Florence weakens to tropical depression, but continues to dump heavy rains on the Carolinas...

Florence weakens to tropical depression, but continues to dump heavy rains on the Carolinas, leading to risk of landslides

The National Weather Service warned of a “catastrophic, life-threatening flash flooding risk” in much of North Carolina, northern South Carolina, and southwest Virginia Sunday.

Although record-level rains and flooding are expected to ease along the North Carolina coast through Sunday night, more serious flooding is predicted to spread farther inland.

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BREAKING NEWS

At least 14 people are dead and rivers are rising fast as Tropical Depression Florence continues to swamp the South. Follow our live updates.

Sunday, September 16, 2018 9:33 AM EST
The storm has sped up, leaving less time for its drenching rains to saturate the places in its path.

Early Sunday, the death toll increased to at least 14, and the authorities braced for another day of widespread rainfall and flooding.

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