Hurricane Florence, A Large Category 2 Storm, Starts To Hit North Carolina Coast
"Life-threatening storm surge, heavy rainfall, and damaging wind will cover a large area," forecasters say. Florence is predicted to creep west over South and North Carolina after making landfall.
Updated at 10:55 a.m. ET
Hurricane Florence's heavy rains and tropical storm-force winds reached North Carolina's Outer Banks on Thursday morning, leading the way for a storm packing 105-mph winds. Florence has weakened a bit over the past 24 hours, but it has also grown larger and will likely dump torrential rain over North and South Carolina through Monday.
"Little change in strength is expected before the center reaches the coast, with weakening expected after the center moves inland," . Florence is currently
