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In Charlotte County, which is home to Punta Gorda, the preliminary death toll is 23, the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office told ABC News. Florida’s death toll from Hurricane Ian has climbed to at least 72, according to information from local officials. All previously scheduled performances at the five free Street Stages will move to the Raleigh Convention Center.
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Tracking Hurricane Ian, and weekend impacts for the Carolinas - WBTV
Tracking Hurricane Ian, and weekend impacts for the Carolinas.
Posted: Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:00:00 GMT [source]
A National Weather Service official warned Ian was set to make landfall Friday afternoon in South Carolina. "A lot of prayers have been answered, but I ought to ask people, don't quit yet because it's still coming," McMaster said during a briefing Friday afternoon. "We're just beginning to see the scale of that destruction," Mr. Biden said.
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North Carolina will likely see such conditions through Saturday, the governor warned. Many houses and apartment complexes in Orlando, Florida, are still completely surrounded by water. "Don't do it in this county. Don't make that mistake," Marceno said. "Because one thing we do have is vacancy at the jail. And I guarantee you if you try to prey on one of our great residents, you will find yourself in that jail."
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Pahick said he saw convoys of power crews on I-95 heading to Florida. The North Carolina Department of Transportation is also working to make sure roads are safe. "There is an element of unpredictability to storms. It's mother nature but we are in a continuous perpetual planning state," Orr said. "That's what we do. We are war fighters but the other half of our mission is to provide resources and capabilities to the citizens of North Carolina to protect their property and their lives." With the potential of flooding across North Carolina, help from the North Carolina National Guard could be crucial.
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Rescue missions were ongoing, especially to barrier islands near Fort Myers in southwest Florida that were cut off from the mainland when storm surges destroyed causeways and bridges. The current goal is to restore power by Sunday to customers whose power lines and other electric infrastructure is still intact, Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie said Monday. It does not include homes or areas where infrastructure needs to be rebuilt. About 600,000 homes and businesses in Florida were still without electricity on Monday morning, down from a peak of 2.6 million. “In Charlotte, we have a lot of big trees with big limbs and so we work on that throughout the year to make sure those trees are trimmed appropriately,” Kureczka said.
A large tree fell on a car along Rutgers Avenue, which was closed as crews worked to clear the downed tree. Meanwhile, Jim Erbs was at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport on Saturday afternoon waiting to pick up his wife, who was flying in from Orlando. Saturday morning, debris was visible in the Myers Park neighborhood and the Little Sugar Creek Greenway, but much of it amounted to small branches and tree leaves. Tonight will be clear and cool, with overnight low temperatures around 50 degrees for the piedmont, and around 40 degrees in the mountains.
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Wednesday and Thursday will feature mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies, with afternoon high temperatures around 70 degrees for the piedmont, and around 60 degrees for the mountains. In Florida, Fort Myers Beach Mayor Ray Murphy told NBC’s “Today Show” on Monday that the search and rescue mission would be taking place for the next couple of days. Murphy said that was why residents who evacuated are largely being kept away from their homes. Other portions of the Atlantic coast could see higher tides than usual. The island town of Chincoteague in Virginia declared a state of emergency Sunday and strongly recommended that residents in certain areas evacuate.
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A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for most of central North Carolina. This means we're going to see a lot of rain and a lot of wind. Hurricane Ian made landfall as a Category 1 storm near Georgetown, South Carolina. All tornado watches and warnings dropped in North Carolina except North Hampton County. Bomlitz had no way to contact her mom, Shirley Affolter, who lost her cell phone before the storm. Before the storm, an evacuation vehicle had missed her on its route.
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Hurricane Ian neared landfall in Florida on Wednesday morning, gaining top winds of 155 mph. It'll bring rain and gusty winds to North Carolina, potentially beginning as soon as Thursday evening and lasting through the weekend. “Hurricanes and tropical storms are not just a coastal event. The effects of a hurricane or tropical storm can be felt throughout South Carolina and right now, that’s what it’s forecast to be,” said Kim Stenson, director of South Carolina’s emergency management division.
After making landfall in South Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane on Friday, Ian has turned into a post-tropical cyclone. Although it will continue to weaken as it moves north, Ian will still bring some additional rainfall, gusty winds and the potential for coastal flooding today. Ian made its second landfall as a hurricane in South Carolina on Friday. This brought heavy rain, gusty winds, power outages and some structural damage to Charlotte.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and state emergency health officials are urging residents to take their basic precautions ahead of Ian. Friday afternoon sessions at the Mecklenburg County Courthouse scheduled for Friday have been canceled. Rain totals could be over 4 inches which will lead to flood concerns, especially east of Charlotte, where we expect to see higher rain totals. Many of those guests are glued to the TV, watching coverage of the storm, assessing damage and trying to gauge when might be a good time to return. The Hampton Inn in Dunn reported that dozens of guests from Florida are staying at the hotel, with more checking in Wednesday.
Across Florida, there were 776,941 claims filed following the storm, from homeowners, commercial property owners and those whose businesses were disrupted or vehicles damaged, the insurance regulation agency reports. The remnants of Ian are charging up the East Coast on Saturday after making landfall as a Category 1 hurricane in South Carolina on Friday afternoon. Lingering clouds and showers are anticipated for Saturday but it does not appear to be as wet as Friday with breaks. “We've already prepositioned a number of assets, both people and supplies, to be able to respond as quickly as possible, ahead of the storm, but also once the storm arrives,” Jarvis told PRE. Meanwhile, Duke Energy's drone crews are on standby across the Southeast to help survey storm damage. Weather conditions were forecast to improve across the Carolinas Saturday as the remnants of Ian exit the region.
Coast Guard, municipal and private crews have been using helicopters, boats and even jetskis to evacuate people over the past several days. Navy postponed the first-ever deployment of the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford, the nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier, according to a statement from the Navy’s 2nd Fleet. The carrier and other U.S. ships were scheduled to leave Norfolk on Monday for training exercises in the Atlantic Ocean with vessels from other NATO Countries.
There could be flash flooding, landslides in the mountains, and rises on main-stem rivers. North Carolina could see heavy rainfall and possible flooding and tornadoes on Friday and Saturday from the remnants of Ian. The State Emergency Response Team will activate Thursday at the State Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh and plans to move to 24-hour operations on Friday morning.
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