Weather officials are predicting a powerful storm in the Atlantic Ocean will hit America's southeastern coast later this week.
Hurricane Florence, is expected to make landfall in North or South Carolina late Thursday or early Friday. Officials have said the hurricane could further strengthen as it continues to move toward land. North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper called it a "dangerous, life-threatening, historic hurricane." National Hurricane Center Director Ken Graham added, "This one really scares me."
More than a million people living in the storm's predicted path have been ordered to leave the area. U.S. President Donald Trump has already signed declarations of emergency for both North Carolina and South Carolina. It is rare for such a powerful storm to hit this part of the U.S. southeast. Weather experts have predicted Hurricane Florence could also produce massive rainfall if it remains over one area for a long time.
Jeff Weber is an atmospheric scientist with the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado. He spoke to VOA about the current storm. "I know the people in the Carolina are no stranger to tropical storms. But this is certainly going to be one of the larger—if not one of the largest—to make an impact along their coastline."
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