On Friday at 2:24 a.m. a flood advisory was released by the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC in effect until 5:30 a.m. for Gaston and Mecklenburg counties.

As a Navy veteran, Tom Ellis had seen more-impressive waves on the open seas — but not on the ocean in the popular barrier island town of Ocean City that he and his wife Pat call home. Standing on the music pier Thursday morning listening to the percussive sounds of white caps stirred by Hurricane Erin crashing on pilings and storm drain pipes,

Here’s where the proposed laws to address camp safety, flood warnings and emergency response stand in the Legislature.

The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory at 3:08 p.m. on Thursday in effect until 6:15 p.m. for Calhoun, Etowah and St. Clair counties.

Atlantic City, Wildwood, Margate, and Ocean City are among the towns that have banned ocean swimming as the hurricane moves north.

Between 40 and 60 FEMA staff will be deployed to southeastern Wisconsin, according to the Milwaukee County Office of Emergency Management.

Federal Emergency Management Agency officials arrived in Milwaukee Aug. 21 to work with the state and assess damage, the next step toward federal aid.