Hurricane Florence continues barreling toward the southeastern United States on Thursday, bringing with it lashing winds, powerful rains and the threat of “catastrophic” flooding. Medero, his wife, 15-month-old child and two dogs left Wilmington, N.C., ahead of Hurricane Florence. Hurricane #Florence will be a long duration flood event with far reaching impacts. The storm’s center is expected to make landfall Friday in southeast North Carolina, which will coincide with the most severe effects. “Remember that Hurricane Matthew didn’t even make landfall in North Carolina, and look what it did to us,” he said.

Source: Washington Post September 13, 2018 15:03 UTC