Good Friday morning! Itβs a warm and slightly more humid start to the day, and that trend will stick with us through the afternoon. Expect highs to climb into the low to mid 80s, with a mix of sun and clouds throughout the day.
Governor McCrory announced that the State of Emergency initially issued to 66 counties in eastern and central NC will now extend to the entire state.
Gaining fury as it closed in, Hurricane Matthew steamed toward Florida with winds of 140 mph Thursday as 2 million people across the Southeast were warned to board up their homes and flee inland to escape the most powerful storm to threaten the Atlantic coast in more than a decade.
Hurricane Matthew has strengthened to a catastrophic Category 4 storm as it barrels toward the heavily populated coast of Florida.
A motorist shot during an altercation with South Carolina deputies over a Hurricane Matthew evacuation route has died.
Almost every hotel room is booked in York and Chester Counties through Tuesday as people evacuate the coast.
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley ordered an evacuation in Charleston closing schools and businesses for the rest of the week.
Governor Pat McCrory and officials with N.C. Emergency Management give an update on preparations happening throughout the state ahead of Hurricane Matthew's arrival.
Governor Nikki Haley held a news conference Wednesday evening to give an update on Hurricane Matthew and what the state is continuing to do to prepare.
