The Latest on Tropical Storm Florence (all times local):2:50 p.m.South Carolina's governor says residents should count on "a lot of wind and a lot of rain" from Hurricane Florence this week. Henry McMaster told a news conference Sunday that people should "pretend, assume, presume that a major hurricane is going to hit right smack dab in the middle of South Carolina and is going to go way inshore." ———1:40 p.m.Cruise lines are redirecting their ships to avoid the path of Hurricane Florence as it begins to bear down on the United States. The South Carolina Emergency Management Division tweeted Sunday that officials there are "preparing for the possibility of a large-scale disaster." Forecasters say Tropical Storm Florence has turned into a hurricane and is swirling toward the East Coast for what could be a direct hit toward the end of the week.

Source: ABC News September 09, 2018 15:16 UTC