Monday – Florence highlights to date

• At least 17 people have died, including a man and a woman in Horry County, S.C. who died from carbon monoxide poisoning.

• Approximately 523,000 homes and businesses are still without power in North and South Carolina as of 5 a.m. Monday.

• As of 5 a.m. Monday, Florence was a tropical depression, NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center said, with sustained winds of 30 mph.

• Wilmington, North Carolina, has been completely cut off by floodwaters and officials are asking for additional help from state law enforcement and the National Guard.

• Some weakening is expected today before Florence re-intensifies as it transitions to an extratropical cyclone tomorrow and Wednesday.

• Flash flood watches are in effect across much of North Carolina, northern South Carolina, and portions of Southwest Virginia.