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A weakened Florence slowed to a crawl over South Carolina on Saturday after leaving at least 11 people dead, and the storm's relentless rains fueled fears of devastating inland flooding in the days ahead.
More than 2 feet of rain has fallen in some places, and flooding has led to scores of water rescues. With rivers rising to record levels, officials warned another deadly chapter of the disaster could soon unfold.
“I cannot overstate it: Floodwaters are rising, and if you aren’t watching for them you are risking your life,” North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said.
Since marching ashore Friday near Wilmington as a hurricane, Florence has knocked out power to nearly 900,000 homes in the Carolinas, according to poweroutage.us.
Now, as a tropical storm, Florence is expected to dump an additional 10 to 15 inches of rain in parts of North and South Carolina; storm totals could reach 30 to 40 inches along the North Carolina coastal area south of Cape Hatteras.
As of 5 p.m., Florence was centered about 60 miles west of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, inching west at 2 mph with winds down to 45 mph. With half of the storm still out over the Atlantic, Florence continued to collect warm ocean water and dump it on land.
The National Hurricane Center warned that Florence will continue to produce "catastrophic flash flooding and prolonged significant river flooding."
North Carolina’s Harnett County declared a mandatory evacuation on Saturday along the Lower Little River, which is expected to rise to more than 17 feet above flood stage.
The National Weather Service forecasts the river to reach flood stage at Manchester after 2 a.m. ET Sunday and crest Monday morning at 35.4 feet. Flood stage is 18 feet.
Cooper called Florence an “uninvited brute” that could wipe out entire communities as it grinds its way across land. “The fact is this storm is deadly and we know we are days away from an ending,” he said.
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