Storm toll rises as floods hit Carolinas and Virginia
A severe floodstorm devastated parts of the Carolinas and nearby states. Victims include 20 year old Victoria Cordle who drowned after her car was swept into a creek in Greenville County while a teenage girl survived. In North Carolina firefighter Greg Hinson died rescuing a stranded motorist. Hundreds evacuated from flooded homes and facilities across Charlotte Kannapolis Chapel Hill and Robbins as rain totals hit 11 to 15 inches in two days. Power outages affected thousands and roads were closed amid rising waters.
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Greenville
Greer
Victoria Marie Cordle
North Carolina
Greg Hinson
Alamance County
Raleigh
Piedmont
College Town
Chapel Hill
Charlotte
Robbins
Robert French
Sugar Creek
Cabarrus County
Kannapolis
Carolinas
National Weather Service
Duke Power
South Carolina
Greenville-Spartanburg
John Tomko
Weather Service
Greenville County
Jerry
Tim Ridgeway
Ridgeway
Lexington County
Beaufort
Dewey Ackley
Girl Struck By Car In Damascus Area
A 1-year-old girl, Katie Szita, remained in stable condition after being hit by a Pontiac Sunbird driven by Amy Liddie, 19, near Md. 75 north of Browningsville Road. The incident occurred at 11:45 am Friday. James Seavey of Cabin John Fire Dept provided first aid before a Maryland State Police helicopter transported the child to Johns Hopkins Hospital.
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Katie Szita
Green Valley Road
MD. 75
Amy Liddie
Damascus
Maryland
Browningsville Road
James Seavey
Cabin John
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Drought Grips Maryland Delaware Eastern Shore Crops
Severe drought hits the Eastern Shore with 35 days without rain. Soybeans stunted and corn wilting as the state forest service fights brush fires at triple August pace. Delaware and Maryland officials urge restrictions and plan actions while farmers report losses and volunteers help battle fires.
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Maryland
Delaware
State Forest Service
Eastern Shore
Natural Resources Department
Talbot County
Oxford
Wayne McGinnis
White Hall
Baltimore County
Thomas Carper
New Castle County
Rain drought seen across Frederick and Delaware regions
A prolonged lack of rain grips northern New Castle County and nearby areas with forecasts indicating no relief in the next 10 days. Officials warn of diminishing water supplies, stressed reservoirs, and potential drought measures as Susquehanna basin crews urge conservation and monitor unexplained losses in White Clay Creek.
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Delaware Water Resource
Gerard Esposito
Christina River Basin Management Committee
New Castle County
Wilmington
Hoopes
Bernard
Dworsky
Water Resources Agency
John Talley
Delaware Geological Survey
White Clay
Newark
University of Delaware
White Clay Creek
Maryland
Susquehanna River Basin Commission
Susquehanna
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Strong & Sheer
Hosiery Club
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Frederick Nefus
Elizabeth O. Segal
Richmond
Barbara Watson
Terry Poole
Sound Source
News-Post
Potomac
Everett Rupert
Blue Ridge Outfitters
Rupert
Tom
Harry
Baltimore-Washington International
Prudential Health Care Plan
HMO
Prudential Health Care Plan, Inc
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