Evacuations Underway In Chesterfield County As Pee Dee River Rises
Several residents in Cheraw and Chesterfield are being evacuated as the Pee Dee River is rising a foot an hour.
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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.Β
Take a look at the school districts that are closing due to Hurricane Florence.
As the death toll from Florence grew and hundreds of people were pulled from flooded homes, North Carolina braced for catastrophic, widespread river flooding that could be the next stage of a mounting disaster.
Several roads in the Charlotte area are closed due to the bad weather brought on by Hurricane Florence.Β
Governor Roy Cooper said five deaths have been confirmed as a result of #Florence, as the storm continues to slowly move across the Carolinas.Β
Parts of the midlands of South Carolina could see ten inches of rain from Tropical Storm Florence.
Charlotte-Douglas Airport says it will be open through the weekend, but some flights may be cancelled or delayed.
More than 400 people spent Friday night in 12 Red Cross shelters in our area, and that number is expected to increase.
Time is running out, but if you can, trim back or try to get troublesome trees removed before the winds really pick up.
