‘Life-Threatening’ Hurricane Florence Closes In On US East Coast
'Life-Threatening' Hurricane Florence Closes In On US
Emergency officials in the
Florence has for several days remained a dangerous Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 220 kilometers per hour during its approach to the
Forecasters do not expect that strength to change much before it makes landfall late Thursday or early Friday near the
There is also particular concern about the storm lingering once it nears the coast and moves onshore, allowing it to drop torrential amounts of rain in certain parts of
The soaked ground and fierce winds could bring down trees and power lines and knock out electricity for weeks.
President
"Any amount of money, whatever it takes, we're going to do it," Trump said Tuesday as he talked about relief efforts with federal disaster officials.
The president signed emergency declarations for the Carolinas and
"I would say everybody should get out. It's going to be really, really bad along the coast," Trump said.
So far, more than one million people along the coasts of North and
"This storm is a monster. It's big, and it's vicious," he said. "The waves and wind this storm may bring is nothing like you've ever seen. Even if you've ridden out storms before, this one is different. Don't bet your life on riding out a monster."
Experts say this could be the strongest storm to hit the Carolina coast in more than 60 years.
Parts of the southeastern coast that are not under hurricane warnings are under tropical storm or storm surge warnings, meaning life-threatening floods are possible.
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