80-year-old North Carolina man found dead in submerged vehicle after driving around flood barriers, troopers say
An 80-year-old man was found dead after he drove around flood barriers, according to the North Carolina Highway Patrol.
80-year-old man dies trying to drive through flooded North Carolina road
The driver, Richard Walton Robinson, was in a blue Subaru Crosstrek SUV when he drove around sheriff’s office vehicles and into high water.
In Photos: North Carolina under state of emergency after severe flood event
Southeast North Carolina grapples with flash flooding and road washouts from what the National Hurricane Center dubbed Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight
Tropical disturbance floods areas along North Carolina coast
The storm did flood several blocks of Carolina Beach, North Carolina, and bring widespread wind gusts over 40 mph. North Carolina's governor urged people to stay off the roads in stormy conditions.
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More people die from floods every year than tornadoes, lightning, or hurricanes, according to the National Weather Service.
North Carolina's coast has been deluged by the fifth historic flood in 25 years
The rain from the system had moved into southeast Virginia on Tuesday. Along North Carolina's Outer Banks, the storm closed vulnerable coastal highway North Carolina 12 on Ocracoke Island and threatened several homes in Rodanthe, where erosion and rising sea levels have destroyed more than a half-dozen beachfront homes this decade.
80-Year-Old Man Found Dead After Driving Around Roadblock Into High Water
North Carolina's highway patrol says an 80-year-old man was found dead after he drove around a roadblock into high water
80-year-old NC man found dead after driving into coastal floodwater: NCSHP
An elderly North Carolina man was found dead inside his vehicle after he drove into floodwater off the state's coast early Tuesday morning.
NCSHP: Man dies after car gets submerged in floodwater in Brunswick County during storm
An eastern North Carolina man died while driving through a flooded road on Tuesday morning while a storm was drenching the area with rain. Just after midnight on Tuesday, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol (NCSHP) responded to a report of a submerged vehicle on NC 211 near Stone Chimney Road in Brunswick County.
Southport man dies in coastal floodwaters after car swept away
Troopers said the man's vehicle was washed away in floodwaters at the Lockwood Folly River Bridge in Brunswick County.
Video: More showers likely this afternoon, coastal flood advisory in effect
Highs will be in the cool 60s to start off the weekend. There is a chance for scattered showers and minor coastal flooding.
North Carolina braces for more after 'historic' rainfall wreaks havoc across state
The low pressure system dropped levels of rain seen once every 1,000 years on some areas of southeastern North Carolina.
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North Carolina's coast has been deluged by the fifth historic flood in 25 years
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A once-in-1,000-year rainfall event from an unnamed storm floods homes and forces rescues in North Carolina
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North Carolina Underwater After Fifth Historic Flood in Two Decades
Coastal regions of North Carolina were still underwater on Tuesday after another historic flood, marking the fifth time ...
Should you get flood insurance even if you don’t live in a flood zone? Experts weigh in
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Tropical storm warnings issued for the Carolina coast as forecasters predict heavy rain and coastal flood threat
Tropical storm warnings have been issued from Edisto Beach, South Carolina northward to Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina. The ...
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An anthology, a flood, a climate warning: WNC author featured in Troublesome Rising
A new anthology features poetry and stories from Appalachian writers, including an Eastern Band of the Cherokee author, who ...