Florence's Floodwaters Overwhelm Coastal North Carolina; 5 Dead
- In path is an economy fueled by agriculture and banking
- The toll of the epic deluge will mount through the weekend
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Florence weakened to a tropical storm, trudging through the Carolinas at 5 miles per hour as it unloaded pelting rain and floods that killed at least five people. Its implacable advance threatens as much as $20 billion in damage, a toll that likely will unfold through the weekend.
“Florence is still grinding its way across North Carolina,” Governor Roy Cooper said in a briefing Friday afternoon. “We have a lot more of the storm to endure.”