The Latest: Navy sends ships out to sea ahead of Florence
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Some ships will stay behind because they're undergoing maintenance and may be tied down with additional mooring and storm lines.
Meanwhile, naval bases near
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Evacuations of coastal communities began Monday and are expected to continue over the next few days.
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Officials along in
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The state's
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Forecasters at the
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Far behind
The hurricane center says Isaac is a very small hurricane and its intensity could fluctuate as it approaches the
Forecasters said Hurricane Helene was strengthening far from land over the open
The current forecast for Hurricane Florence means the
The state has only been hit by about a dozen Category 3 storms since 1850. The last was Hurricane Fran in 1996, which came ashore near
Forecasters said Monday the storm to come ashore by late Thursday or early Friday. Some computer models show the storm making landfall near
Some computer models predicted
Hurricane
Experts have warned for years of the danger hurricanes pose to a region stretching from
Hurricane
The hurricane's path was still far from certain Monday. The rapidly intensifying storm could strike a direct and dangerous blow anywhere from the Carolinas to the Mid-Atlantic region later this week, possibly as a fearsome category 4.
If the center of the hurricane does come ashore in the
The
Its maximum sustained winds are at 105 mph (165 kmh). Drawing energy from the warm water, the now Category 2 storm could be a fearsome Category 4 with winds of 130 mph (209 kph) or more by Tuesday.
Hurricane Isaac is holding steady in strength over the
Forecasters say that storm was about 1230 miles (1985 kilometers) east of the Windward Islands with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kmh). The storm was moving west at 13 mph (20 kmh).
The
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 10 miles (20kilometers) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 kilometers).
A westward motion is forecast to continue through the end of the week, with Isaac expected to move across the Lesser Antilles and into the eastern
Rapidly intensifying Hurricane Florence could strike a direct and dangerous blow anywhere from the Carolinas to the Mid-Atlantic region later this week.
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