Hurricane Florence was downgraded to a Category 2 storm from what was originally a Category 4 storm. 
The exact strength of the storm as it makes landfall is yet to be determined. It is expected to reach the U.S. mainland and make a slight turn southward once it hits the Carolinas.
Many of the experts following its track, Florence will carry an enormous amount of rain that could prove to be more damaging that the winds. There is also the danger that comes from the storm surge, which is being calculated at 10 feet. These meteorologists are predicting a “major flooding event” including the possibility of significant mudslides.
Hurricane Florence is a slow-moving storm traveling at 12 mph that could bring up to 15 feet of water; its maximum sustained winds are measured at about 110 mph.
According to the National Hurricane Center, “On the forecast track, the center of Florence will approach the coasts of North and South Carolina later [Thursday], then move near or over the coast of southern North Carolina and eastern South Carolina in the hurricane warning area tonight and Friday. A slow motion over eastern South Carolina is forecast Friday night through Saturday night.”
Early Wednesday the storm was predicted to stall along the southeastern coast when it makes landfall Thursday. North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia coasts could experience prolonged hurricane-force winds and rain.
This storm can easily represent a major flooding event to the North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia coasts and inland.
Hurricane warnings are in effect for the South Santee River in South Carolina to Duck, North Carolina, and the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds in North Carolina as well. A hurricane watch has been issued for Edisto Beach, South Carolina, to the South Santee River.
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