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
Mikaya thurmond is monitoring the power outages. Im lena tilllet. Thank you for joining us. Ts take a look at the school closings. Lets take a look at the school closings. Here we go. Clinton city, Cumberland County schools, Edgecombe County schools are closed. Nation, harnett you county, hoke county closed, and a 1 hour delay moore county, nash, rocky mount, delayed 2 hours. And wayne county schools, so much flooding in the goldsboro area, theyre closed and Wilson County closed again as well. You can find a complete list at the bottom of your and on wral. Com. Weather for a long time for those with the flooding and power outages. The tarboro is expected to crest in the next now hour and also for the neuse river, well take a look at those numbers ming up in a bit. That is pressing in the goldsboro area and then expected to drop down and then coming up in about 15 minutes, well check fayetteville for the Cape Fear River and th opping quickly, good news for Cumberland County. But beaufui
List of closings at the bottom of your screen and on wral. Com. Huge concerns this more than about the continued threat of flooding on the neuse river. Smithfield, goldsboro, and kinston seeing flooding and renee chou is seeing firsthand how bad it is in goldsboro this morning. Renee . Reporter bill, lena, i am standing on me beyond the crime scene tape, the yellow tape, you can see water as far as the eye can see. Its astounding especially now that the sun is coming up and you can see the extent of this. We are on North Carolina street in the southwest part of goldsboro. A third of the city is unte this morning, and if yo over to the stop sign there, you can see over there it will give you an idea of how high thats probably 3 feet of water there. And the neuse river is a mile away, and we are seeing flooding here in the city of goldsboro. It has been quite a morning as we have been talking with the mayor and city manager about the status and the overview of whats going on here in the
Nt think so. Say yes to more. Call now. Away by floodwater. The husband makes it to safety. The wife still missing. why hes holding out hope that shes still alive. Plusmike pence makes a stop in raleigh. His words to supporters. And saying goodbye to an icon. Tonight we gathered to honor the life of Larry Stogner. Eyewitness news starts right now. Nowhistoric right nowhistoric flooding leaving entire towns and communities under water. Matthew continues to deal a devastating blowto our state. Many areas not out of the woods tonight. Good evening im anna laurel and im steve daniels. flooding still a major concern tonight for lumber. neuse. Black. And cape fear rivers. Heres the latest information in to our newsroom. There are now 20 stormrelated deaths in North Carolina. The neuse river is expected to crest at record levels in kinston on friday. A mandatory Evacuation Order remains in effect for lenoir county. Part of i95 in Cumberland County is closed. And westbound i40 near benson also