WHAT’S HAPPENING: Water Will Haunt Carolinas After Florence
Like hurricanes Harvey and Katrina before it, Florence will be remembered for unleashing a staggering amount of water over a vast area.
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Like hurricanes Harvey and Katrina before it, Florence will be remembered for unleashing a staggering amount of water over a vast area.
Two years ago, from Hurricane Matthew and in 1999, from Hurricane Floyd, floodwaters came close to entering Joe Holmes’ house in South Carolina, but he dodged those bullets. Now, with Florence , he doesn’t feel so lucky.
A large Rat Snake crosses East 36th St. in NoDa, Charlotte, likely displaced from flash flooding caused by the torrential rain of Tropical Storm Florence.
After a severe storm, like we just experienced with Florence, it’s imperative that you take proper precautions with your home systems.
Check out these photos of Charlotte area storm damage and send in your storm damage photos to PHOTOS@wccbcharlotte.com
The focus across the Carolinas is recovery from Hurricane Florence and the damage it brought with it.
The Town of Cheraw in Chesterfield County is taking on more water than it can handle.
Residents were under curfew from Sunday evening until Monday morning.
Several residents in Cheraw and Chesterfield are being evacuated as the Pee Dee River is rising a foot an hour.
Duke Energy crews are working to restore power for residents across the Carolinas.
Florence is a huge example that flooding can happen quickly.
CHARLOTTE, NC -- Flooding is still a major concern across the region. Several local creeks swelled with all the rain from what's left of Hurricane Florence. John Wendel from Charlotte-Mecklenburg…
Duke Energy is in the thick of the Florence recovery.
The remnants of Florence dropped more than a foot of rain for some locations over the weekend and a flash flood watch remains in effect through Monday for the entire region.
Thousands of people across the state have been affected by Florence.
Incredible rainfall totals coming out of Chesterfield County.