Amazingly, no one was injured. One pickup truck, parked on the side of the road before the storm, was damaged

Just a bizarre scene on I-40 east tonight near Newton Grove. Dozens of trees are down across half a mile, likely due to straight line winds

Worth noting: Person County has roads all over the place that were washed out by Chantal, and with the rain tonight, you can literally watch these holes getting worse

Some insane views from Hyco Lake this afternoon, as another line of severe storms rolls in. Boat owners and tow companies have been racing to clean up from Chantal, now they’re worried about another mess

Flooding hammered Moore County Sunday, blowing out a dam at Longleaf Golf and Family club, sending a blast of water into homes downstream. No one died, but one person had to be rescued after trying to drive through the floodwaters. One family had to swim to safety in their home

Here’s an inside look at the home

… ‘Get out. I need you to get out, and get away from the house.’ And he did.” Both mother and son ended up jumping from the front porch to safety. Both escaped with just minor cuts. “By the grace of God, it didn’t kill my young one,” Grizzard said

The tree crashed through by her room, and her son’s room, missing them both by inches. Both found themselves covered in insulation, stuck under chunks of roof. “He was screaming for me and I couldn’t locate him,” Grizzard said. “My whole thing was…

Chelsea Grizzard was just about to head out and celebrate her birthday when the storm hit. She was in her bedroom. Her 10-year-old son was in his. She says what came next was a miracle

The storm rolled in Friday evening. It was quick - lasting just a couple minutes. But that was enough time to topple dozens of trees around town, sending them crashing onto cars, streets and homes

Somewhere under here, there’s a house. Four generations of the same family lived there. The same family that was nearly wiped out when a thunderstorm hit Roanoke Rapids Friday 🧵

Firefighters have made progress containing a smaller fire in the area: the Fish Hook Fire, burning near Lake Adger. As of Sunday afternoon, its burned 152 acres, and is 50% contained, per the Forest Service’s fire map. Evacuation orders are lifted for the Lake Adger subdivision

Saluda commissioner Paul Marion tells me it’s a similar story to Helene: the town has come together to keep the firefighters fed and in the fight - a fight that may drag out, despite some rain in the forecast for Monday

A shelter is open at the Polk Co Senior Center in Columbus as local fire departments, the NC Forest Service, and out of state contractors are all fighting the flames, and working to protect homes and lives

Two fires, the Black Cove and Deep Woods fires, are still uncontained and have torched more than 1,000 acres each. Mandatory evacuation orders are in place for all or part of Green River Cove Rd, Lady Slipper Trail, Holbert Cove Rd, among other areas

Almost exactly six months after Helene, the Saluda area is facing a new threat: wildfires. Thousands of acres are burning in and around the Green River Gorge, an area shredded by floodwaters and still recovering 🧵 PC to Saluda Fire and Rescue / VisitSaludaNC

One protester was arrested as the Republican controlled state legislature votes to strip power from the incoming Democratic Governor and Attorney General. Chants of “Shame!” and “People’s House!” boomed through the gallery

Still going through a draft version of new #ncpol Helene relief bill that got leaked to us (it's 5 p.m. and lawmakers still haven't made it public yet, even though they plan to vote on it today) and am finding some more tidbits about the non-Helene-related changes

NEW: State lawmakers are back in Raleigh for a Helene aid bill. Could also be the GOP's last chance to pass bills with a veto-proof supermajority, so they plan to use the Helene bill to strip power from incoming Gov. Josh Stein and AG Jeff Jackson #ncpol

Stein speaking now, declaring victory #ncpol "We chose hope over hate. Competence over chaos. Decency over division. That's who we are as North Carolinians, and I'm so honored you've elected me to be your next governor."