Our live coverage of Hurricane Florence, now a tropical depression, is concluding.
Despite its weakening, authorities have warned the danger is far from over – flash and river flooding may get worse and hundreds of thousands remain without power.
Stick with CNN and see our latest report. Here’s how to help those impacted by the storm.
Florence has weakened to a Tropical Depression, according to the National Hurricane Center, but is still expected to produce heavy and excessive rainfall over much of the Carolinas.
This will be the last advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center on Florence.
More than 740,000 people remain without power on Sunday morning in North and South Carolina.
NC Emergency Management reports there are 681,446 customers in the dark there as of 4 a.m. The counties with the most customers without power are New Hanover, Brunswick, Carteret, Cumberland and Onslow.
SC Emergency Management reports 59,048 households are without power in their state as of 4 a.m. Total without power: 740,494.
The US Army is committing troops to help with Hurricane Florence recovery efforts, providing soldiers and engineers, as well as planes and amphibious vehicles.
More than 13,000 service members have been deployed to provide support in affected areas, from the US Army and the National Guard as well as teams from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The Army is also freeing up 4,500 cots, 200 medical beds and 18 water purification systems.
In a news release the US Army said it was also supplying:
Two more deaths in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence were recorded in Horry County, in South Carolina, late Sunday, taking the total toll from the storm to 13. The latest deaths involve a man and woman who died from carbon monoxide poisoning, according to the SC Department of Public Safety.
Here’s how the numbers break down:
10 in North Carolina
3 in South Carolina
According to the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, there are 704,483 statewide power outages. Electric cooperatives of South Carolina report 28,328 outages.
That brings the total number of customers without power to 732,811 across both states.
Corey Walters, City of Lumberton deputy director of public works, tells CNN the Lumber River is currently at 17.6 feet. When the water reaches 26 feet, it is projected to overwhelm the barriers and flood the nearby communities. The area has already been put under a mandatory evacuation order.
There is flooding “everywhere in the city… the rescues are non-stop,” Walters said, adding that there have been “hundreds of rescues.”
The deputy director said city has received 19 inches of rain since the start of Florence and it is projected to get over 25 inches total.
As Florence battered the Carolina coast, one couple who evacuated their home in New Bern, North Carolina, welcomed a baby girl.
Rachel and Levi English left the state to seek refuge at a relative’s home in Pennsylvania, and it wasn’t long after arrived that baby Matilda made her entrance.
Read more here.
Florence has killed at least 11 people in both North Carolina and South Carolina, officials from both states have reported. Duplin County, North Carolina, has had 3 fatalities due to flash flooding and swift water on roadways, according to the Sheriff’s Office, bringing the state’s storm-related deaths to ten people.
North Carolina’s Chief Medical Examiner’s office has details on the 7 deaths in that state:
In South Carolina, Governor Henry McMaster released the name of the woman who died.
A man was arrested for allegedly looting an Exxon gas station and convenience store in Wilmington, North Carolina, on Saturday, according to the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office.
From the New Hanover Sheriff’s twitter account:
NOAA says in a tweet:
The situation is quickly growing more dangerous for people in the low-lying areas near the Lumber River in Lumberton, North Carolina.
The message below was sent out by the Robeson County PIO.
Duplin County, North Carolina, has had three fatalities due to flash flooding and swift water on roadways, according to the sheriff’s office.
This brings storm-related fatalities to nine. Eight people have died in North Carolina while one person died in South Carolina.
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence receive an emergency preparedness update call on the impact of Hurricane Florence in the Treaty Room of the White House.
The water in the Lumber River is rising faster than officials in Lumberton, North Carolina, expected, Corey Walters, City of Lumberton deputy director of public works, tells CNN’s Cassie Spodak.
It’s estimated the water is now close to 15 feet – flood stage is 13 feet.
The city has spent the last 24 hours frantically trying to build up a barrier in a gap in the levee system here, where a train track runs under I-95, that helped lead to the devastating flooding after Hurricane Matthew, he said.
Lumberton public information officer Emily Jones told CNN the water is rising faster than expected and has already reached 14 feet. It is expected to reach 24 feet by lunch time tomorrow.
There is no mandatory evacuation but residents in the low-lying areas that were flooding during Hurricane Matthew should leave now.
North Carolina Department of Transportation Secretary Jim Trogdon is asking out-of-state travelers to avoid driving through North Carolina, as much of the state is dealing with rising flood waters from Florence.
“We could see this for several days,” Trogdon said at a Saturday press conference. “This is what we need to do today to make sure motorists are safe in North Carolina.”
All lanes of Interstate 95 are closed in both directions between Exit 81 near Raleigh-Durham and Exit 65 near Godwin, due to flooding, according to NC DOT.
While a portion of Interstate 95 near Dunn, North Carolina, is expected to re-open Sunday, NC DOT anticipates additional closures in the Fayetteville area, near the Cape Fear River. Those closures could last a week.
Drivers from neighboring Georgia and Virginia are being asked to use alternative routes, NC DOT says. Visit NCDOT.gov for a map and information on latest road closures.
Note: This post has been updated.
The City of New Bern has completed all of its water rescues, the city posted on its official Twitter account.
According to CNN meteorologists, as of Friday evening, New Bern had already seen more than 10 feet of storm surge and likely more than 10 inches of rain, and hundreds of people had to be rescued.
As of Saturday morning, 100 remained waiting for help.
New Bern, home to approximately 30,000 people, sits about 37 miles northeast of Jacksonville, North Carolina, on the banks of the Neuse River. Thursday, a CNN team in the area watched as the water spilled over the edge of the river and flooded Union Point Park in a matter of hours.
There are approximately 760,200 statewide power outages in North Carolina, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, and 36,272 outages statewide power outages in South Carolina, according to the electric cooperatives of South Carolina.
That puts the total number of customers – that’s households or businesses, not individual people – without power for both states at 796,472.
Two people died in Duplin County, North Carolina due to flash flooding and swift water on roadways, Duplin County Sheriff announced.
“As of 1:30 pm on September 15, 2018, Duplin County has had 2 fatalities due to flash flooding and swift water on roadways. All citizens are advised that due to the potential hazards associated with the storm, emergency services may not be immediately available,” the Duplin County Sheriff’s office posted to its official Facebook page.
This is the 7th storm related death in North Carolina plus one in South Carolina—bringing the total to 8 for the Carolinas.
Pastor Joey Canady shot this video while surveying the damage Hurricane Florence caused inside the Hampstead Baptist Church. “As you can see, the ceiling collapsed and it’s a mess,” Canady narrated in the video.
See it:
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