Hurricane Florence warning alert

Making use of television, radio and the internet, the National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane warning for parts of South Carolina up through North Carolina. Hurricane warnings are issued 36 hours before tropical storm force winds hit the areas. Hurricane Florence is roaring toward the Southeast as officials warned the more than 1 million people in its path to get out of the way or face its wrath. Florence is a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 130 mph, and is forecast to approach the coastline of the Carolinas by Friday. When it reaches the coastline, it could sit around for days, unloading life-threatening storm surges, dangerous winds and flooding rain. Experts are saying that Florence is one of the strongest hurricanes on the eastern seaboard in decades. The National Weather Service issued an ominous warning. "This will likely be the storm of a lifetime for portions of the Carolina coast, and that`s saying a lot given the impacts we`ve seen from Hurricanes Diana, Hugo, Fran, Bonnie, Floyd and Matthew," it said. "It can`t be emphasized enough the potential for unbelievable damage from wind, storm surge and inland flooding with this storm."

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