Tropical Storm Florence: Here's how you can help
9/15/2018, 9:13:16 PMAs Florence continued its slow, perilous plod across the Carolinas – dumping torrents of rain that could lead to days of devastating floods – charities and aid groups are kicking into high gear. ✔ The National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics, a safety-net group that provides medical, dental and pharmacy services, is helping people access health care, medications and supplies during the disaster ✔ Chris Seward, AP Fullscreen Last SlideNext Slide
"We're not through this storm": Florence rescues by boat and by air
9/15/2018, 11:18:39 PMThe death toll from Florence climbed Saturday to at least 12 ✔ WILMINGTON, North Carolina -- The rain will not let up on North Carolina's coast for another 24 hours -- and the preliminary rainfall totals so far are staggering ✔ Officials warn some rivers are approaching historic flood levels, and the worst devastation may be still to come ✔ So that's something, you know, that's going to be like for the history books
Death toll rising as Florence brings record rain to North Carolina
9/15/2018, 11:01:41 PMNorth Carolina is bracing for what could be the next stage of the disaster unleashed by tropical storm Florence: widespread, catastrophic flooding inland. ✔ I cannot overstate it: Floodwaters are rising, and if you aren't watching for them you are risking your life, Governor Roy Cooper said ✔ The flash flooding could devastate communities and endanger dams, roads and bridge ✔ The evacuation zone included part of the city of Fayetteville, population 200,000 ✔ Our new podcast series from the team behind Phoebe's Fall View episodes
'Epic' rainfall and record floods bring new danger as Florence shifts inland; death toll rises to 7
9/15/2018, 9:50:45 PMStorm surges, river flooding and torrential rain as the still-huge storm Florence pushes slowly westward, inundating the Carolinas and leaving about 1 million people without power. At least seven die. ✔ In South Carolina, emergency managers were watching several northeastern rivers that flooded two years ago during Hurricane Matthew, destroying homes and government offices ✔ One of those was the Waccamaw River in South Carolina’s Horry County, which had reached 8.9 feet by Saturday; it floods at 11 feet ✔ Staff writer Laura King contributed from Washington
Flood warning issued for Cape Fear River in North Carolina
9/15/2018, 9:43:25 PMCape Fear River at Fayetteville, N.C., which is about 90 miles inland, is forecast to rise 50 feet by Tuesday morning (from 12 feet to 62 feet), says Twitter user Jack Sillin @JackSillin. "So think about where you would stand on the banks usually, then go up 4-5 stories!" ✔ WPD can confirm the first two fatalities of Hurricane #Florence in Wilmington ✔ The metal roof of a warehouse across the street was shredded by the wind ✔ A neighborhood grocery store flooded, costing the owner some of his produce ✔ I can live with [losing] two cars, said the owner, Steve Griffin, 48, who lives nearby in Bath
North Carolina Man & His Adorable Kitten Named 'Survivor' Rescued During Florence
9/15/2018, 10:46:45 PMWhile fleeing from the rising waters in his North Carolina neighborhood on Friday, Robert Simmons Jr. made sure to leave with his kitten ✔ One woman in Hampstead, North Carolina, died of a heart attack when first responders weren’t able to reach her in time because of all the downed trees in the roadway, Pender County public information officer Tammy Proctor told PEOPLE in a statement ✔ Forecasters are also anticipating landslides near the Appalachians, the National Weather Service reported
Attention shifts to flood risks as heavy rains increase in Japan
9/15/2018, 10:45:26 PMJapanese have long been conditioned to prepare for earthquakes, but recent powerful typhoons and sudden, heavy rains have brought to the forefront another kind of disaster: flooding. Experts warn that thousands could die and as many as 5 million people would need to be evacuated if massive dikes and levees… ✔ The baby could come any minute, but we could not bring a midwife to her or take her to a doctor, he said ✔ We have been often approached for quake-related business continuity plans ✔ But now they realise they need to keep flood risks in mind and flood-related consultations are certainly on the rise
Deadly storm Florence batters Carolinas with 'epic' rainfall
9/15/2018, 8:55:52 PMAuthorities on Saturday warned residents displaced by a killer hurricane that its devastation was far from over, as Florence dumped “epic amounts of rainfall” across the southeastern United States, bringing catastrophic flooding. ✔ Authorities on Saturday warned residents displaced by a killer hurricane that its devastation was far from over, as Florence dumped epic amounts of rainfall across the southeastern United States, bringing catastrophic flooding ✔ We can pump 42,000 gallons (159,000 liters) a minute once we have water receded enough
Tropical Storm Florence drops staggering rainfall totals
9/15/2018, 11:01:04 PMThe rain will not let up on the East Coast for another 24 hours and the preliminary rainfall totals so far are staggering. The National Weather Service says more than 30 inches of rain has fallen in Swansboro, North Carolina. Thousands are under evacuation and nearly a million homes and businesses are without power. Adriana Diaz reports.
North Carolina braces for Florence’s devastating deluge
9/16/2018, 12:00:35 AMAs Florence stalls out on its march westward, record rainfalls threaten to flood bodies of water across a large region. ✔ Jerald, a 40-year-old truck driver, had one eye on the move ✔ But he said that decision could change Sunday, depending on Florence ✔ McCormick was in his home during Matthew, and he watched the canal spill the other way and flood the older section of the neighborhood ✔ Mark Berman, Brady Dennis and Abigail Hauslohner in Washington also contributed to this report
Death toll rises to 11 as Florence pours on the rain - World
9/15/2018, 11:35:52 PMundefined ✔ The death toll from the hurricane-turned-tropical storm climbed to 11 ✔ I cannot overstate it: Floodwaters are rising, and if you aren't watching for them, you are risking your life, Gov ✔ The flash flooding could devastate communities and endanger dams, roads and bridges
As Florence moves west, North Carolina prepares for recovery
9/15/2018, 9:28:32 PMRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina must withstand more torrential rains, gusty winds, and river flooding from Tropical Storm Florence next week, but emergency leaders are already ✔ (AP) North Carolina must withstand more torrential rains, gusty winds, and river flooding from Tropical Storm Florence next week, but emergency leaders are already working on the recovery ✔ The number of counties getting this level of help is likely to increase
The Latest: Florence barely crawling across South Carolina
9/15/2018, 9:02:24 PMMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on Tropical Storm Florence (all times local): 5 p.m. All coastal storm surge warnings have been discontinued as Tr ✔ (AP Photo/Chris Seward) A construction trailer in Hatteras Village, N.C., flipped on its side by winds from Hurricane Florence, the only damage reported from the storm, Friday, Sept ✔ 15) Jeff Furst's before and after pictures of a business street in Washington, North Carolina, captured the extent of flooding in his town
North Carolina residents brace for WEEKS without power after Florence
9/15/2018, 8:54:50 PMFayetteville, North Carolina, Mayor Mitch Colvin warned people living within a mile of Cape Fear river or Little River they had to leave by 3pm Sunday. ✔ 'If you are refusing to leave during this mandatory evacuation, you need to do things like notify your legal next of kin because the loss of life is very, very possible,' Colvin said at a Saturday press conference ✔ In total, 40 inches of rain could fall on some parts of North Carolina before the storm finally passes through the state ✔ In South Carolina there were 7,000 people staying in shelters
Hurricane Helene tracker: Where is storm coming to UK RIGHT NOW?
9/15/2018, 8:32:30 PMHURRICANE Helene was formerly whipping up the Atlantic ocean with a vengeance, and despite having recently calmed down is still expected to batter the UK with a deluge of wind and rain. Where is Storm Helene right now? ✔ The UK and Ireland will feel the first effects from the system come Monday ✔ Winds are likely to gust to 55-65mph quite widely in the warning area, with possible gusts of 70-80mph in exposure ✔ The Met Office warning extends from Penzance in the south to Portpatrick in the north for the UK, and in Ireland encompasses the east coast from Kilkeel to Donaghadee
Carolinas face catastrophic flooding as Florence breaks rainfall records
9/15/2018, 10:06:47 PMDeath toll of six from former hurricane likely to rise as North Carolina governor says: ‘We know we’re in for a long haul’ ✔ You want to see what’s going on, what all the fuss about, Lucas said ✔ I actually think it is one of the best jobs that’s ever been done with respect to what this is all about, Trump said on Monday ✔ On Friday night, undaunted by fierce bipartisan criticism, he returned to the issue, tweeting his doubt about the research that produced the official death toll in Puerto Rico
The Latest: Virginia bracing for remnants of Florence
9/15/2018, 9:28:14 PMMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on Tropical Storm Florence (all times local): 5:20 p.m. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is warning residents in the so ✔ (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Steve Saint-Amand, South Lenoir High School principal, helps Annie Muse off the bus Friday, Sept ✔ 15) Jeff Furst's before and after pictures of a business street in Washington, North Carolina, captured the extent of flooding in his town
Millions in way of Florence as it crawls over the Carolinas
9/15/2018, 11:26:00 PMMillions of people remained in the path of Florence as the powerful storm crawled inland Saturday, dumping heavy rain and threatening catastrophic inundations around the Carolinas. Here ✔ Rain fell steadily across Columbia on Saturday as the slow-moving storm crawled westward toward South Carolina's capital city ✔ Then it began receding and the fire department came in a truck to take the Dixons out Friday afternoon, Graham Dixon said ✔ Kevin Knox had two young children at his New Bern home and was happy to see the burly men pull up at his front porch
The Latest: Trump tweets condolences for victims of Florence
9/15/2018, 11:44:56 PMMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on Tropical Storm Florence (all times local): 7:25 p.m. President Donald Trump is tweeting his sympathies and cond ✔ Officials had already raised the death toll to 11 by the time of the tweet, which followed a White House briefing ✔ at the American Red Cross evacuation shelter at Lenoir Community College ✔ 15) Jeff Furst's before and after pictures of a business street in Washington, North Carolina, captured the extent of flooding in his town
The Latest: Authorities say overall death toll rises to 11
9/15/2018, 10:01:41 PMMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on Tropical Storm Florence (all times local): 5:35 p.m. Authorities say three more people have died in North Carol ✔ That agency also is reporting the deaths of a husband and wife in a house fire that same day in Cumberland County that is linked to the storm ✔ at the American Red Cross evacuation shelter at Lenoir Community College ✔ 15) Jeff Furst's before and after pictures of a business street in Washington, North Carolina, captured the extent of flooding in his town
Before-And-After Photos Show How Storm Flooding Has Left Areas Unrecognizable
9/15/2018, 10:53:26 PMThe difference in some areas is startling after just a few hours. ✔ Hurricane Florence, now downgraded to a tropical storm, swept through the Carolinas on Friday, knocking out power to nearly a million homes and businesses and causing multiple deaths ✔ News organizations and concerned citizens have posted startling before-and-after photos to social media to show the dramatically changing landscape
Florence: Inland North Carolina rivers expected to rise to dangerous levels
9/15/2018, 11:26:48 PM"If you are in these areas, this is a serious life threatening matter," said Fayetteville mayor Mitch Colvin ✔ Volunteer firefighters went door-to-door today across the evacuation zone, urging holdouts, to head out now ✔ Florence may dump as many as 18 inches of more rain before she's finished ✔ We said we would setup for them and try to feed them till we run out of food, which is coming up real fast, Williams said
91 Senior citizens saved by two dozen firefighters in hurricane
9/15/2018, 10:49:32 PMTwo dozen firefighters were dispatched to the old Cape Fear Hotel and Apartments in a blinding rain storm in efforts to save 91 senior citizens who lived at the home. ✔ Residents said Ronald Reagan once visited, as did his fellow long-ago movie stars Esther Williams and Michael Landon ✔ Mike Houston, a former news photographer, rushed to the building from across the city to pick up his mother, 75 ✔ 'I hope she'll agree to stay for a while this time.' A firefighter is seen assisting in the evacuation
PM Update: Clouds build back in overnight. Shower chances increase by Sunday evening.
9/15/2018, 10:06:14 PMShowers related to the remnants of Florence will start to impact our area by tomorrow night. ✔ Tomorrow (Sunday): Patchy fog and drizzle persist into the morning hours ✔ And with a lifting mechanism (warm front) close by along with an upper level low (Florence) overhead, the threat of severe weather is growing for this period ✔ Want our 5 a.m. forecast delivered to your email in-box
2 storms, Florence and Mangkhut, different as water and wind
9/15/2018, 8:37:11 PMWASHINGTON (AP) — Nature expresses its fury in sundry ways. Two deadly storms — Hurricane Florence and Typhoon Mangkhut — roared ashore on the same day, half a world a ✔ WASHINGTON (AP) Nature expresses its fury in sundry ways ✔ If we are ever going to have a Category 6 (a speculated-on level that's above current measurement tools), the western Pacific is where it's going to be, said meteorologist Ryan Maue of weathermodels.com
For small-town Carolinians, the floodwaters from Florence mean starting over — again
9/16/2018, 12:00:36 AMMany residents abandoned Nichols, S.C., after it was inundated during Hurricane Matthew. The few who stayed now wonder if they should do the same. ✔ An American flag lies on a table in the old town hall in Nichols, S.C., which shows the damage it sustained from Hurricane Matthew’s flooding two years ago ✔ That’s how he felt in October 2016 after Matthew had its way with the Carolinas and his community
Met Office warnings: Where are weather warnings in place?
9/15/2018, 8:20:26 PMMET OFFICE forecasters have set out a bleak future for the western reaches of the UK, as Storm Helene is expected to make a chaotic landfall next week. Where are weather warnings in place? ✔ Local infrastructure where the storm touches down is expected to be affected or out of action for some time ✔ In the time following a storm people should be careful to stay clear of buildings liable to produce falling debris, and stay away from any downed telephone lines
In last flight of a Delta 2, NASA launches satellite to measure changes in ice sheets and glaciers
9/15/2018, 9:57:27 PMA Delta 2 rocket carrying ICESat-2 lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base early Saturday. NASA said the mission will advance knowledge of how the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica contribute to sea level rise. ✔ Measurements have continued since then with airborne instruments in NASA's Operation IceBridge ✔ Built by Northrop Grumman, ICESat-2 carries a single instrument a laser altimeter that measures height by determining how long it takes photons to travel from the spacecraft to Earth and back ✔ The launch was the last for a Delta 2 rocket, United Launch Alliance said
Knocked sideways by Florence, New Bern rushes to get back on its feet
9/15/2018, 10:13:54 PMThis city of 30,000 near the North Carolina coast was one of the hardest hit by Hurricane Florence. Now residents are taking stock of the damage. ✔ All through the night as Hurricane Florence began hammering this city near the North Carolina coast, Paul Canady’s phone buzzed and beeped with messages from members of Christ Episcopal Church, where he serves as rector ✔ Al Sibley, 85, had waited for an hour in his vehicle, along with his wife and small yapping dog, for a pound of barbecue, a pound of coleslaw and an order of hush puppies
Killing Eve review: killer drama that fizzes with intensity
9/15/2018, 9:26:59 PMWhat’s going on at the BBC drama department? ✔ The good and/or bad news is you must add another title to your packed viewing schedule ✔ And unlike all of the above, it was generated by a woman ✔ Those who know the originals can advise how much crackle is down to Jennings (who also takes a scriptwriting..
Staff, Over 100 Cats And Dogs Escape From Top Floor Of Flooding Animal Shelter
9/15/2018, 10:04:19 PMCajun Navy Relief volunteers were able to help rescue the massive number of animals. ✔ Enter Cajun Navy Relief ― often referred to as simply the Cajun Navy ― a volunteer rescue group originating in Louisiana that’s often the first on the scene with their personal boats and equipment during natural disasters like hurricanes and floods ✔ This story has been updated to include the town where the shelter is located
Officials investigate new gas odor in one of the Massachusetts cities rocked by explosions
9/15/2018, 9:43:17 PMA strong gas odor brought officials back to one of the Massachusetts communities rocked just days ago by natural gas explosions and fires. ✔ Officials, meanwhile, are also warning about donation scammers ✔ They say residents in Lawrence and Andover have received calls from individuals falsely claiming they're collecting donations for the disaster on behalf of a local firefighters association
Did the Bangladesh factory collapse trigger a fashion revolution?
9/15/2018, 11:11:03 PMTRAPPED under a heavy pile of rubble, Mosammed Rikte Begum cried out for water. “I’ll never forget the putrid smell of death,” she says. “I remember lying on a bunch of dead bodies, watching as two… ✔ TRAPPED under a heavy pile of rubble, Mosammed Rikte Begum cried out for water ✔ But for the survivors, the scars of that horrific day remain ✔ Phil Cumming, senior sustainability manager at Marks & Spencer, added: The customer space is changing ✔ Sustainability shouldn’t be a luxury for people, Petah adds
Indians clinch third straight division title, rock Tigers
9/15/2018, 10:49:02 PMCLEVELAND (AP) — Unchallenged for months, the Cleveland Indians clinched their third straight AL Central title with a 15-0 blowout on Saturday of the Detroit Tigers, who made four ✔ CLEVELAND (AP) Unchallenged for months, the Cleveland Indians clinched their third straight AL Central title with a 15-0 blowout on Saturday of the Detroit Tigers, who made four errors and managed only two hits ✔ While closer Cody Allen set the franchise career saves record, the right-hander's issues and impending free agency forced the Indians to trade top prospect Francisco Mejia to San Diego for closer Brad Hand and reliever Adam Cimber
Investigator: No evidence gas explosions intentional
9/15/2018, 10:01:29 PMLAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) — There's no evidence to suggest the gas explosions that rocked communities north of Boston were intentional, a federal investigator said Saturday. ✔ (AP) There's no evidence to suggest the gas explosions that rocked communities north of Boston were intentional, a federal investigator said Saturday ✔ Meanwhile, a report of a strong gas odor brought officials back to a part of Lawrence most impacted by the explosions and fires Saturday morning
Trump ancestor died in isle’s Great War tragedy
9/15/2018, 11:05:08 PMA TRAGIC secret at the heart of Donald Trump's Scottish family tree can be revealed today. At least one of the US President's close relatives drowned when HMY Iolaire sank off the Isle of Lewis in 1919 in one of Britain's worst ever maritime disasters. ✔ Queen Elizabeth II with US presidents past and present Wed, July 11, 2018 Wonderful pictures of Queen Elizabeth II meeting with former U.S. presidents since Her Majesty began her reign PA 1 of 11 The then US President Ronald Reagan and Queen Elizabeth II riding in Home Park in Windsor, 08/06/82 When Sheila was full, the Royal Navy asked Iolaire - a luxury yacht before the war - to pick up the remaining homecomers from Kyle of Lochalsh on the mainland
Love Island's Hayley Hughes rocks thigh-high boots during LFW
9/15/2018, 8:28:20 PMLove Island's Hayley Hughes was all smiles as she stepped out for a night at London Fashion Week to see Zeynep Kartal's catwalk show. ✔ She recently confirmed her new budding romance with DJ Tom Zanetti ✔ The blonde bombshell looked radiant in a form-fitting raven dress which accentuated her enviably toned legs ✔ The reality TV star confirmed her relationship with DJ Tom Zanetti last month when sharing cute pictures of the couple to Instagram
Analysis | Only Rutgers could make Kansas look this good. (P.S. Kansas is still bad.)
9/15/2018, 8:52:37 PMThe Jayhawks have their first two-game winning streak over FBS teams since 2009. ✔ There he goes! Khalil Herbert legs out a 59-yard run to extend the Jayhawks lead to 31-14 ✔ Artur Sitkowski throws his second interception of the day ✔ The win also marks the first time Kansas has won back-to-back Football Bowl Subdivision games since 2009
Weekend picks for book lovers, including a new bio of Mister Rogers
9/15/2018, 10:17:12 PMSpend your weekend reading 'The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers.' Plus more recommendations from USA TODAY's book reviewers. ✔ Confirms what we already knew about Mr. Rogers: The world needs more people like him ✔ Exhilarating and heartbreaking … (written with) grace, sensitivity and a cinematic eye for detail ✔ Contributing reviewers: Hannah Yasharoff, George Petras, Jocelyn McClurg, Charles Finch, James Endrst Put these new books on your wish list right now
Analysis | How many games can this Florida State football team win? Two? Three? Two?
9/15/2018, 10:39:17 PMThe Seminoles haven't missed a bowl game in 36 years. Now the situation looks dire. ✔ Of those four games, Wake Forest looks like the best chance at a win, which means mighty Florida State could find itself 10 games into the season with just two or three wins ✔ He was 7-21 after an ugly start to his third year in Tampa, but presided over a 17-4 burst and landed the head coaching gig at Oregon (where he went 7-5 but did manage to get off to a 3-0 start) ✔ If the ‘Noles want to keep their bowl streak alive, they’ll need ’em
Analysis | Sorry, Mr. President: The Hurricane Maria death toll in Puerto Rico didn’t grow by ‘magic’
9/15/2018, 10:49:51 PMPuerto Rico has nearly 3,000 excess deaths in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, according to a George Washington University study that Trump has refused to accept. ✔ For months afterward, 64 remained the official death toll but only because Puerto Rico’s government refused to release further death reports while GWU researchers conducted their study, as The Post’s Glenn Kessler reported: In the chaos of the natural disaster, officials had failed to properly document whether deaths on the island were related to the storm
What the PM's offensive tweet says about this government
9/15/2018, 9:04:18 PMAt least when he was at Tourism Australia Scott Morrison knew what he was spruiking - now it's different. ✔ But there was something lost in the furore over the video ✔ Is it a hip message about the Coalition’s economic credentials ✔ The PM compared the leadership crisis with the Muppet Show ✔ Photo: Reg Lynch Twitter: @JacquelineMaley Follow Jacqueline Maley on Facebook
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