Hurricane Florence, 'An Uninvited Brute,' Grinds N.C. Coast And Floods Inland Rivers
More than 500,000 customers are already without power. Florence remains a massive hurricane that forecasters say will spark catastrophic flooding.
Hurricane Florence made landfall near Wrightsville Beach, N.C., at 7:15 a.m. ET, creeping slowly ashore – but bringing winds of 90 mph, a massive storm surge, and a rain system that will soak much of the state and South Carolina for days. Forecasters warn of "life–threatening, catastrophic flash flooding."
It's moving at only 3 mph as it drops torrential rains, after slowing down from 6 mph earlier Friday. As of 11 a.m., the hurricane's sustained winds had dropped to 80 mph as it wobbled west-southwestward near the coast, delaying.
