Friday will start on a cold note, with morning temperatures dipping into the mid-30s around sunrise. You’ll probably need the heavier jacket early on, but sunshine will take over for the rest of the day. That sunshine helps temperatures recover, with afternoon highs climbing back into the lower 60s.
Florence rapidly strengthened into a potentially catastrophic Category 4 hurricane on Monday as it closed in on North and South Carolina, carrying winds and water that could wreak havoc over a wide stretch of the eastern United States later this week.
Hurricane Florence has been upgraded to a major hurricane.
A state of emergency has been issued and a mandatory evacuation order for all visitors and residents on Hatteras Island will be in effect beginning Monday, September 10 at 12:00 p.m.
North Carolina officials hold a news conference to talk about the preps underway for Hurricane Florence.
Tropical Storm Florence turned into a hurricane Sunday morning and swirled toward the U.S. for what forecasters said could be a direct hit on the Southeast toward the end of the week.
Tropical Storm Florence is becoming a “better organized” weather system that will likely strengthen into a hurricane late Saturday, weather forecasters said.
Governor Roy Cooper issued a State of Emergency Friday evening as Tropical Storm Florence continues to strengthen in the Atlantic Ocean in route to the East Coast.
Florence has become the first major hurricane of the Atlantic season as it moves on a path that could take it toward Bermuda.
