Tropical Storm Florence continued pushing toward the U.S. Southeast late Saturday, with forecasters predicting it will become "a dangerous major hurricane" posing "risk of direct impacts" by next weekend. The NHC did, however, advise officials from northern Florida up through North Carolina to monitor Florence's progress and have emergency-response plans in place. TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE PROMPTS NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA TO DECLARE STATES OF EMERGENCY AS IT APPROACHES EAST COASTAhead of the storm, governors of both North and South Carolina declared states of emergency. North Carolina Gov. Action today can avoid losses due to Florence.”On Saturday, South Carolina Gov.

Source: Fox News September 09, 2018 00:03 UTC