The National Weather Service reported that the Headwaters Dam was in danger of being breached and warned anyone living downstream of the dam to evacuate. Florence has dumped more than 30 inches of rain across North Carolina since it made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane Friday. Tens of thousands have been ordered to evacuate from communities along the state's steadily rising rivers — with the Cape Fear, Little River, Lumber, Waccamaw and Pee Dee rivers all projected to burst their banks. ALLEGED 'LOOTERS' IN FLORENCE-RAVAGED NORTH CAROLINA SOUGHT BY POLICEStream gauges across the region showed water levels rising steadily, with forecasts calling for rivers to crest Sunday and Monday at or near record levels. The storm has been blamed for 17 deaths, 11 of them in North Carolina.

Source: Fox News September 17, 2018 01:52 UTC