Residents in the western mountain counties of North Carolina rushing to prepare for potentially devastating affects from the estimated 6 to 12 inches of rain they could see in the coming days.
South Carolina officials including Governor Henry McMaster say that roughly 441,000 people evacuated ahead of Hurricane Florence and over 65,000 power outages have been reported in the state.
Hurricane Florence is expected to significantly impact North Carolina and South Carolina, Duke Energy is preparing for the storm and urges customers to do the same.
As Hurricane Florence hit the Carolina coastline, the live feed from the Frying Pan Tower went viral as it showed an American flag flapping furiously in the high winds. The tower's owner discusses the tower's history & what he plans to do with the US flag once the storm passes.
In his Friday morning news brief, Governor Roy Cooper said about 500,000 people are without power and nearly 200,000 people have relocated to over 100 shelters in North Carolina.Β