Happened in the area. Wilson a Johnson County have seen fatalities. Peoplhave also died in gates rolling. And bladen countys as well some School Districts arkansan classes again today. Some later in the week. Those include Cumberland Wayne in samson unty. Compared to the 750,000 we had earlier. Kristin catch was here and let people deal with another issues for matthew or a long time. The people have a nice forecast look forwardo we arry o but downstream flooding will be a weill hear about these hih water situations for timto co. Flood warning remains in effect and thats until 10 30 p. M. For parts of the triangle and points east. And also south. Could still be messy. We also have t a dam breaking woodlake dam in moore county so parts of moore county nd parts of hoke county and Cumberland County potentially seeing some flash flooding. We do have our satellite and radar looking good right now we stay dry through the day and things are looking good as we continue through this afternoon af
Them here and on our 11 00 news on wral. For overnight changes on the situation watch the morning news starts at 4 30 on wral. Tonight president obama declared a major disaster area, 31 counties impacted by the storm are now eligible for federal aid. It will supplement federal and state efforts already in motion. Fema says the damage surveys are continuing, and more counties and additional forms of assistance several School Districts closed again tomorrow. We have a list to run down for you. Clinton city schools closed tomorrow, Cumberland County closed again, Edgecombe County schools closed. Continuing that list, halifax, hoke county schools closed, Johnson County schools also closed. And samson, wayne, and Wilson County schools closed tomorrow. You can see the list of closings scrolling at the bottom of the screen, and any time on www. Wral. Com. And people in princeville are keeping a close eye on the tar river. I understand that police are not letting anyone in . Reporter theyre no
Closings. In wake county, only one School Remains closed, Vernon Malone Career College because of water in the school and powering out of the front doors early on sunday morning. You can see the latest list your screen and any time on wral. Com. Elizabeth, the only reprieve with the flooding is sunshine. Thankfully. I couldnt imagine if we had more rain coming to make the situation worse. We do have a nice stretch of dry weather through the weekend and into next week. A look at the apex skycam, serving quiet, and we do still have a Flood Warning in effect from the triangle area closed. The Flood Warning is not because we are expecting more rain but we still have rivers in flood stage. Ill be picking the different river basins and showing you the levels and when it may go down. 43 in durham and 43 in moncure, 37 in roxboro and 41 in south hill and 48 in goldsboro. So a chilly morning for kids that do have to go to they will want a jacket. 45 out the door and 65 at lunchtime and a high o
Wral. Com. The good thing, elizabeth, is the weather will be nice. Oh, well have elizabeth in just a moment. Two communities are on edge, worried about water levels and the potential it catastrophic flooding. A voluntary evacuation is in effect fo downstream. Wrals bryan mims is live in moore county with more, and i understand that the area is completely on edge, bryan. Reporter yes. There are rattled nerves. Im along highway 690 that runs on to springlake and fort bragg. It is closed as you can tell from the cones behind me. And i noticed that the moore county fire Marshal Brian few other officials. They are about to go out to the dam to meet with safety engineers to see where things stand. But as you mentioned, houses along 690 have been evacuated as well as those in spring lake along the lower little river. Let me show you video from last night of the evacuation. The Moore County Public Safety Department said that a breach of the dam is, quote, highly likely but we are stressing occ
Eyewitness news. A statewide flood emergency. New evacuations. And the race to stabilize dams under pressure. Were live from one of the hardest hit areas. Plus. Chopper 11 hd. Goes above the flood zone in Sampson County. What you wont see from the ground. And the race for governor heats up. The candidates faceoff on the toughest issues facing the state. Where they stand. Eyewitness news starts right now. Matthews aftermath in North Carolina. Water relentlessly rising and communities facing catastrophic flooding. The death toll in the state now stands at 18. And there are fears tonight that number could still rise. Good evening everyone. Im tisha powell. And im steve daniels. Heres the latest from the flood zone. four additional deaths were confirmed today. one in Columbus Robeson county. One person is still missing. A 15mile stretch of interstate 95 in harnett and cumberland counties has now reopened. But a section of i95 near lumberton between exits 13 and 31 remains closed. And. The