Exhaustion and frustration are building in the Carolinas as thousands of people wait to go home days after Hurricane Florence unleashed epic floods blamed for at least 37 deaths, including those of two women who drowned when a sheriffβs van taking them to a mental health facility was swept off a road.
Nine police officers from the City of Monroe Police Department will be heading to Boiling Springs Lake in eastern North Carolina with equipment to assist law enforcement in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence.
With Wilmington still mostly an island surrounded by Hurricane Florenceβs floodwaters and people waiting for hours for handouts of necessities like food, North Carolinaβs governor is pleading with thousands of evacuees to be patient and not return home just yet.
The river seethed a quarter-mile away, bulging from its banks, so the patrol cars circled the neighborhood three times.
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 Holmesβ house in South Carolina, but he dodged those bullets. Now, with Florence , he doesnβt 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, itβs 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.Β
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…
