Oddly, the closer Hurricane Florence gets to land, the murkier its future gets. "This is a horrific nightmare storm from a meteorological perspective," University of Georgia meteorology professor Marshall Shepherd said. Computer simulations — especially the often star-performing European model — push the storm further south, even into South Carolina and Georgia. Tropical Storm Olivia has made landfall in the Hawaiian islands, the Philippines are bracing for the powerful typhoon Mangkhut, and Tropical Storm Isaac is nearing the Leeward Islands. ———For the latest on Hurricane Florence, visit https://www.apnews.com/tag/Hurricanes .

Source: ABC News September 13, 2018 05:00 UTC