Latest: Harnett County calls for voluntary evacuation along Cape Fear River

CCS’ staff will continue to work closely with Cumberland County Emergency Management to monitor weather forecasts and road conditions.
It is not a pet-friendly shelter.
Waters of the Cape Fear are expected to rise to 62-feet by Tuesday morning.
Call the Hurricane Florence Information Line at 910-678-7657 if you need help with shelter assistance.
11:35 a.m. Harnett County officials are considering asking residents who live near the Cape Fear River to evacuate.
Officials are expecting the river to rise about 14 more feet in Harnett County, according to Zach Shean, the county’s assistant emergency management coordinator.
As of Saturday morning, 132 people were in Harnett County shelters.
Shean said 32 people were in a shelter at Western Harnett High School that was opened for residents evacuating from near the Little River.
10:28 a.m. Two Fayetteville fire stations evacuated Two Fayetteville fire stations were being evacuated Sunday morning because they are within a mile of the Cape Fear River.
“Rain and wind overnight has caused new outages and some customers who had power restored yesterday, may have lost service,” the release states.

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