The meteorology behind Hurricane Florence’s historic rain and flooding
9/19/2018, 7:01:58 PMJust one year on the heels of Hurricane Harvey, this now infamous storm delivered a flood catastrophe across the Southeast with over 30 inches of rain in spots. ✔ Nearly unimaginable levels of flash and river flooding have left vast stretches of land temporarily uninhabitable ✔ 14: The storm’s center hugs the coastline, drifting slowly southward ✔ And another tropical cyclone enters the history books in the Mid-Atlantic
Post-Florence Floods Wreaking Havoc in North Carolina
9/19/2018, 4:36:33 PMAlmost 3 feet of rain from Hurricane Florence has caused rivers across the state to flood. ✔ Waste from the lagoons was spilling out into the storm water, exposing people to feces and bacteria like e.coli and salmonella, which can cause vomiting, gastrointestinal issues, kidney problems and skin infections, among other health issues ✔ In addition to animal waste, CBS reported that tens of thousands of gallons of untreated wastewater from a sanitary sewer flowed into a tributary of the Cape Fear river basin on Sunday for four hours
5 things for businesses to know about disaster recovery
9/19/2018, 4:39:21 PMNEW YORK (AP) — Many small business owners whose companies were hit by Hurricane Florence are embarking on an uncertain path to recovery. While these owners are stil ✔ NEW YORK (AP) Many small business owners whose companies were hit by Hurricane Florence are embarking on an uncertain path to recovery ✔ They need to see whether they're capable of getting the business running again, even on a limited basis ✔ Some companies first need an electrician to come in and assess what their needs are, Plaxe says
UK weather: Shock map shows Hurricane Florence remnants unleashing HELL STORM in days
9/19/2018, 6:33:10 PMA SAVAGE 120kmph hell-storm will unleash chaos across Britain this weekend as remnants from Hurricane Florence smash into the UK amid further warnings to brace for killer autumn weather. ✔ UK weather: Jet stream is whipping up remnants of Hurricane Florence (Image: Meteociel) The strong winds will accompanied by short-lived outbreaks of very heavy rain in places ✔ A spokesman said: Land, roads and some properties could flood and there could be travel disruption
Storm Ali LIVE maps: Latest satellite maps and rain radar images as Ali hits Scotland
9/19/2018, 5:44:13 PMKILLER Storm Ali has left two people dead in its wake, unleashing strong winds and heavy rain on the British Isles. Here are the latest satellite maps and rain radar images as Ali hits Scotland. ✔ MET OFFICE ALERT LATEST: WHERE ARE YELLOW AND AMBER WEATHER WARNINGS IN PLACE ✔ Storm Ali LIVE map: Downpours have soaked parts of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland (Image: WXCHARTS) The yellow warning is in place for Central, Tayside & Fife, Grampian, Highlands & Eilean Siar, North East England, North West England, Northern Ireland, Orkney & Shetland, SW Scotland, Lothian Borders, Strathclyde, Wales, Yorkshire & Humber ✔ The 2018-2019 windstorm name list was just released last week and features names such as Callum, Freya, Hannah and Max
Storm Ali damage latest: Car windscreens SMASHED, trees fallen - Storm Ali updates
9/19/2018, 5:32:05 PMSTORM Ali has brought devastation to the UK with dangerous winds, killing two people and leaving a path of destruction across the country. ✔ Dumphries and Galloway have declared a major incident following a number of people being hurt by falling debris ✔ Through Thursday another area of low pressure will develop and approach the UK from the southwest, bringing rain and second spell of strong winds later on Thursday
The Latest: Court ordered transfer of patients who drowned
9/19/2018, 7:23:16 PMWILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on Florence (all times local): 2:40 p.m. Authorities say the mental health patients who drowned in a South Carolina ✔ 18, 2018, near Dallas, N.C., as they attend the candlelight vigil for Kade Gill who was killed when a tree fell onto their home Sunday during high winds and rain from Hurricane Florence ✔ The current rating is based on wind strength, not rainfall or storm surge, which tend to be deadlier
Leaf blowers carry on with work as Storm Ali batters British Isles
9/19/2018, 5:20:53 PMStorm Ali hit the British Isles today and brought gusts of up to 70mph but that didn't stop leaf blowers in Dublin and Glasgow going about their business - much to the delight of onlookers. ✔ One Twitter user by the name of Dublinmaker posted a video on social media expressing his amazement at one of the workmen in Dublin ✔ Jaclyn Bryson filmed the clip from her office on Caledonian Road ✔ What is the point of this nonsense?' An amber Met Office weather alert is expected to be in place until 6pm this evening for large parts of the British Isles
Two prisoners die in police van submerged in Hurricane Florence floods
9/19/2018, 6:55:47 PMAs floodwater surrounded the van, two deputy sheriffs were able to climb onto the roof but were unable to remove two women from the back seat. ✔ Trump was heard asking one person as distributed plastic foam containers of food, including hot dogs, chips and fruit ✔ Wilmington, population 120,000, was still mostly an island surrounded by floodwaters, and people waited for hours on Tuesday for handouts of food, water and tarps ✔ Our new podcast series from the team behind Phoebe's Fall View episodes
Mesmerising moment Storm Helene's dangerous winds cause waterfall to reverse - WATCH
9/19/2018, 5:19:25 PMTHE UK has been battered by Storm Helene and Storm Ali this week and the dangerous 80mph winds caused a waterfall to reverse, captured in mesmerising footage. ✔ Storm Helene crashed down in the UK earlier this week and battered Britain with strong gusts and heavy rainfall ✔ The mesmerising moment was captured on Mallerstang Edge in the Yorkshire Dales on Tuesday ✔ An amber weather warning was set in place between 8am to 6pm on Wednesday as Storm Ali moved towards Britain
Storm tracker: Could Hurricane Florence bring even MORE winds to the UK this weekend?
9/19/2018, 6:21:23 PMTHE UK has been battered by 90mph winds from Storm Ali - but are further strong gales expected this weekend as the remnants of Hurricane Florence head towards Britain? ✔ Storm Ali has so far claimed the lives of two people - a woman in her 50s killed when her caravan was swept away and a man in his 20s hit by a falling tree ✔ What are the Met Office weather warnings for the weekend ✔ A V&A museum in Dundee close earlier due to exceptionally high winds threatening people’s safety
Trump tells storm survivors ‘we will never leave your side’ as he tours the Carolinas
9/19/2018, 6:49:16 PMThe president promises federal aid and “whatever we have to do to make this perfect” in the wake of Florence. ✔ The storm has caused wide damage and nearly 40 deaths across the Carolinas and Virginia ✔ I think it’s incredible what we’re seeing, the president added ✔ And to all those impacted by this terrible storm, our entire American family is with you and ready to help
Trump pledges '100%' support during post-Florence visit to North Carolina
9/19/2018, 5:16:58 PMPresident tells officials they will have everything they need as more than 15,000 people remain in shelters in state ✔ There is a strong potential that those who live within the 1-mile evacuation area of the Cape Fear River will be impacted by flooding, the city said in a statement ✔ The former basketball star Michael Jordan, a native of Wilmington, North Carolina, and the principal owner of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association, donated $2m to the Florence recovery effort, the team said
Trump pledges strong federal support for hurricane-stricken Carolinas
9/19/2018, 4:07:21 PMU.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday promised that North and South Carolina ... ✔ SWOLLEN RIVERS Thousands of rescues have taken place in the Carolinas ✔ Fire and rescue crews were waiting to go into many areas to assist with structural damage resulting from Florence, which has dumped up to 36 inches (91 cm) of rain in parts of North Carolina since Thursday ✔ Slideshow (32 Images) Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
UK weather: Shock map shows HURRICANE-force winds to smash Britain
9/19/2018, 7:27:27 PMA MASSIVE 80mph storm is set to smash into the UK this weekend as remnants of Hurricane Florence hit the British coastline. ✔ Shocking new maps forecast hurricane-force wind gusts ripping through the country as the powerful tempest – which could earn the second name of the season, Bronagh – hits Britain ✔ We have a brief respite on Saturday before the next deep low arrives on Sunday and this will bring strong winds across the whole of England all the way from the Scottish borders southwards
Florence death toll climbs to 37; Trump visits stricken area
9/19/2018, 4:20:43 PMWILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The death toll from Hurricane Florence climbed to at least 37, including two mental health patients who drowned when a sheriff's van was swept away by floo ✔ (AP) The death toll from Hurricane Florence climbed to at least 37, including two mental health patients who drowned when a sheriff's van was swept away by floodwaters, and North Carolina's governor pleaded with thousands of evacuees not to return home just yet ✔ 19, 2018, in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence in Fayetteville, N.C
The Latest: NC tobacco farmers estimate big Florence losses
9/19/2018, 5:20:08 PMWILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on Florence (all times local): 12:45 p.m. As North Carolina's farmers evaluate their crop losses after Hurricane Flo ✔ 18, 2018, near Dallas, N.C., as they attend the candlelight vigil for Kade Gill who was killed when a tree fell onto their home Sunday during high winds and rain from Hurricane Florence ✔ The current rating is based on wind strength, not rainfall or storm surge, which tend to be deadlier
UK weather: MORE wind to lash the UK this weekend - latest Met Office warnings and maps
9/19/2018, 7:49:14 PMKILLER Storm Ali with winds of more than 100mph crashed into the UK today, killing two people in its path of destruction. And the dangerous weather is set to continue into the weekend as more strong winds are expected to lash into Britain tomorrow - here are the latest Met Office warnings and maps. ✔ The Met Office has warned of life-threatening winds as gusts of more than 100mph were recorded in the UK today ✔ Storm Ali killed a woman in Ireland earlier today after her caravan was blown off a cliff into rough seas below ✔ The effects of this will last into Monday and there are further weather warnings in place for the start of next week
The Latest: Section of I-95 reopened in South Carolina
9/19/2018, 4:44:47 PMWILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on Florence (all times local): 12:30 p.m. The Department of Public Safety says all of Interstate 95 in South Carolin ✔ (Mike Hensdill/The Gaston Gazette via AP) South Carolina Public Works employee Danny Causey walks past a piece of roadway that was washed out by flooding from Hurricane Florence in Allsbrook, S.C., Tuesday, Sept ✔ The current rating is based on wind strength, not rainfall or storm surge, which tend to be deadlier
The Latest: Deaths of 2 women will be investigated
9/19/2018, 4:01:23 PMWILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on Florence (all times local): 11:55 a.m. A South Carolina sheriff says his office is performing an internal investi ✔ (Mike Hensdill/The Gaston Gazette via AP) Five-year-old Nataleigh Teaster holds onto Tammy Gill, Tuesday, Sept ✔ 18, 2018, near Dallas, N.C., as they attend the candlelight vigil for Kade Gill who was killed when a tree fell onto their home Sunday during high winds and rain from Hurricane Florence ✔ The current rating is based on wind strength, not rainfall or storm surge, which tend to be deadlier
Rising waters in North Carolina after Florence | Pictures | Reuters
9/19/2018, 6:50:01 PMJimmy Shackleford, 74, of Burgaw transports his son Jim Shackleford and his wife Lisa, and their pets Izzy, Bella and Nala (in the cage) in the bucket of his tractor as the Northeast Cape Fear River b ✔ REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz Reuters / Sunday, September 16, 2018 A boat is seen sitting in a backyard as people arrive to their properties to see the destruction and clean their houses after the pass of Hurricane Florence in New Bern, North Carolina, September 16, 2018
Trump visits North Carolina as governor pleads for patience
9/19/2018, 5:10:32 PMThe death toll from Hurricane Florence climbed to at least 37, including two mental health patients who drowned when a sheriff's van was swept away by floodwaters, and North Carolina's governor pleaded with thousands of evacuees not to return home just yet. ✔ More than 5 million gallons of partially treated sewage spilled into the Cape Fear River after power went out at a treatment plant, officials said, and the earthen dam of a pond holding hog waste was breached, spilling its contents ✔ Fayetteville Mayor Mitch Colvin said it was unclear if the bridge was threatened
Donald Trump gets first-hand look at Hurricane Florence damage
9/19/2018, 4:18:11 PMPresident Trump got a briefing on the ground in North Carolina Wednesday about hurricane recovery efforts then visited an aid center. ✔ Mr. Trump handed out containers of food to a line of cars and stood for photos with aide workers under sunny skies ✔ Some of the hardest work is taking place right now, even though it’s nice and beautiful and sunny, the president said at the morning briefing at a military base
Russian official calls for election re-run over vote fraud
9/19/2018, 7:23:53 PMHead of the Central Election Commission said fraud had been identified in a gubernatorial race in eastern Russia. ✔ Protests across Russia over pension reforms Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for the Kremlin, said the government supported Pamfilova's call for a re-run, adding the priority of clean and fair elections was more important to Putin than his preference for a candidate
Wanderlust turns up the heat with three more sex scenes including a VERY raunchy romp in the backseat of a car
9/19/2018, 5:03:12 PMWANDERLUST fans were left blushing after the latest episode featured three jaw-dropping sex scenes, including one raunchy romp on the backseats of a car. The BBC drama stars Toni Collette and Steve… ✔ But fans think it will all end in disaster after the couple hooked up with strangers before reuniting for the steamy car romp ✔ Another put: Oops, some hearts are going to be broken ✔ Toni had bruises on her knees because she had to straddle me and we broke the seat! We didn't know each other very well, but we watched it back a few days ago and it's really good
Trump: 'We will be 100 percent' with storm victims
9/19/2018, 4:20:41 PMHAVELOCK, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump sought to offer comfort Wednesday to families who suffered losses in Hurricane Florence, declaring "America grieves for you" as he arr ✔ The enduring image of the trip was of Trump at a church lobbing paper towels into the crowd as if shooting baskets ✔ Roy Cooper, left and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, right ✔ 19, 2018, for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base en route to Havelock, N.C
Opinion | If Republicans Wanted The Truth About Kavanaugh, They Would Subpoena Mark Judge
9/19/2018, 4:57:44 PMThe fact that they won't speaks volumes. ✔ She clearly wanted a real investigation, rather than to simply be used as a fig leaf for the GOP ✔ It’s there waiting to explode the way alcoholism is, and requires a constant struggle to tamp down ✔ The fact that they don’t, and their rush to make Blasey testify, speaks volumes
Review: A workplace comedy turns unpredictably dark in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' 'Gloria' by Echo Theater Company
9/19/2018, 7:57:51 PMBranden Jacobs-Jenkins' "Gloria," a workplace comedy set in a toxic Manhattan magazine office, receives its West Coast premiere in an Echo Theater Company production ✔ That is, when they’re not taking a break to ask Miles (Devere Roger, vividly filling the bill), the African American intern who arrives early and tunes out the bitterness with noise-canceling headphones, to run to the vending machines ✔ Ends Oct. 21 Tickets: $20-$34 Information: (310) 307-3753 or EchoTheaterCompany.com
Labour’s plans for democracy must begin at home | Owen Jones
9/19/2018, 5:56:33 PMToo many in the party want to deny its grassroots a say over the selection of MPs, says the Guardian columnist Owen Jones ✔ Socialism is the democratisation of every level of society, or it is nothing ✔ An open selection every few years– triggered, for example, if another candidate wins signatures of support from 5% of local members – would be far healthier ✔ It would not cause mass deselections: MPs across the spectrum with good relationships with local members would have nothing to fear
Chevy Chase is 74, sober and ready to work. The problem? Nobody wants to work with him.
9/19/2018, 7:20:23 PMThe man who helped revolutionize TV comedy with SNL in the ’70s is a tangle of contradictions. ✔ There are times when Chase pretends he has no idea an entire oeuvre of Chevy Chase bashing exists ✔ (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post) About this story Story by Geoff Edgers ✔ The comedian -- and newest recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor -- talks new projects, music and that
Trump passes out hot meals in North Carolina after Hurricane Florence
9/19/2018, 6:44:14 PM'We've done a real job, and we'll continue to do a real job,' President Trump said at a military base in North Carolina. ✔ 'I just want to thank everybody for doing such a great job with a very difficult situation, Florence has been a nasty one, a big one, like that area has certainly never seen before ✔ Power outages in the Southeast also were down, from a high of more than 910,000 to about 245,000, nearly all in North Carolina
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