Rapidly intensifying Hurricane Florence could strike a direct and dangerous blow anywhere from the Carolinas to the Mid-Atlantic region later this week. Forecasters said Florence was expected to become an extremely dangerous major hurricane sometime Monday and remain that way for days. As of 11 p.m. EDT, Florence was centered about 685 miles southeast of Bermuda, moving west at 7 mph. The center also said that Hurricane Isaac has become the 5th named hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic season. As Hurricane Florence approaches the East Coast, the University of North Carolina at Wilmington canceled classes and encouraged its students to leave campus for a safer location.

Source: Huffington Post September 10, 2018 07:18 UTC