Here’s The Latest Update On Hurricane Florence
The 11 p.m. update shows Hurricane Florence making landfall as a Category 1 storm. With Florence in close proximity to the coast, severe wind gusts and rain have already knocked…
RIVER BEND, NC – SEPTEMBER 13: A truck drives through deep water after the Neuse River went over its banks and flooded the street during Hurricane Florence September 13, 2018 in River Bend, North Carolina. Some parts of New Bern could be flooded with a possible 9-foot storm surge as the Category 2 hurricane approaches the United States. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)The 11 p.m. update shows Hurricane Florence making landfall as a Category 1 storm.
With Florence in close proximity to the coast, severe wind gusts and rain have already knocked out power to over 150,000 residents.
According to WRAL, the newest projection shows the hurricane has slowed considerably, and is expected to strike Wilmington around 8 am.
That's later than earlier estimates, which showed it making landfall around 2 am.
At this time, the abundance of power outages have occurred in eastern North Carolina.
Make no mistake about it, despite the storm being downgraded again, Florence is still expected to bring lingering rain to the area -- Which could lead to catastrophic flooding.
Cumberland County could see an upwards of 20 inches of rain from this storm. Currently, Fayettville is experiencing 40 mph winds.
Charlotte could still see 8 to 11 inches of rain over the weekend.
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