Florence Causing ‘Historic and Unprecedented Flooding,’ At Least 17 Dead – ABC News
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Article Synopsis – Hurricane Florence ripped across the Carolinas this weekend causing over 2 feet of rain, major-river flooding, and killing at least 17 people. [Editors Update: 31 now dead.] Some parts of the state were getting 2 to 3 inches of rain an hour. The Cape Fear River rose 15 feet in just 24 hours. Florence is now the third storm to set a tropical cyclone state rainfall record in just the last 12 months; Harvey in Texas and Lane in Hawaii were the other two. To read the actual article click here.