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Tropical Storm Francine formed Monday off the coast of Mexico and was expected to drench the Texas coast with up to a foot (30 centimeters) of rain before coming ashore in Louisiana Wednesday night as a hurricane.
A powerful typhoon made landfall on the Chinese tropical vacation island of Hainan Friday after it swept south of Hong Kong, bringing many aspects of life in the region to a halt and forcing about a million people in the country’s south to leave their homes.
Ernesto is poised to deliver a blow to Bermuda and is ramping up coastal danger for much of the United States’ Eastern Seaboard after it thrashed Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power.
Ernesto strengthened into a hurricane on Wednesday as it dropped torrential rain on Puerto Rico and left nearly half of all clients in the U.S. territory without power as it threatened to strengthen into a major storm en route to Bermuda.
On Tuesday, the NC Department of Transportation and Town of Belville began working to address flooded areas within the community.
The rising floodwaters are keeping swiftwater rescue crews in Pender County busy on Monday.
While Tropical Storm Debby may be in the rearview for some, there are still areas in the Cape Fear region at risk from the excess water left behind by the storm. In response, the American Red Cross is stepping in to help with the recovery efforts.
Heavy rains from what was Tropical Storm Debby earlier this week are expected to continue flooding waterways, canals, and ditches across the Cape Fear for the next several days.
Unbelievable video shows a water rescue crew in Wake County pull three children trapped in quick-moving water to safety.
An American teenager has lost a leg in a shark attack while vacationing in Central America, according to officials.
Into the weekend, forecasters say parts of the East Coast can expect heavy downpours, flash flooding and possible tornadoes.
North Carolina has a Flood Inundation Mapping and Alert Network, or FIMAN, to forecast the level of rivers and to make residents aware of rising floodwaters.
On Malpass Corner Rd. Thursday morning, drivers were barely able to pass. On Scott Rd. in Rocky Point, one driver’s immobilized car had to be removed from the rushing water.
Tropical Storm Debby spawned damaging tornadoes, flooded a town and temporarily shut down part of Interstate 95 early Thursday as it blew into North Carolina after making a second landfall overnight.
Expect the chance for flash flooding to continue into today as Debby passes to our west. Conditions will gradually improve overnight Thursday as Debby begins to pull away, with much better weather in store for Friday.
Between two to three feet of standing water was also reported, with some spots seeing even higher water levels.
With peak conditions for extreme weather expected to occur during the night of Wednesday, the Town of Tabor City says it is imposing a curfew to keep residents safe and lessen the strain on emergency services.
Tropical storm Debby is expected to make its 2nd landfall along the central South Carolina shore in the overnight hours then continuing northwest Thursday night into Friday morning through central North Carolina.
New Hanover County Fire Rescue preparing for potential flash flooding this week as an additional four to eight inches of rain are expected through Friday.
Lots of communities inland that are located along rivers and other waterways, are on high alert for the heavy rainfall expected.
Heavy rain isn't the only impact from Tropical Storm Debby, as it makes its way toward North Carolina. The storm also brings with it a risk of isolated tornadoes.
State recreational water quality officials are advising against swimming in North Carolina coastal waters from Wright Memorial Bridge in Kitty Hawk down to the South Carolina State line.
One person was injured following a crash in Bladen County on Wednesday morning.
Governor Cooper and state leaders urged people to beware of drenching rains and flooded roads as Tropical Storm Debby begins to impact the state.