What we know so far about Hurricane Florence

Hurricane Florence is expected to continue crawling along the east coast of the United States, fighting life-threatening punches

According to the latest forecast of the National Hurricane Center (NHC), the maximum sustained wind speed in Florence was 80 miles per hour on Friday. Although it is a decline from 140 miles per hour, it is still expected to lead to 'life-threatening storm surge' and 'devastating freshwater flood' in North Carolina State and South Carolina part. Thursday night, the hurricane has been demoted to a category 1 hurricane.

Hurricane landed near Raidsville Beach, North Carolina around 15 a.m. Friday. As of 11 am, it is located about 20 miles southwest of Wilmington, North Carolina, 55 miles northeast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. You can stay one day in the coastal areas of North Carolina and South Carolina to crawl in 3 miles per hour.

Strong wind and rain fell, causing the collapse of the roof and other damage at places such as Morehead City in North Carolina State and New Bern. In New Bern, the rescuer saved more than 200 people from the rising water, but it is believed that at least 150 people were trapped in homes and cars, waiting for the storm tide to reach 10 feet.

Fierce floods are expected and a storm surge of eleven feet (4 m) will occur from Cape Fear in North Carolina State to Cape Lookout. It is expected that heavy rain of 20 to 25 inches in the coastal area of ​​Carolina and 40 liters in the remote area is expected. NHC said, "This rain will lead to devastating floods and long-term floods." There may be 5 to 15 inches of rain at a location far from the coast. Over 14 inches of rainfall has been reported in several places in the southeastern North Carolina state

According to the National Weather Service, approximately 25 million people live in hurricane warnings or areas under surveillance and 9 million people live covered with tropical cyclone warnings or surveillance. More than 7 million people in Carolina and Virginia are warned to evacuate, but it is unclear how many people have left. Duke Energy, a major power company in the area said Florence could take power from 3 million of Carolina's 4 million customers.

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Florence is increasing the fear of environmental disasters because its path is full of pig manure pits, coal ash piles and other industrial sites, and six nuclear power plants. Kil Devil Hills in North Carolina State is also near the world's first airfield and there is the Wright Brothers National Memorial.

This year's Atlantic hurricane season was relatively calm until this week. So far, Florence is the only hurricane that landed in the American hurricane, the majority of the storm formed during that year is a remarkably beautiful 2017 storm that is a completely symmetrical Hamming monster storm Along with the satellite image. By comparison, they are helpless and not organized. By contrast, the 2017 tropical season is a cruel season. In late August, Hurricane Harvey attacked America with three hurricanes attacking America, the first hurricane hit the coast of Texas at a wind speed of over 130 miles per hour. The rainfall in some areas of the Houston metropolitan area is over 50 inches. Following Harvey, both the main hurricane Irma and Mary reached Level 5 strength. Before turning American attention to America, Ilmer attacked the Caribbean Sea, carried 130 miles per hour up to Florida, and brought a devastating breeze in the northern Georgia hinterland.

Hundreds of miles of wind hurricanes at 125 mph wind speed have become one of the biggest and most powerful hurricanes threatening the east coast. National Weather Service in Wilmington, North Carolina - Florence is expected to land Thursday - this is called "lifelong storm". A large hurricane usually results in a storm surge which is historically the most deadly threat of hurricane because it can push more water onto the shore as the wind gets stronger. The high tide of Hugo reached 20 feet near Moor's Landing in South Carolina. With the further promotion of North Carolina's unique coastal areas and sea level rise over the past 30 years, the soaring of Florence could exceed 20 feet.