How is Hurricane Florence likely to affect Charlotte?
There's still plenty of uncertainty about the storm's exact track, with the "cone of uncertainty" sweeping from
The
"I think this storm right here is very similar to Hurricane Hugo. It's almost a combination of Hurricane Hugo in '89 and Hurricane Floyd in 1999,"
According to the latest track,
The storm could then track west across southeast
The southwest turn in
"The further it shifts north, the better over all" for
Different models still show different outcomes for the storm's path, however.
"There's no way to tell exactly what we will get or not get here," wrote WBTV meteorologist
Some models show the storm curving south, while others follow the government's track west.
Effects will extend well beyond
The
A strong projected rainfall gradient crosses
But Taylor cautioned that the storm could stall beyond those seven days, bringing more rain than is forecast.
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McClatchy reporter Franco Ordoñez contributed.
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