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North Carolina has activated 350 members of the National Guard and deployed 17 swift-water rescue teams, Cooper and N.C. Emergency Management Director Will Ray said.
Mr. Biden has issued emergency declarations for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, all of which free up federal resources that will go toward ...
The storm is expected to hit the Carolinas on Friday.
The sheriff office declared a mandatory evacuation. Heavy rainfall also caused flooding in parts of Charleston and parts of North Myrtle Beach. [90] A flash flood emergency was issued in Moncks Corner on August 9. [91] A house collapse which killed one, as a result of an EF3 tornado which touched down in Lucama, North Carolina during the storm
The North Carolina State Climate Office at North Carolina State University reported that its Mount Mitchell weather station recorded 24.41 in (620 mm) of rainfall. The office referred to the total as "off the charts", comparing it to 16.5 in (420 mm) of rainfall being a once-in-1,000-year flood for the area.
• Federal government declares public health emergency in NC: North Carolina on Sunday joined Florida and Georgia as states where the federal government has declared a public health emergency ...
On August 30, Governor Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency for all of North Carolina. [26] He later requested a federal disaster declaration, [27] which was promptly approved. [28] The governor's office activated the North Carolina Disaster Relief fund to accept donations that would assist the statewide response. [29]
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WNCN) — North Carolina Emergency Management officially activated the state’s emergency response teams ahead of Hurricane Helene. The city of Rocky Mount has two teams.