The latest update on Hurricane Florence shows the storm taking a slight westward/southward track as it heads to the Carolinas, but there are new fears that the storm will linger right off the coast at hurricane strength:
Given the westward/southward shift in the latest track, here are the latest graphics showing the total accumulated rainfall expected from Hurricane #Florence and the probabilities of Tropical Storm force winds (39mph +) reaching southeast SC and southeast GA. #scwx #gawx pic.twitter.com/Sazun29mio
— NWS Charleston, SC (@NWSCharlestonSC) September 12, 2018
If this track holds up, the area will be experiencing these hurricane conditions for close to 48 hours:
#FLORENCE 8a track map. Now is the time to go if youre gonna go. #fnr pic.twitter.com/AODR7FTZtI
— Eben Brown (Fox) (@FoxEbenBrown) September 12, 2018
The storm could just park itself off the coast as a major hurricane, which would exacerbate the flooding inland as well as devastate the coast with winds and storm surge:
If you stayed up for the Euro, then you're seeing the same bad news about Hurricane #Florence track.
Stalls out right off Wilmington, North Carolina on Friday as a major hurricane. pic.twitter.com/757rk0PtIc
— Ryan Maue | weathermodels.com (@RyanMaue) September 12, 2018
President Trump posted a video message this morning begging residents to “get out of the storm’s way”:
“Bad things can happen when you’re talking about a storm this size,” Trump says of Hurricane Florence.
“It’s called mother nature. You never know. But we know.
“Get out of the storm’s way. … It’s probably not going to change path.” https://t.co/8aomgKe2gf
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) September 12, 2018
But not everybody is heeding that advice:
Good morning from Wrightsville Beach, NC. My cousin is saying goodbye to his apartment this morning. The amount of people who have NOT boarded up is alarming. #Florence pic.twitter.com/yeGph0sW35
— Ed Vallee ? Vallee Wx Consulting ? (@EdValleeWx) September 12, 2018
Be safe, everyone. Get out if you can:
Hurricane Florence is looking even bigger than anticipated. It will be arriving soon. FEMA, First Responders and Law Enforcement are supplied and ready. Be safe!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 12, 2018
Editor’s note: We’ve fixed a typo in the headline.
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