More than 20,000 people are spending Friday night in shelters in North Carolina, as Florence brings heavy winds and rain to the state. One man left his home and his family behind but felt he had no other option. CBS News correspondent Elaine Quijano reports.
A series of gas explosions killed a teenager and left at least 25 others hurt in three communities outside of Boston. Officials believe over-pressurized gas lines triggered the blasts, but the incident is still under investigation. CBS News' Kenneth Craig reports.
FEMA officials are warning about Florence's menacing rain. As FEMA administrator Brock Long went to brief President Trump, CBS News spoke to him about his biggest concerns for the storm. CBS News justice and homeland security correspondent Jeff Pegues reports.
Florence made landfall as a hurricane near the Wilmington area of North Carolina. The storm has dumped rain on the region for hours, surprising many people who decided to ride out the storm. CBS News' Courtney Zubowski reports.
As Florence continued to pound North Carolina with heavy rain and winds, volunteers and National Guardsmen gathered in Lumberton. They rushed to put sandbags in critical areas, where they could see serious flooding. CBS News correspondent DeMarco Morgan reports.
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Floodwaters were rising in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Friday night as Tropical Storm Florence hit the state. Local residents waded through up to four feet of water to make sure no one was trapped in one house. CBS News national correspondent Adriana Diaz reports.
Friday was a busy day for rescue teams in New Bern, North Carolina, where a massive surge of sea water left the riverfront town underwater. CBS News' Kris Van Cleave reports.
Tropical storm Florence, which made landfall as a hurricane, brought heavy winds and drenching rains to communities across North Carolina Friday. CBS News correspondent David Begnaud reports from Beaufort.
Teia Cherry and her family thought they could ride out Florence at home. Then came the water.
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By Friday evening, Florence had dumped more than 16 inches of rain in some parts of North Carolina. WBBM meteorologist Megan Glaros is tracking the latest.
Florence roared ashore in North Caolina Friday, pummeling the region with pounding rain, widespread flooding and catastrophic winds. By the evening, some of the worst of the storm hit Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. CBS News correspondent Don Dahler has the latest.
Florence made landfall Friday morning near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, as a Category 1 hurricane. By Friday evening, it was a tropical storm, but it is still very dangerous. "CBS Evening News" anchor Jeff Glor reports.
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The storm, blamed for at least five deaths, is not going anywhere fast
5 deaths were reported as the tropical storm drenched the region inundated the coasts of North and South Carolina
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"What concerns me the most is trying to get to the people who didn't evacuate and that's incredibly hard to do, so we can't put our own people in danger"
