Now a tropical depression with heavy rainfall, storm slows to a crawl and builds significant flood risk across Carolinas and SW Virginia; power still out for 450,000 Duke Energy customers.

South Carolina officials brace for 7 in. of rain or more in upstate, midland areas, higher levels on coast.

Winds and seas rise in the Carolina coast as Hurricane Florence draws near

Storm preparations to secure construction sites and ensure storm drainage will perform in active project areas have contractors and agencies hustling from South Carolina to northern Virginia

South Carolina safety experts fan out to assess dams whose failure would pose the most risk to population and evacuation routes