Coastal erosion and rising sea levels are blamed for the loss of more than 30 homes, which often are left to topple due to high removal costs.

On Wednesday at 1:02 a.m. a winter weather advisory was issued by the NWS Wilmington NC valid for Thursday between 3 a.m. and 11 a.m. The advisory is for Inland Pender as well as Robeson and Bladen counties.

On Wednesday at 1:37 a.m. a winter weather advisory was released by the NWS Raleigh NC valid from 6 p.m. until Thursday 10 a.m. The advisory is for Person, Granville, Vance, Warren, Halifax, Forsyth,

Local reports said the pileup involved as many as 100 vehicles and it wasn't immediately known how many injuries there were. The collision occurred in the northbound lanes of the interstate near Kannapolis, North Carolina, where at least 14.5 inches of snow have fallen Saturday during Winter Storm Gianna.

Forecasts for snow, gale-force winds and coastal flooding stretch from the Southeast along the Atlantic Coast.

Gov. Josh Stein has declared a state of emergency for North Carolina in anticipation of a winter storm expected this weekend.

NASCAR has announced schedule changes to Cook Out Clash weekend in light of the winter storm that has impacted North Carolina, the home of the exhibition's events at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem.

At 1:05 a.m. on Wednesday, the NWS Wakefield VA released a winter weather advisory valid from 6 p.m. until Thursday 7 a.m. The advisory is for Northampton, Hertford, Gates and Bertie counties.

As a winter storm moved through eastern North Carolina, first responders were conducting welfare checks to ensure residents were safe. One of those checks in At