flooding that lumberton is about 60 miles from the coast, but prolonged rains from hurricane florence have created flood companies not only in this town, but throughout many parts of the southeastern north carolina. statewide flooding is affecting 750 roads including sections of interstates i-95 and i-40. we followed a caravan of relief supplies into the state, even with police escorts, the supply trucks had to stop and reroute several times to avoid flooded roads. meanwhile, flooding along the cape fear river forced duke energy to shut down its lv sutton natural gas plant in wilmington. flood waters preached a dam surrounding a cooling lake. north carolina s department of environmental quality is monitoring because river flooding has spilled into a basin of coal ash, a byproduct from a retired power plant at the site. meanwhile, we ve learned that the coast guard set up a