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Is broadening its warnings into inland north carolina where fears of flash flooding and river swells are there loud and clear. beginning to cut off major roadways. this is hindering evacuation routes and road teams. >> reporter: this is highway 421. its now a lake. several hundred yards wide, this lake. down that way is wilmington. up that way is raleigh. you cant get there. its a long creek that feeds down into the cape fear river. its still rising. the cape fear river is still rising. its the ...

Awfully long time for folks like those behind us, they have gas or basic necessities. molly: makes it far more challenging. thank you, love information we appreciate it. mike: now lets bring in north carolina congressman, richard hudson. parts of his congressional district under evacuation orders.he joins us now on the phone. as alleged in terms of what you are seeing on the ground in your community? >> thank you for having me on. we are concerned about flooding. even parts of the state are, the...

In the situation with her flooding. we have a lot of different areas where it is sporadic. floods, it is dry and then there are areas where there is heavy flooding. this truck is probably a lifesaver for people who were not expecting help and then it turns out they need help. overall the conditions in south carolina are starting to improve. at the height of official said 70,000 people were without power. it dropped to under 70,000 people we are hoping it will improve. but here there is still con...

Were traveling around this afternoon with the south carolina national guard in one of their high water vehicles. this vehicle has been out on a number of missions this morning to try and rescue and check on people who are trapped in their homes. right now theyre waiting to get some more information for another mission, but the problem here is, obviously, this rain -- again, weve had some breaks, but this is an area that is prone to flooding, and the concern officials say right now is flash flood...

Florence has now been downgrade today a tropical depression. flash flooding continues to be a major threat to the carolinas. the storm is being blamed for 14 deaths in north carolina. more than 625,000 power outages are being reported. in south carolina more than 55,000 are reportedly without nower. meanwhile, over seas a super typhoon has hit the philippines and hong kong and is moving into chinas most populated province with winds up to 100 miles per hour. its considered to be the strongest ...

Rab bands over the coastal area. we saw the reports over 23 inches of rain in new port. and more head city. incredible amounts of precipitation. depending on where the bands set up, we will continue to see the threat of flash flooding including where i am now. were in a bit of a lull in terms of the rainfall. its sprinkling. the latest radar we see a very heavy band coming in. were concerned about flooding. concerns here obviously the lack of electricity and lack of cell phone towers. communicat...

Already. thats where its still raining. thats where the continued flash flooding, flash flood emergencies will be going on. im not saying you may see 30 or 40 mile-per-hour winds, but its coming up across the gulf stream, the water is here. well talked about the upwelling. at the gulf stream, water coming out of the gulf, around florida, back up here, it remains warm. thats where youre going to get the convection. the stormy weather rolls on up into nuclear and wont move. the same places have se...

If you must drive, dont drive on flooded roads. just a few inches of water can sweep your car away. be alert for sudden flooding and be prepared to get to higher ground quickly. pay close attention to flash flood warnings, follow local evacuation orders. if you have evacuated from the coast to a safe place, dont go back now. even when the evacuation orders are lifted on the coast, it isnt safe right now for you to get there. plus youll be in the way of rescue and recovery efforts that are going ...

Conference to 1:00 p.m., the number of north carolina primary roads impacted by flash flooding increased from 60 to 100. i think you can see on this slide, the blue covers areas already reported blue events. >> so you are listening to north carolinas governor roy cooper as he gives us an update. i have to warn about this road thing. last night we were driving back from wrightsville beach to wilmington. you dont see the water on the road in the middle of the night, primarily because most electric...

Water is into the town and inundating north myrtle beach. this storm is not over yet, were still under flash flood warnings and storm surge warnings. theres still an evacuation order for this county. but a sliver of good news, about ten minutes ago a lady walked over to us with a huge smile on her face. she lives in that pink and greenhouse ovgreen house over there. she saw us broadcasting, she came back today to make sure its okay. she said to me, you dont know the feeling of coming back and se...