Emergency officials are breathing a sigh of relief after the Yadkin River crested below anticipated flood levels.
Governor Roy Cooper says more people now face imminent threat than when Florence, now a tropical storm, was offshore.
Hurricane Florence has slowed and is now crawling to the west at 6 mph.
Environmentalists are urging people to stay off the Yadkin River now, and in the days following Hurricane Florence because of tree debris and high water.
Hurricane Florence is raising some concerns from environmentalists about possible flooding that could impact coal ash ponds across the state.
