Garlock said the location of the wreck is “notorious” for hydroplaning because the northbound highway curves down a hill to a small creek.Ĭlaudette grew stronger Monday with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph as it moved further out in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said in an early evening advisory. A high risk of rip currents was posted for several beaches.Ĭlaudette's death toll stood at 14 in Alabama, including nine children killed in a multi-vehicle crash Saturday that also claimed the life of a 29-year-old father of one of the children.īutler County Coroner Wayne Garlock said vehicles probably hydroplaned on a road overwhelmed by floodwaters, although a team of National Transportation Safety Board investigators will determine whether the conditions were the cause of the crash. Strong winds and heavy rains slammed parts of eastern North Carolina, and the National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings for the area.
Claudette's apparent death toll stood at 13.Ĭlaudette grew more powerful as it roared off the coast of the Carolinas on Monday, regaining tropical storm status after a deadly race through Alabama and moving out to sea.The storm was expected to move into the Atlantic Ocean.A tropical storm warning was in effect from Cape Fear, North Carolina, to the town of Duck on the Outer Banks.
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