Florence moves deeper into North Carolina and the worst may still be to come
Darkness and danger spread across North Carolina Saturday, as Tropical Storm Florence blasted an ever-widening swath of the state with torrential rain and dangerous wind. Eleven people in North Carolina and one in South Carolina had died from storm-related incidents as of Saturday. The fatalities illustrate the scope of hazards facing people in Florence's broad path: Two were killed by a tree falling on their home, one was electrocuted while connecting extension cords in water and one was blown over by wind while tending his dogs. Another died of a heart attack while emergency workers coming to her aid were blocked by fallen trees.
North Carolina is bracing for storm surge, rainfall and damaging winds from Hurricane Florence . Although many are under evacuation order, one man is riding
Background: One man plans to ride out Hurricane Florence on his boat . Cloer said he wasn't scared of the winds, "I just wanted to get a better view." "You get more sense of it if you're by the point," he said. He said he watched movies and television until he lost power and then just napped.
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Jim Craig, David Burke and Chris Rayner load generators as people buy supplies at The Home Depot on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, in Wilmington, N.C.
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Mike Herring with Frank's Ice Company unloads another pallet of ice as people buy supplies at The Home Depot on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, in Wilmington, N.C.
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Alex Gilewicz buys supplies at The Home Depot on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, in Wilmington, N.C. Residents of Wilmington and Southeastern N.C.
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Chris Rayner helps customers load their cars as they buy supplies at The Home Depot on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, in Wilmington, N.C. Hurricane Florence rapidly strengthened into a potentially catastrophic hurricane on Monday as it closed in on North and South Carolina, carrying winds and water that could wreak havoc over a wide stretch of the eastern United States later this week.
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This photo provided by NASA shows Hurricane Florence from the International Space Station on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, as it threatens the U.S. East Coast. Forecasters said Florence could become an extremely dangerous major hurricane sometime Monday and remain that way for days.
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People buy supplies at The Home Depot on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, in Wilmington, N.C.
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A handout photo made available by the Navy Office of Information shows The guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) departing in Norfolk, Va., Sept. 10, 2018. There are nearly 30 ships preparing to get underway from Naval Station Norfolk and Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek as Hurricane Florence is forecasted to bring high winds and rain to the Mid-Atlantic coast. Ships will be directed to areas of the Atlantic where they can best avoid the storm.
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Larry Pierson, from the Isle of Palms, S.C., purchases bottled water from the Harris Teeter grocery store on the Isle of Palms in preparation for Hurricane Florence at the Isle of Palms S.C., Monday, Sept. 10, 2018.
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Kevin Orth loads sandbags into cars on Milford Street as he helps residents prepare for Hurricane Florence, Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, in Charleston, S.C.
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Walker Townsend, left, from the Isle of Palms, S.C., fills a sand bag while Dalton Trout holds the bag at the Isle of Palms municipal lot where the city was giving away free sand in preparation for Hurricane Florence at the Isle of Palms S.C., Monday, Sept. 10, 2018.
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Chris Brace, from Charleston, S.C. lowers hurricane shutters on a client's house in preparation for Hurricane Florence at Sullivan's Island, S.C., Monday, Sept. 10, 2018. Brace said that after S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster ordered an evacuation the property owner asked for the house to be boarded up.
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MYRTLE BEACH, SC - SEPTEMBER 11: Home Depot employee Jim Brown helps a customer load plywood into his truck as residents prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Florence on September 11, 2018 in Myrtle Beach, United States. Hurricane Florence is expected on Friday possibly as a category 4 storm along the Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina coastline. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 775225768 ORIG FILE ID: 1031228544
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Roberts Grocery Store in Wrightsville Beach, N.C. boards up it's windows as they prepare for Hurricane Florence Monday, Sept. 10, 2018. Hurricane Florence now a category 3 hurricane is expected to make land fall somewhere along the North Carolina coastline towards the end of the week. (Ken Blevins /The Star-News via AP) ORG XMIT: NCWSN103
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WRIGHTVILLE BEACH, NC- SEPTEMBER 11: Jacob Whitehead (L) and Matt Jones hit golf balls into the surf as Hurricane Florence approaches, on September 11, 2018 in Wrightsville Beach, United States. Hurricane Florence is expected on Friday possibly as a category 4 storm along the Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina coastline. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 775225768 ORIG FILE ID: 1031308814
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A man helps board up Aussie Island surf shop in anticipation of Hurricane Florence's high storm surge. - More than a million people were under evacuation orders in the eastern United States Tuesday, where powerful Hurricane Florence threatened catastrophic damage to a region popular with vacationers and home to crucial government institutions. (Photo by Logan CYRUS / AFP)LOGAN CYRUS/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: AFP_1908LS
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An employee of the Wrightsville Beach Parking office, collects the electronic parts of the parking meters on North Lumina Avenue in Wrightsville Beach, removing the meters in anticipation of Hurricane Florence's high storm surge. - More than a million people were under evacuation orders in the eastern United States Tuesday, where powerful Hurricane Florence threatened catastrophic damage to a region popular with vacationers and home to crucial government institutions. (Photo by Logan CYRUS / AFP)LOGAN CYRUS/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: AFP_1908LM
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MYRTLE BEACH, SC - SEPTEMBER 11: Michael Schwartz (L) and Jay Schwartz secure plywood over the windows of their business ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence on September 11, 2018 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Florence is expected to make landfall by late Thursday to near Category 5 strength along the Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina coastline. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 775225768 ORIG FILE ID: 1031243328
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MYRTLE BEACH, SC - SEPTEMBER 11: Marcus Thurston and his wife Shenae Thurston cut short their vacation and evacuate the South Bay Inn and Suites hotel ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence on September 11, 2018 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Florence is expected to make landfall by late Thursday to near Category 5 strength along the Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina coastline. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 775225768 ORIG FILE ID: 1031243048
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PFC. Traequan Shaw of the South Carolina National Guard directs traffic onto US 501 as the South Carolina government ordered that traffic use all the lanes on the route leading away from the coast to facilitate the evacuation of people ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence on Sept. 11, 2018 in Myrtle Beach, S.C..
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Sept. 11, 2018; North Myrtle Beach, SC, USA; Angie Travis and her husband Jeff place large piece of plywood over a window on their vacation home as they prepare for Hurricane Florence. Mandatory Credit: Josh Morgan/The Greenville News via USA TODAY NETWORK ORIG FILE ID: 20180911_ajw_usa_031.jpg
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WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC - SEPTEMBER 11: Clint McBride (R) cuts plywood to be put over a homes window while preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Florence on September 11, 2018 in Wrightsville Beach, United States. Hurricane Florence is expected on Friday possibly as a category 4 storm along the Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina coastline. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 775225768 ORIG FILE ID: 1031464110
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David Fries of North Myrtle Beach fills up his vehicle on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, days before Hurricane Florence is expected to hit the coast of North and South Carolina. Fries said he will be staying at his home with his pets, but his wife and mother in law will be evacuating. (Via OlyDrop)
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WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC - SEPTEMBER 11: Workers board up a home while preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Florence on September 11, 2018 in Wrightsville Beach, United States. Hurricane Florence is expected on Friday possibly as a category 4 storm along the Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina coastline. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 775225768 ORIG FILE ID: 1031464054
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CORRECTS DATE - Preston Guiher carries a sheet of plywood as he prepares to board up a Wells Fargo bank in preparation for Hurricane Florence in downtown Charleston, S.C., Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Mic Smith) ORG XMIT: SCMS101
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Don Ludemann boards up the windows of his second home in North Myrtle Beach on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, days before Hurricane Florence is expected to hit the South and North Carolina coasts. (Via OlyDrop)
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Sept. 11, 2018; North Myrtle Beach, SC, USA; Lee Dorton, owner of Infused Olive in North Myrtle Beach, cuts pieces of plywood before placing them over the windows of his business on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018.Mandatory Credit: Josh Morgan/The Greenville News via USA TODAY NETWORK ORIG FILE ID: 20180911_ajw_usa_043.jpg
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WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC- SEPTEMBER 11: A women walks past a local shop that is prepared for the arrival of Hurricane Florence on September 11, 2018 in Wrightsville Beach, United States. Hurricane Florence is expected on Friday possibly as a category 4 storm along the Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina coastline. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 775225768 ORIG FILE ID: 1031464342
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MYRTLE BEACH, SC - SEPTEMBER 11: A store's bread shelves are bare as people stock up on food ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence on September 11, 2018 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Florence, already packing 130 mph winds, is expected to make landfall by late Thursday at near Category 5 strength along the Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina coastline.
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Veronica Gallardo, left, and Robert Kelly place a plastic tarp over the American Flag that hung in the cell of Jefferson Davis inside the Casemate Museum on Fort Monroe, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, in Hampton, Va. The staff is preparing for rising waters and other possible flooding due to Hurricane Florence.
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An F-22 departs Langley Air Force Base, Va., Tuesday morning, Sept. 11, 2018, as Hurricane Florence approaches the Eastern Seaboard. Officials from Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton said the base's F-22 Raptors and T-38 Talon training jets, as a precaution, were headed for Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in central Ohio.
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Plenty of tourists enjoyed the beach despite rough surf on Assateague Island, Va., on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. The island is part of the state's zone A evacuation that was issued in advance of Hurricane Florence, but local officials have not asked residents to leave yet.
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Jon Wright, 63, of Wilmington, N.C., drills screws in plywood to cover windows at the Causeway Cafe in Wilmington, N.C., on Tuesday, September 11, 2018. Hurricane Florence is expected to arrive in Wilmington late Thursday night through Friday morning.
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A wood post exhibit created by Dylan Rosbrugh in 2017 shows past hurricanes in Wilmington, N.C., Tuesday, September 11, 2018.
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Cars drive slowly away from the coast on I-40 in Garner, N.C. on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018.
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Meredith Reddick, left, and her father Gordon Reddick, owner of Redix store, talk about debris flying through the air and the need for plywood boards covering his windows, on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. Reddick has used the same boards since 1993, and wrote names for each storm ever since.
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Kimberly Johnson works to board the windows and doors of Tommy Condon's Restaurant on Market Street in downtown Charleston, S.C. as residents prepare for Hurricane Florence to make landfall along the East Coast.
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A warning flag flies in the gusty wind near Nags Head, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018 as Hurricane Florence approaches the coast of the Carolinas. The National Weather Service says Florence "will likely be the storm of a lifetime for portions of the Carolina coast."
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This US Navy photo released September 12, 2018 shows a Sailor as he heaves line during a heavy weather mooring evolution in preparation for Hurricane Florence on September 11, 2018 in Norfolk, Virginia. - Some ships will not get underway due to maintenance and are taking extra precautions to avoid potential damage. Commanding officers have a number of options when staying in port. Some of these options include adding additional mooring and storm lines, dropping the anchor, and disconnecting shore power cables.
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9/12/18 8:54:42 AM -- Charleston, NC, U.S.A -- Workers prepare Charleston City Hall for the coming storm before Hurricane Florence makes landfall along the East Coast.
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A man takes photos of a sign on a boarded up vacation rentals office near Wrightsville beach, North Carolina on September 12, 2018. - People fleeing North and South Carolina clogged coastal highways early Wednesday as Hurricane Florence, a monster Category 4 storm, bore down on the US east coast for a direct hit in a low-lying region dense with beachfront vacation homes.President Donald Trump, warning residents to get out of the way, said the federal government was "ready for the big one that is coming."
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9/12/18 9:33:26 AM -- Charleston, NC, U.S.A -- The high water mark from the 1989 Hurricane Hugo shown on the wall of Tommy Condon's Restaurant on Market Street in downtown Charleston as workers prepare for the coming storm before Hurricane Florence makes landfall along the East Coast.
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epa07014641 Johnny Mercer's Fishing Pier juts into the Atlantic Ocean at sunrise, less than two days before Hurricane Florence is expected to strike Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, USA, 12 September 2018. Hurricane Florence is a category 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, with winds toping 165 miles per hour. No category 4 hurricane has ever made landfall in North Carolina.
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Sep 11, 2018; Wilmington, NC, USA; Jaime Waynick, an employee with New Hanover County, takes a dog for a walk at the county emergency shelter held at Trask Middle School in Wilmington, North Carolina on Tuesday, September 11, 2018. Hurricane Florence is expected to make landfall in Wilmington Thursday night.
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9/12/18 8:54:42 AM -- Charleston, NC, U.S.A -- Workers prepare Charleston City Hall for the coming storm before Hurricane Florence makes landfall along the East Coast.
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Lewis Patrick, left, and Shaun Long, right, of Wilmington wait over an hour to check in the New Hanover County emergency shelter at Trask Middle School in Wilmington, North Carolina on Tuesday, September 11, 2018. Hurricane Florence is expected to make landfall in Wilmington Thursday night.
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A lift operator at Casper's Marina works to move boats to higher ground in Swansboro, N.C. on Sept. 12, 2018, in advance of Hurricane Florence. Hurricane Florence churned across the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday packing winds of 130 miles per hour (215 kph) as an emergency management official warned the monster storm would deliver a "Mike Tyson punch" to the Carolina coast. President Donald Trump urged residents to heed orders to evacuate and said the federal government was "ready for the big one that is coming."
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Marge Brown, 65, says goodbye to her father, George Brown, 90, before he is evacuated from a healthcare home in Morehead City, N.C., Sept. 12, 2018, as Hurricane Florence approaches the east coast. "I'd like to stay and see what happens. I'm 90 plus," said Brown, a WWII veteran who says he's survived a plane crash and severe burns from a laboratory fire where he once worked.
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A high definition camera outside the International Space Station captured a NASA view of Hurricane Florence at 7:50 a.m. EDT on Sept, 12, 2018, shown in this video still taken as Florence churned across the Atlantic in a west-northwesterly direction with winds of 130 miles an hour.
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Mike Moore, a homeowner, evacuates ahead of the forecasted landfall of Hurricane Florence in Carolina Beach, N.C., Sept. 12, 2018. The category four storm could be the strongest to strike the Carolina coast since Hurricane Hugo in 1989.
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Workers take boats out of the water in Wanchese Harbor as Hurricane Florence approaches the coast of the Carolinas Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, in Wanchese, N.C. The National Weather Service says Hurricane Florence "will likely be the storm of a lifetime for portions of the Carolina coast." (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) ORG XMIT: NCGB110
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epa07014998 Bobby Vorn (top left) and Butch Beaudry (top right) prepare to attach wooden planks over the windows of an oceanfront home, less than two days before Hurricane Florence is expected to strike Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, USA, 12 September 2018. Hurricane Florence is a category 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, with winds toping 165 miles per hour. No category 4 hurricane has ever made landfall in North Carolina. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO ORG XMIT: JJL30
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Barbara Coates finishes preparing her boat for Hurricane Florence at the Lightkeepers Marina in North Myrtle Beach on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018.
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Dane Evans, a fisherman, 36, of Swan Quarter, works on his 31-year-old fishing boat, Captain Drew, named after his six-year-old son, in the Swan Quarter harbor Sept. 12, 2018. As Hurricane Florence moves in, a storm surge of about three to six feet is expected for Swan Quarter, and around six feet for Ocracoke Island with 12-20 inches of rainfall for the entire area. Hyde county as well as several surrounding counties are under mandatory evacuation. Evans will be traveling to Washington, NC to stay with his girlfriend during the hurricane.
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Topher Snyder, 7, plays in leftover sand as his parents Jeremy, left, and Tobi, center, tie off sandbags on Tuesday, Sept 11, 2018, in Virginia Beach. The city dumped mounds of free sand in one of the parking lots at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex for residents to use ahead of Hurricane Florence.
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Billy and Stacy Prince and their dog Pixie begin packing up their vehicles to evacuate their North Myrtle Beach home on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. Billy Prince, who grew up in the area, said he stayed for past hurricanes but didn't want to take the risk with Hurricane Florence.
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Karly Suggs takes a pillow, towels and other necessities to her car as she prepares to evacuate her North Myrtle Beach home ahead of Hurricane Florence on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018.
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MRYTLE BEACH, SC. SEPTEMBER 12: Poolside furniture is placed in the pool of a hotel ahead of the approaching Hurricane Florence on September 12, 2018 in Mrytle Beach, South Carolina. Hurricane Florence is expected on Friday possibly as a category 4 storm along the Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina coastline.
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Mark Lewis, left, conservator, and Alisa Reynolds, associate registrar, secure the painting "The Shoppers" by William James Glackens at the Chrysler Museum of Art on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018 in Norfolk, Va. As category 4 Hurricane Florence approaches, staff members pull priceless paintings off the walls near windows and skylights on. Later on, the entrance to the museum will be sandbagged.
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Michael Waldo, top, owner of Waldo the Framer Construction, and Robert McKeehan cover the storefront windows of Catherine's Plus Sizes with plywood on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, at Cobb Corners in Rocky Mount, N.C., in preparation for Hurricane Florence.
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People walk by the boarded up front windows of Bourbon Street in preparation for Hurricane Florence in Wilmington, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. The effects of Hurricane Florence in Southeastern North Carolina are expected to begin Thursday.
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Tim Avery pulls boards to the third story of a home as he prepares for Hurricane Florence at a home in Emerald Isle N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018.
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Steve and Jamie Galloway bag sand Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, in Kill Devil Hills, N.C., as Hurricane Florence approaches the east coast.
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Sand bags surround homes on North Topsail Beach, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, as Hurricane Florence threatens the coast.
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Families board evacuation buses for a shelter in Raleigh, North Carolina less than two days before Hurricane Florence is expected to strike Wilmington, N.C. on Sept. 12, 2018. According to reports, hurricane Florence has weakened to a category 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, with winds toping 125 miles per hour.
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Kay Torrens, middle, stands with her husband Leo Torrens before leaving him at the Trinity Grove Nursing Home in Wilmington on Sept. 12, 2018. Hurricane Florence is expected to reach Wilmington on Thursday night.
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Kamil Korzec walks under the Second Avenue Pier in Myrtle Beach, S.C. on Sept. 12, 2018 days before Hurricane Florence is expected to hit the coast of North and South Carolina.
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Patio furniture is seen in the pool in an effort to keep it from flying away as people prepare ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence on Sept. 12, 2018 in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
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A gas station sits empty with its fuel pumps wrapped in caution tape in Jacksonville, N.C., on Sept. 12, 2018, in advance of Hurricane Florence.
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James Waters of Wilmington, N.C., finishes surfing and stopped by to see his friends boarding up Jerry Allen's Grill at Wrightsville Beach in Wilmington, N.C., Sept. 12, 2018.
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Phoebe Tesh covers her face as she talks about packing to evacuate from Wrightsville Beach, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018 as Hurricane Florence threatens the coast.
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In this satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Hurricane Florence churns through the Atlantic Ocean toward the East Coast on Sept. 12, 2018.
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Yugonda Sample waits outside of her car as traffic backs up along Oyster Point Road as people attempt to pickup sandbags Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, in Newport News, Va. The city was offering free sandbags to residents at the Public Works Operations Center as Hurricane Florence approaches. Police had to turn away residents because of traffic congestion.
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Jennifer Wilson gives a hug to Andy Correll at The Liquid Room, a bar near the riverfront in Wilmington, N.C., Sept. 12, 2018, before the arrival of Hurricane Florence.
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Henry Wright, 60, left, waits in downtown Charleston, S.C., Sept. 12, 2018, at a Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA) bus stop which serves as a Hurricane Evacuation Bus Stop picking up people needing to be transported to the Charleston County Government Complex to be evacuated on buses to locations further inland such as Columbia, S.C. prior to Hurricane Florence making landfall along the East Coast.
Fearsome new stage begins as Florence floods inland rivers
North Carolina is bracing for what could be the next stage of a still-unfolding disaster: widespread, catastrophic river flooding from Florence.NEW BERN, N.C. — As the death toll from Florence mounted and hundreds of people were pulled from flooded homes, North Carolina is bracing for what could be the next stage of a still-unfolding disaster: widespread, catastrophic river flooding.
To ensure its safety, he intends to stay aboard the vessel as Hurricane Florence approaches. A man from North Carolina is protective of his boat , to say the least.
Hurricane Florence 's shifting track is adding uncertainty to what forecasters are calling the "storm of a lifetime." It's now projected to slow near the North Carolina-South Carolina border One man riding out Hurricane Florence on his boat - Продолжительность: 2:31 CBS News 141 398 просмотров.
LITTLE RIVER, S.C. – Rolling up some plastic windows on his 46-foot cabin cruiser Wednesday, Masten Cloer admitted he was nervous. A new weather forecast predicted Hurricane Florence changing paths to make a landfall near his marina at the border of North Carolina and South Carolina.
"I talked to some of the older people down here, and they are worried," he said.
Cloer, himself, though, is thus far undeterred. The 57-year-old from Hudson, North Carolina, is planning to ride out the powerful, destructive storm on his boat, named Later, while it's docked at the marina, located on the Intracoastal Waterway about 2 miles from the Atlantic shore of Cherry Grove Beach.
As Florence loomed, a pet lover escaped South Carolina with 64 dogs and cats on a school bus
A Tennessee trucker with a school bus rescued pets from animal shelters in the path of Hurricane Florence last week.Tony Alsup closed the door of his old yellow school bus then hit the gas, fleeing from the dark skies and strong winds that loomed offshore. In the bus seats behind him, confused passengers barked and meowed as they were driven to safety.
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"We're pretty far from the beach," Cloer said. "But all water rises together."
A backhoe business operator back home in the mountains of North Carolina near Blowing Rock, Cloer said he could and would disembark if the storm becomes too violent.
He's one of dozens of boat owners at the Lightkeepers Village Marina who have chosen to keep their boats docked during the impending storm.
Steve and Jill Forsythe are among them. They removed their boat's canvas, tied double lines around the tall pilings and secured the sails Wednesday in preparation for the storm.
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“We have a 46-foot boat with a 5-foot draft, so there are just not a ton of places you can put it,” Jill Forsythe said. “So we’re tying it up and hoping for the best.”
Setting sail for a new location wasn't a reasonable option.
"We’re not as fast as the Navy in outrunning a storm,” she said.
Hurricane Florence is set to deliver a "direct hit" to the East Coast, emergency officials say as they urge residents to heed evacuation orders and seek shelter from the potentially catastrophic storm. More than 1 million people in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia have been told to flee their homes as the hurricane churns across the Atlantic Ocean toward the coast. Florence is expected to make landfall by late Thursday.
Driver dies after pickup truck crashes into fallen tree caused by Florence
A woman became the Upstate's first Florence-related fatality, despite a man’s efforts to prevent the accident. The woman, later identified as Amber Dawn Lee, 61, of Union, was killed Friday night when the pickup truck she was driving crashed into a tree that fell across a highway as the tropical storm moved into the Upstate.
Hurricane Florence is due to slam into North Carolina on Friday. More than a million people have Dozens of residents have vowed to ride out Hurricane Florence when it smashes into the He plans to board up his windows, hunker down and ride out the Category 4 storm - according to USA Today.
Evan Pye is riding out Hurricane Florence in Kure Beach, North Carolina. It's one of the barrier island towns that has the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the Cape Fear River on the other One man riding out Hurricane Florence on his boat - Продолжительность: 2:31 CBS News 141 008 просмотров.
(Pictured) A sign is posted on a boarded up building before Hurricane Florence comes ashore on Oak Island, North Carolina, on Sept. 12.
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Lisa McLellan and her husband Sib McLellan prepare for Hurricane Florence, on Sept. 12 on Tybee Island, Ga.
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Lisa Evers of Oak Island decorates her storm shutters before evacuating her house ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence in Oak Island, North Carolina, on Sept. 12.
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Members of law enforcement work with the National Guard to direct traffic onto U.S. Highway 501 as Hurricane Florence approaches the East Coast on Sept. 12, near Conway, S.C.
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This graphic image released by NOAA, shows an approximate representation of coastal areas under a hurricane warning, on Sept. 12.
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Body surfer Andrew Vanotteren, of Savannah, Ga., crashes into waves from Hurricane Florence, on Sept., 12, on the south beach of Tybee Island, Ga. Vanotteren and his friend Bailey Gaddis said the waves have gotten bigger and better every evening as the storm approaches.
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Homes are boarded up before Hurricane Florence comes ashore in Carolina Beach, North Carolina, on Sept. 12.
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Lisa Evers of Oak Island carries clothing to her car while evacuating her house ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence in Oak Island, North Carolina, on Sept. 12.
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A sign reads "Go Away Florence" ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence on Sept. 12, in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
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Blaire Johnson and Mike Driver load their possessions into a rental truck before Hurricane Florence comes ashore in on Sept. 12, Carolina Beach, N.C.
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Workers take boats out of the water in Wanchese Harbor as Hurricane Florence approaches the coast of the Carolinas on Sept. 12, in Wanchese, N.C. The National Weather Service says Hurricane Florence "will likely be the storm of a lifetime" for portions of the Carolina coast.
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Emergency workers monitor hurricane progress and prepare for the landing at the Emergency operations center a day before the arrival of Hurricane Florence on Sept. 12, in Wilmington, N.C.
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A shuttered coffee house is seen on the Myrtle Beach Board Walk on Sept. 12, in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
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People wait before departure on an evacuation bus ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence on Sept. 12, in Wilmington, N.C.
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In this satellite image provided by the National Aeronatics and Space Administration (NASA) and European Space Agency (ESA), Hurricane Florence churns through the Atlantic Ocean toward the U.S. East Coast on Sept. 12, 2018. Florence slowed its approach to the U.S. today and was expected to turn south, stalling along the North Carolina and South Carolina coast and bringing with it torrential rain, high winds and a dangerous storm surge tomorrow through Saturday. The image was captured by ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst, currently living and working onboard the International Space Station.
Wilmington, NC cut off by extreme flooding from Florence as more rain pours down
"The storm has never been more dangerous than it is right now," North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Sunday.Driving through the city is like negotiating a maze, with portions of highways flooded, making the city essentially inaccessible by road from the rest of the state.
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Tim Avery pulls boards to the third story of a home as he prepares for Hurricane Florence at a home in Emerald Isle N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018.
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Sand bags surround homes on North Topsail Beach, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, as Hurricane Florence threatens the coast.
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Waves crash under a pier in Kill Devil Hills, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, as Hurricane Florence approaches the east coast.
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Eduardo Corta cuts plywood boards to put on his mobile home a day before the arrival of Hurricane Florence in Wilmington, N.C., on Sept. 12, 2018. People fleeing North and South Carolina clogged coastal highways early Wednesday as Hurricane Florence, a monster Category 4 storm, bore down on the US east coast for a direct hit in a low-lying region dense with beachfront vacation homes. President Donald Trump, warning residents to get out of the way, said the federal government was "ready for the big one that is coming."
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Poolside furniture is placed in the pool of a hotel ahead of the approaching Hurricane Florence on Sept. 12, 2018 in Mrytle Beach, S.C. Hurricane Florence is expected on Friday possibly as a category 4 storm along the Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina coastline.
Florence to cause misery for homeowners without flood insurance
The massive flooding caused by Florence will cause financial hardship for homeowners that don't have flood insurance.Estimates from insurance analysts and actuaries show an alarmingly high percentage of homeowners — both in coastal towns and those far inland — that are underinsured for a water-driven natural disaster as destructive as Florence.
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A man sweeps the entrance of a boarded-up store before Hurricane Florence comes ashore in Carolina Beach, N.C., on Sept. 12, 2018.
Florence has made Wilmington, N.C., an island cut off from the rest of the world
There are no roadways open to the city, the airports and port are closed.WILMINGTON, N.C. —This city has always embraced the water, with a lively riverfront on one side and the ocean on the other. But in the wake of Hurricane Florence, water has rendered Wilmington an island, shut off from the rest of the world.
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Sandbags surround homes on North Topsail Beach, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, as Hurricane Florence threatens the coast.
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In this satellite image provided by U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Hurricane Florence churns through the Atlantic Ocean toward the U.S. East Coast on Sept. 12, 2018. Florence slowed its approach to the U.S. today and was forecast to turn south, stalling along the North Carolina and South Carolina coast and bringing with it torrential rain, high winds and a dangerous storm surge tomorrow through Saturday.
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A warning flag flies as high tide surrounds an old cottage that has already succumbed to long-term beach erosion in Nags Head, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, as Hurricane Florence approaches the coast of the Carolinas. The National Weather Service says Hurricane Florence "will likely be the storm of a lifetime for portions of the Carolina coast."
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Employees of the Windjammer bar on the Isle of Palms, S.C., bag sand from their sand volleyball court ahead of Hurricane Florence on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018.
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Marge Brown, 65, says goodbye to her father, George Brown, 90, before he is evacuated from a healthcare home in Morehead City, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, as Hurricane Florence approaches the east coast. "I'd like to stay and see what happens. I'm 90 plus," said Brown, a WWII veteran who says he's survived a plane crash and severe burns from a laboratory fire where he once worked.
'There is no access to Wilmington' as flooding overwhelms North Carolina
At least 17 people have died in the wreckage of the hurricane-turned-tropical depression that dumped 30 inches of rain in parts of the state.(Pictured) Members of the North Carolina Task Force urban search and rescue team wade through a flooded neighborhood looking for residents who stayed behind as Florence continues to dump heavy rain, on Sept., 16, in Fayetteville, N.C.
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People line up outside a Home Depot for a new supply of generators and plywood in advance of Hurricane Florence in Wilmington, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. Florence exploded into a potentially catastrophic hurricane Monday as it closed in on North and South Carolina, carrying winds up to 140 mph (220 kph) and water that could wreak havoc over a wide stretch of the eastern United States later this week.
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Workers prepare a house with storm shutters ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., on Sept. 12, 2018.
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Brady Osborne ties freshly filled sandbags, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, in Virginia Beach, Va., as Hurricane Florence moves towards the eastern shore.
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Dennis Kernodle talks on the phone during storm preparations of his oceanfront home ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., on Sept. 12, 2018.
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Beachgoers walk past a mural along the boardwalk as Hurricane Florence approaches the east coast in Atlantic Beach, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018.
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Workers are seen as they work to secure plywood ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence in Wilmington, N.C., on Sept. 12, 2018.
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A surfer catches a wave a day before the arrival of Hurricane Florence at Wrightsville Beach, N.C., on Sept. 12, 2018.
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Tom Thompson and Wil McComas work to board up a historic home in Swansboro, N.C., on Sept. 12, 2018, in advance of Hurricane Florence.
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Motorists stream down I-40 westbound as the eastbound road is empty as the evacuation of the North Carolina coast continues in advance of Hurricane Florence near Suttontown, N.C., on Sept. 12, 2018.
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Andrew Lingle walks along the beach at sunrise as Hurricane Florence approaches the east coast in Atlantic Beach, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018.
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In this satellite image provided by NOAA, Hurricane Florence churns through the Atlantic Ocean toward the U.S. East Coast, followed to the east first by Hurricane Isaac and then Hurricane Helene on Sept. 11.
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A South Carolina state trooper directs traffic as D.O.T. workers move cones at an access ramp to I-26 on Sept. 11, in Columbia, S.C.
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Laura Gretch, Humane Rescue Alliance transport manager, holds Frances, an 8 year-old Chihuahua mix as she help unload 26 cats and dogs arriving at Humane Rescue Alliance on Sept. 11 in Washington from Norfolk Animal Care and Control of Norfolk, Va., in advance of Hurricane Florence.
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Adam Bazemore places sandbags in the doorways on Sept. 11 in the Willoughby Spit area of Norfolk, Va., as he makes preparations for Hurricane Florence.
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Parts of Georgetown's harbor are closed due to flooding on Sept. 11 in Washington, D.C.
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Heather Samson, owner of Beach Beads and Glass Studio, uses spray paint to leave messages on hurricane shutters at her business ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, on Sept. 11.
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A mandatory evacuation is in effect in preparation of the approaching Hurricane Florence, on Sept. 11 in Topsail Beach, North Carolina.
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Wood boards and cardboard boxes block the entrance to a Walmart store in Kill Devil Hills in the Outer Banks of North Carolina on Sept. 11.
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A 'No Swimming" flag flies on the beach in Kill Devil Hills in the Outer Banks of North Carolina on Sept. 11.
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Two women sit with their dogs as they wait to enter a hurricane shelter at Trask Middle School in Wilmington, North Carolina, on Sept. 11.
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Sailors cast off mooring lines to the Command hospital ship USNS Comfort as the ship evacuates Naval Station Norfolk in preparation for Hurricane Florence in Norfolk, Virginia, Sept. 11.
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John Muchmore helps carry hurricane shutters at the Afterdeck condos ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence in Garden City Beach on Sept. 11.
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Kali, a one-year-old calico cat, looks our from an enclosure at Humane Rescue Alliance in Washington on Sept. 11. Kali is one of 26 cats and dogs that arrived in Washington from Norfolk Animal Care and Control of Norfolk, Va., in advance of Hurricane Florence. People aren't the only ones evacuating to get out of the path of Hurricane Florence. The dogs and cats will all be available for adoption.
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Nick Hobbs, of Marine Warehouse Center, removes a customer's boat from the water in advance of Hurricane Florence in Wrightsville Beach, N.C., on Sept. 11.
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Women sit on a bench as they look toward the ocean in advance of Hurricane Florence on Wrightsville Beach, N.C., on Sept. 11.
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A secluded beach is pictured ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence in Garden City Beach, S.C., on Sept. 11.
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Residents evacuate from coastal areas near Wallace, N.C., on Sept. 11.
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President Donald Trump, left, listens as FEMA Administrator Brock Long, center, talks about Hurricane Florence in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11, 2018, with Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, right.
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Jeff Bryant (L) and James Evans board the windows of a business ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence on Sept. 11, 2018, in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
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A store's bread shelves are bare as people stock up on food ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence, on Sept. 11, 2018, in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
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Workers board up the Wrightsville Beach Art Co. while preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Florence on Sept. 11 in Wrightsville Beach.
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Shenae Thurston carries her baby as her family cuts short their vacation and evacuates the South Bay Inn and suites hotel ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence on Sept. 11 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
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A man helps board up Aussie Island surf shop on Sept. 11 in Wrightsville, North Carolina in anticipation of Hurricane Florence's high storm surge. - More than a million people were under evacuation orders in the eastern United States on Tuesday, where powerful Hurricane Florence threatened catastrophic damage to a region popular with vacationers and home to crucial government institutions.
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Jim Kelly buys plywood at a Home Depot ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence on Sept. 11 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Florence is expected to make landfall by late Thursday to near Category 5 strength along the Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina coastline.
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Hurricane Florence is seen from the International Space Station as it churns in the Atlantic Ocean towards the east coast of the United States, on Sept. 10.
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Mary Burdwood, an employee of the Wrightsville Beach Parking office, removes the electronic parts of the parking meters on North Lumina Avenue at Wrightsville Beach, on Sept. 11 in North Carolina, removing the meters in anticipation of Hurricane Florence's high storm surge.
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Home Depot employee Ken Murphy helps Joe Spielman (L) load plywood ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence on Sept. 11, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
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The Surfside Beach Pier which still shows some of the damage from 2016 during Hurricane Matthew is pictured ahead of Hurricane Florence on Sept. 10 in Surfside Beach, South Carolina.
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This NOAA satellite handout image shows Hurricane Florence as it travels west and gains strength in the Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Bermuda, on Sept. 10.
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Governor of North Carolina, Roy Cooper, surveys Hurricane Florence preparation and updates local officials on the latest state-level preparation efforts, on Sept. 10 in NC.
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In this photo released by the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze departs the Naval Station after the announcement of Hurricane Florence, on Sept. 10 in Norfolk, Va.
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This graphic image released by NOAA, shows an approximate representation of coastal areas under a hurricane warning, on Sept. 10.
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This photo provided by NASA shows Hurricane Florence from the International Space Station on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, as it threatens the U.S. East Coast.
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Larry Pierson, from the Isle of Palms, S.C., purchases bottled water from the Harris Teeter grocery store on the Isle of Palms in preparation for Hurricane Florence on Sept. 10.
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Chris Brace, from Charleston, S.C., lowers hurricane shutters on a client's house at Sullivan's Island, S.C., on Sept. 10.
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Walker Townsend, at right, from the Isle of Palms, S.C., fills a sandbag while Dalton Trout, at center, holds the bag at the Isle of Palms municipal lot where the city was giving away free sand in preparation for Hurricane Florence at the Isle of Palms S.C., on Sept. 10.
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South Carolina National Guard soldiers transfer bulk diesel fuel into fuel tanker trucks for distribution in advance of Hurricane Florence, in North Charleston, S.C., on Sept. 10.
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Customers line up to buy propane at Socastee Hardware store, ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence in Myrtle Beach, on Sept. 10.
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U.S. Airmen from the South Carolina Air National Guard and 169th Fighter Wing prepare to deploy to support rescue efforts in advance of Hurricane Florence on Sept. 10.
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In this NOAA satellite handout image, Hurricane Florence (C) is shown as it gains strength in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Bermuda moving west on Sept. 10.. Hurricane Isaac and Helene can be seen to the east of Florence.
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But the predicted path of Hurricane Florence was enough to encourage her and her husband to leave their boat behind.
“We’re not going to stay for this one," she said. "We’re going to head west to get out of the flood zone and then head north.”
George Rubis, assistant dockmaster of the marina, said the marina has 125 slips, and about half of those boats have been moved. He said it is a personal decision by each boat's owner what they decide to do in the face of a storm.
Eric and Barbara Coates of Little River plan to keep their boat docked and stay in a nearby condo.
“We’ll be staying here and hoping the boat is still here when it’s done,” Eric Coates said.
His wife said they can see the boat, a 44-foot-long fast trawler, from their condo. The couple have owned their boat since 2010, and Eric said he has been boating for 30 years.
“I’ve been in some storms,” he said, “but this one could be fun.”
Many members of the surrounding neighborhood say they plan to stay in their residences, fortified by their experiences with prior hurricanes.
© JOSH MORGAN/Staff Masten Cloer prepares his boat for Hurricane Florence at the Lightkeepers Marina in North Myrtle Beach on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. Cloer, who lives in North Carolina, said he drove down to protect his new boat and will be staying in it during the hurricane. Around the corner from the marina, Stacy and Billy Prince packed their vehicle to leave Wednesday afternoon. Stacey said it was the change in forecast that led to the decision.
She and her husband took jewelry, photo albums, videos, some clothes and their dog, Dixie.
“We’re from here all our lives,” Billy Prince said. “We’ve been through Hugo, Diane, Fran, all of them. We’ve never evacuated. But we’re not going to play around with a Category 4.”
They said they are headed for Florida, possibly Orlando.
“I just feel sorry for people who are new here and don’t have a clue,” Stacy said.
Karly Suggs and Jesse Prince also were packing to leave Wednesday. The couple loaded their large pickup truck and SUV Wednesday from their Light Keepers Village residence. For them, too, it was the new forecast.
“That’s what pushed us away,” Suggs said.
They had thought about going south, but a family member who came from Georgia Tuesday said traffic on Interstate 95 was backed up bumper to bumper. So they plan to head toward Greensboro, North Carolina, stopping along the way to pick up Suggs’ mom and dad in Tabor City.
Suggs said it was difficult deciding what to take.
“Basically anything important, like birth certificates, college degree diplomas,” she said. They placed other items on furniture off the floor in case of flooding.
Nearby, Keith Cooper, who has lived in his Little River neighborhood for a year after moving from Arizona, had decided to stay through the storm though his wife and family had left for Charlotte.
“I’m afraid about getting access back in after it’s all over,” he said. “I have radios, water, batteries. I’m a former Boy Scout.”
Also deciding to stay were Barbara and Gregg Smith.
“At this point we’re staying,” Gregg Smith said. “She wants to ride it out. She has all her kids here, and she wants to be around her grandkids. I’m very concerned. This is not going to be a good one.”
Barbara said the couple stayed in their home during Hurricane Matthew and “were fine,” as was the nearby marina. Hand-held radios and a generator are included in their gear.
'There is no access to Wilmington' as flooding overwhelms North Carolina .
At least 17 people have died in the wreckage of the hurricane-turned-tropical depression that dumped 30 inches of rain in parts of the state.(Pictured) Members of the North Carolina Task Force urban search and rescue team wade through a flooded neighborhood looking for residents who stayed behind as Florence continues to dump heavy rain, on Sept., 16, in Fayetteville, N.C.
Darkness and danger spread across North Carolina Saturday, as Tropical Storm Florence blasted an ever-widening swath of the state with torrential rain and dangerous wind. Eleven people in North Carolina and one in South Carolina had died from storm-related incidents as of Saturday. The fatalities illustrate the scope of hazards facing people in Florence's broad path: Two were killed by a tree falling on their home, one was electrocuted while connecting extension cords in water and one was blown over by wind while tending his dogs. Another died of a heart attack while emergency workers coming to her aid were blocked by fallen trees. 
North Carolina is bracing for what could be the next stage of a still-unfolding disaster: widespread, catastrophic river flooding from Florence.NEW BERN, N.C. — As the death toll from Florence mounted and hundreds of people were pulled from flooded homes, North Carolina is bracing for what could be the next stage of a still-unfolding disaster: widespread, catastrophic river flooding. 
A Tennessee trucker with a school bus rescued pets from animal shelters in the path of Hurricane Florence last week.Tony Alsup closed the door of his old yellow school bus then hit the gas, fleeing from the dark skies and strong winds that loomed offshore. In the bus seats behind him, confused passengers barked and meowed as they were driven to safety. 
A woman became the Upstate's first Florence-related fatality, despite a man’s efforts to prevent the accident. The woman, later identified as Amber Dawn Lee, 61, of Union, was killed Friday night when the pickup truck she was driving crashed into a tree that fell across a highway as the tropical storm moved into the Upstate. 
"The storm has never been more dangerous than it is right now," North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Sunday.Driving through the city is like negotiating a maze, with portions of highways flooded, making the city essentially inaccessible by road from the rest of the state. 
The massive flooding caused by Florence will cause financial hardship for homeowners that don't have flood insurance.Estimates from insurance analysts and actuaries show an alarmingly high percentage of homeowners — both in coastal towns and those far inland — that are underinsured for a water-driven natural disaster as destructive as Florence. 
There are no roadways open to the city, the airports and port are closed.WILMINGTON, N.C. —This city has always embraced the water, with a lively riverfront on one side and the ocean on the other. But in the wake of Hurricane Florence, water has rendered Wilmington an island, shut off from the rest of the world. 
At least 17 people have died in the wreckage of the hurricane-turned-tropical depression that dumped 30 inches of rain in parts of the state.(Pictured) Members of the North Carolina Task Force urban search and rescue team wade through a flooded neighborhood looking for residents who stayed behind as Florence continues to dump heavy rain, on Sept., 16, in Fayetteville, N.C. 
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