Hurricane Florence regained its strength Sunday as weather officials predicted it will turn into a "major" storm as it aims for a possible hit on the southeastern U.S. later this week. According to the National Hurricane Center, Florence is "forecast to become a major hurricane on Monday," and is expected to grow larger and move faster over the next few days. The storm crossed the 74 miles-per-hour threshold from tropical storm to hurricane Sunday morning, and by evening its winds were up to 85 mph. HURRICANE FLORENCE BECOMES FIRST MAJOR STORM OF 2018 ATLANTIC SEASONMyrtle Beach hardware stores and supermarkets were busy ringing up sales of bottled water, plywood and generators. It later weakened to a tropical storm after encountering strong wind shear and cooler waters.

Source: Fox News September 09, 2018 21:52 UTC