Officials say five people are dead, including a one-year-old child, after flood waters overtook the Hiddenite Family Campground in Alexander County. A sixth person was killed in Alexander County when their vehicle crashed after flood waters swept away a bridge.
Catawba County Board of Commissioners Chair Randy Isenhower cancels the State of Emergency for Catawba County effective 5 p.m. Friday, November 13th, according to a news release.
Flooding from heavy rains across North Carolina prompted Gov. Roy Cooper to declare a state of emergency on Friday as searchers looked for a 1-year-old and an adult who disappeared when high water swept through a campground.
Due to the receding water level of the Catawba River, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Emergency Management has lifted the voluntary evacuation order that was issued Friday morning for northwest Charlotte neighborhoods along the Catawba River.