we also have the rain we have been talking about. take a look. a heavy rain band north of wilmington and another south of wilmington. in those two bands, you have rain coming down 2 to 3 inches an hour. if you only got one hour s worth of rain, that would be fine. you could handle that. for a lot of the communities, it is raining straight for over 40 hours. that additional two to three inches adds up. take, for example, emerald isle, 20 inches. these are amounts of rain that have already fallen. swansboro, 30.5 inches. that sets a new record for the state of north carolina for any tropical system that s ever passed through the state. again, keep in mind, it is still raining. when you look at the widespread amounts, we expect 6 to 10 inches in a lot of places to come. some spots could pick up to
conference to 1:00 p.m., the number of north carolina primary roads impacted by flash flooding increased from 60 to 100. i think you can see on this slide, the blue covers areas already reported blue events. so you are listening to north carolina s governor roy cooper as he gives us an update. i have to warn about this road thing. last night we were driving back from wrightsville beach to wilmington. you don t see the water on the road in the middle of the night, primarily because most electricity in many areas was knocked out. you can come across it and suddenly find yourself in a lot of trouble. there is no doubt flash flooding, i covered a lot of natural disasters, flash flooding is the most powerful force you will run across. when the governor says major roads are being cut down, the problem is that people that
see what i did there? feeclaritin and relief fromwsy symptoms caused by over 200 allergens. like those from buddy. because stuffed animals are clearly no substitute for real ones. feel the clarity. and live claritin clear. i am martin savidge in wilmington, north carolina. back to breaking news. the death toll from the storm formerly called hurricane florence has risen to 8. just this hour, we got confirmation two people are dead north of wilmington, north carolina. police say they were caught in flash flooding and fast moving water. 8 people have now been confirmed dead as a result of this storm and its aftermath, including one death in south carolina after a car hit a tree that had fallen in the road. let s head to that state to check in with nick watt in north
well, as you can see it is still raining here in wilmington. as you point out, 48 hours, the conditions have been like this. winds have died down, that is a major blessing. it is rain that is the greatest danger. the real threat is inland flooding. communities are already facing or bracing for that reality. we have also had the benefit of at least some slight relenting of rain. then you get bands that come in, and it starts to pour down again. and of course flooding is the primary concern in north and south carolina. miguel marquez knows how long florence has been beating up on the north carolina coast. he has been out in it. and we ve had heavy impacts along coastal surf line. he joins me from carolina beach. how are things now? reporter: this is the most pleasant weather we have had in the last 48 hours. the wind is only blowing about
needed. national guard units from as far away as wisconsin are in the carolinas to help. six people in north and south carolina are confirmed to have lost their lives from falling trees, rising water, or electrocution. those suddenly flooded areas are so dangerous. and what about any relief? what was hurricane florence doing that people feared the most. it stalled, dumping 40 inches of rain without moving at all. some places have more than 30 inches of rain. we have cnn crews all along the storm s destructive path, now in places where the worst may be yet to come. officials are warning, the coming flood disaster may cost more human lives. martin savidge joins us from wilmington, north carolina. martin, you have been there for the past 48 hours. you have seen as the storm has evolved. what s happening now?