66 Counties Under State Of Emergency As Hurricane Matthew Approaches

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CHARLOTTE, NC — Today Governor McCrory issued a State of Emergency for 66 counties throughout the state, including two local counties, as Hurricane Matthew continues to push toward the east coast.

Anson and Richmond Counties were included in the list given today following the Governor’s news conference about the preparations being made across North Carolina.

“While we do not yet know how Hurricane Matthew will impact North Carolina, we do know that we can expect some form of impacts on our state,” said Governor McCrory. “Already, we’ve seen substantial flooding in eastern and central parts of the state from recent rain events, and many areas are already saturated. We are taking this storm seriously, and I encourage residents and visitors do the same.”

NC Attorney General Roy Cooper also announced today in a release that price gouging laws are also in effect throughout those 66 counties during the State of Emergency. The AG urges consumers to be on the lookout and report any price gouging activities to his office.

“The threat of severe weather shouldn’t be an excuse to rip off North Carolinians,” Cooper warned. “If you spot someone trying to make an unfair profit off of Hurricane Matthew, let my office know about it.”

You can see the complete list of counties impacted by the State of Emergency below:

The emergency area as defined in N.C.G.S. §§ 166A-19.3(7) and N.C.G.S. 166A-19.20(b) is Alamance, Anson, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Caswell, Chatham, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Davidson, Davie, Duplin, Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Franklin, Gates, Granville, Greene, Guilford, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lee, Lenoir, Martin, Montgomery, Moore, Nash,  New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Orange, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Person, Pitt, Randolph, Richmond, Robeson, Rockingham, Sampson, Scotland, Stokes, Surry, Tyrrell, Vance, Wake, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wilson, and Yadkin counties.

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