON, N.C. (Reuters) - Florence plowed into the Carolinas and lumbered slowly inland on Friday, knocking down trees, gorging rivers, dumping sheets of rain and leaving five people dead before it was downgraded to a tropical storm still capable of wreaking havoc. Though Florence’s shrieking winds diminished from hurricane force as it came ashore, forecasters…
Hurricane Florence has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but its strong wind and heavy rain are still battering the Carolinas. The center of the storm moved toward eastern South Carolina on Friday night, hours after making landfall at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, hours earlier. The storm has killed at least five people in North…
President Donald Trump argued this week that Puerto Rico’s death toll after Hurricane Maria was exaggerated in order to make him look bad, sparking criticism from a number of politicians. U.S. House Democratic candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York is one of the latest to respond, disclosing a personal connection with the natural disaster. “My…
The first rains of Hurricane Florence have begun to lash North Carolina on Thursday, with the storm growing in size, packing sustained winds of up to 105 miles an hour and driving a storm surge that could reach 13 feet in places. As rain and wind spread across the Outer Banks, officials warned of the…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWhy do people ignore hurricane warnings? Hurricane Florence, which is nearing the US East Coast, could "kill a lot of people", officials warn.Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) administrator Brock Long said storm surges may bring catastrophic flooding to inland areas.Though Florence has been downgraded to a category…
After the Dunes Golf & Beach Club closed for business on Monday, course superintendent Steve Hamilton had his staff move the golf carts from under the clubhouse and park heavy machinery on the 14th fairway, where he figured it would be safe from flooding and falling trees. Then Hamilton shut down the Myrtle Beach course,…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPeople have left homes and taken precautions ahead of the hurricane US East Coast residents are running out of time to flee before Hurricane Florence batters the region, officials have warned.The category three storm with 125mph (205km/h) winds is forecast to make landfall early on Friday.Up to…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHurricane Florence gathers strength as it moves closer to US Hurricane Florence - the most powerful storm to threaten the Carolinas in nearly three decades - is expected to strengthen, say forecasters.Officials warn there is a chance of "life-threatening inundation from rising water" over the next 48…
HOLDEN BEACH, N.C. (Reuters) - Mass evacuations were ordered along the U.S. Atlantic Coast as Hurricane Florence, a Category 4 storm and the most powerful to menace the region in nearly three decades, barreled toward the region on Tuesday. Hurricane Florence is seen from the International Space Station as it churns in the Atlantic Ocean…
A Category 4 hurricane with winds of up to 140 mph is set to bear down on the US's East Coast this week, bringing a risk of devastating floods. Hurricane Florence is expected to make landfall somewhere in North Carolina, South Carolina, or the Mid-Atlantic states on Thursday evening or Friday morning, according to the…