This especially the hurricane emergency. Our correspondents are across the storm zone. We have forecasters standing by at the National Weather service and in our cnn Severe Weather center. Right now lets go to cnn martin savidge. This storm is about 100 miles from where you are. Update our viewers. Reporter no question that we have Tropical Storm force winds that are starting to impact the outer Barrier Islands as well as the beach communities that lie along the atlantic. The concern is for the storm surge in this area. There could be six to nine elsewhere. Theres no question the storm that people have waited so long for, well, florence is here. The days of waiting are over. Today the threat becomes a reality. Reporter Hurricane Florence is already making its way presence known along the carolina coast. The window for people to evacuate is closing fast. This is a very dangerous storm. Were asking citizens to heed a warning. Your time is running out. Reporter thousands of people are alr
Mind around that one. And this amount of rainfall could very clearly lead to historic flooding. These are pictures of flood waters already inundating homes and businesses. The ocean overtaking roads for blocks. And as we come on air tonight, tens of thousands are already out of power. 7,000 u. S. Troops are now standing by to help, and one big wild card here is how long is this storm going to just sit in one place and hammer the coast. That could mean 100 mile per hour winds lashing the coast for 24 to 36 hours and give you a sense of what that looks like, were going to show you the scene 32 miles off the coast of North Carolina. Just listen to this wind. The American Flag there. There wasnt a single tear in that flag this morning and now you can see what the winds have done. Just a small example of whats to come. We have a team of reporters, Storm Chasers and experts across the carolinas and in the air. Were also tracking the storms every move of course from the cnn weather center. Le
There have been a number of death notices made in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire this week.
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This week, these are the loved ones remembered in the funeral notices and family announcements in The Sentinel.