Hurricane Florence is dumping rain on the US already, and is due to arrive in full force tonight
NOAA
- Hurricane Florence is edging toward the US East Coast with sustained wind speeds of 105 mph.
- Rain and tropical storm-force winds have already hit North Carolina, according to the National Hurricane Center.
- The storm's center is due to hit the Carolinas on Thursday night and Friday. As of 11 a.m. Thursday, the hurricane was 145 miles from shore.
- The NHS warned of "catastrophic" flash flooding from rainfall totals as high 40 inches and a deadly storm surge as high as 13 feet.
- The winds have slowed to Category-2 levels, but the storm remains powerful and deadly.
Hurricane Florence has already begun dumping rain on the east coast of the US, with its full force due to arrive on Thursday night and Friday.
Tropical storm-force winds and bands of rain are already affecting parts of North Carolina, according to the National Weather Center, which updated its assessment at 11 a.m. Thursday.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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