Today on the NC Coast

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As water recedes off I-40 dead fish cover roadway, need to be cleared off

Source: USA Today

Main highways in coastal NC reopen but many others remain flooded

NC DOT map of road conditions Source: NC DOT I-95 and I-40 reopen to all traffic, hundreds of other NC roads still closed Source: News & Observer I-95 reopens but hundreds of NC roads still closed post Florence Source: WSOC
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Gov. Cooper and legislature agree to Oct 2 date for special session to address Hurricane Florence action

Non Partisan Bird The Latest: North Carolina special session to move up Source: Washington Post
NC lawmakers to hold a special session on Florence Source: Spectrum News
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Florence lands brutal blow to NC agriculture

3.4 million poultry, 5,500 hogs drowned in Florence flooding Source: Gaston Gazette Florence crop losses will be ‘in the millions’ Source: Wilson Times Florence makes fourth year in five of losses for area farmers Source: Washington Daily News Florence Engulfs Hog Farms And Chicken Houses, Thrashing North Carolina Agriculture Source: NPR
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Economic news mostly good for NC

Non Partisan Bird State jobless rate dips to near 18-year low of 3.9 percent in August Source: Winston-Salem Journal
NC State economist predicts fastest job growth in NC in 25 years Source: Chatham Journal
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Dam Breach At Duke Energy Plant In Wilmington

Source: Wochit News

Could Florence boomerang back to NC coast?

Florence’s remnants could reform, double back on Carolinas Source: Jacksonville Daily News HURRICANE FLORENCE: Could the storm hit Wilmington again? Really Source: Wilmington Star News
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Over a dozen hog waste "lagoons" compromised in Florence flooding

Non Partisan Bird Update on our 2,100 hog farms Source: NC Pork Council
Florence: North Carolina hog farm lagoons breached after historic flooding Source: Asheville Citizen-Times
Florence Unleashing a Flood of Pig Poop on North Carolina Source: Live Science
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President Trump and Gov Cooper speak on Hurricane Florence Recovery efforts (remarks start 12 min 50 sec)

Source: Association VAA

Michael Jordan, Wilmington native and Charlotte Hornets owner, to give $2 million to Florence recovery

Eastern NC native, Michael Jordan, donates large sum to relief efforts Source: CBS-17 Hornets Chairman Michael Jordan Donates $2 Million To Hurricane Florence Relief And Recovery Source: Charlotte Hornets
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"Disaster is at the doorstep."

- Governor Cooper warning North Carolinians to get ready.

How did North Carolina do in preparing for Florence
We were not ready enough
The people and leaders responded appropriately
It was overhyped and people overreacted
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"We're as ready as anyone has ever been."

- President Trump on Florence preparations

Washington, NC before and after Florence

Source: CBS 17