Hurricane Matthew North Carolina News

North Carolina Flooding from Hurricane Matthew Worsens, Death Toll Rises

Flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew has displaced several thousand people in North Carolina, and authorities were helping more evacuate on Tuesday as swollen rivers threatened a wide swath of the state. Governor Pat McCrory warned of “extremely dangerous” …

North Carolina Prepares for More Flooding in Wake of Matthew

Hurricane Matthew is gone, but the disaster it unleashed will slowly unfold this week as rivers across eastern North Carolina rise to levels unseen since a similar deluge flooded thousands of homes and businesses during Hurricane Floyd in 1999. Emergency …

Matthew Update: 1 Million Still Without Power; Death Toll Rises

Almost 1 million customers were still without power in the U.S. Southeast Monday after Hurricane Matthew brought devastating wind gusts and flooding to North Carolina, leaving at least 10 dead in the state. Duke Energy Corp., owner of North Carolina’s …

Southeast Turns to Recovery from Matthew; Reports of Deaths, Rescues, Power Outages

Residents of the southeastern United States ravaged by Hurricane Matthew turned their focus on Monday toward recovery and clean-up, but officials in several states warned that deadly flooding could continue as swollen rivers crest in the coming days. Matthew, the …

Matthew Death Toll in Southeast Rises

More than 1.5 million people are still without power as Matthew on Sunday brought Hurricane-force wind gusts and flooding to the outer banks of North Carolina, where the storm left at least seven dead. Almost 423,000 homes and businesses were …