Hurricane Florence: 300,000 without power, shelter on east coast

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Hurricane Florence is making landfall in North Carolina, bringing life-threatening storm surges that have already left close
to 300,000 people without power.
The National Hurricane Center reported on Friday morning that “catastrophic freshwater flooding” is expected over areas in both North and South Carolina over the weekend.

The now Category 1 hurricane is said to be moving toward the west-northwest, with a turn toward the west expected later on Friday, followed by slow west- southwestward motion on Saturday.
“On the forecast track, the center of Florence is expected to move inland across extreme southeastern North Carolina and extreme eastern South Carolina today and Saturday. Florence will then move generally northward across the western Carolina and the central Appalachian Mountains early next week,”
the center explained.
The center furthered warned that tornadoes are possible in eastern North Carolina on Friday, with the hurricane expected to produce heavy and excessive rainfall, along with a storm surge that will bring large and destructive waves.
The Weather Channel reported that Florence has already knocked out power for nearly 300,000 homes and businesses
statewide. At least 150 people stranded on roofs and in cars were waiting for rescue in New Bern early Friday morning, while 12,000 people were in 126 evacuation shelters.

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