- Category-4 Hurricane Florence is surging toward the US East Coast with sustained wind speeds of 130 mph.
- It is forecast to hit the coast of North Carolina or South Carolina on Thursday or Friday. As of 8 a.m. Wednesday it was 530 miles from the shore.
- The winds will likely weaken, but the National Hurricane Center (NHC) says it will still be “an extremely dangerous major hurricane.”
- Experts say that the worst damage from the hurricane will be caused by widespread flooding.
- The NHS warned of “catastrophic” flash flooding from rainfall totals as high 40 inches and a “life-threatening” storm surge as high as 13 feet.
- President Trump said on Tuesday that the government was “absolutely, totally prepared.”
- At least 1 million people have been ordered to evacuate.
Hurricane Florence is forecast to hit the US East Coast as early as tomorrow, and is predicted to bring up to 40 inches of rain and 13 feet of floodwater, levels deemed “catastrophic” by experts.
The category-4 hurricane was carrying sustained winds of 130 mph as of 8 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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