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OK you guys, my intention is not to scare anyone with this message.
But Hurricane #Florence—the storm bound for North Carolina—is going to be about the size of North Carolina when it arrives.
This is what it will look like, according to the latest high-res model prediction:pic.twitter.com/B8vCm3FDi6
And it will likely arrive as a Category 4 -- and potentially become the strongest East Coast hurricane landfall in recorded history, with sustained winds of >140mph. Here's what that will do: "Most of the area will be uninhabitable for weeks or months." https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshws.php pic.twitter.com/FQJWQcKN7F
*After* that, the latest weather models predict #Florence will stall out for four days -- similar to what happened to Hurricane Harvey last year in Texas.
Much of North Carolina & Virginia could be dealing with their worst flood in history.
Again, this is the current forecast.
It will take a week or more for all that rainwater to drain from the hills and mountains, channeling record-setting rainfall into rivers and streams—scouring away homes and highways in floodplains along the way. Harvey's flooding was very bad. Florence's flooding could be too.
The vast majority of deaths + damage due to hurricanes is from water, not wind. Storm surge -- the wall of water pushed ashore during landfall -- is the leading cause of death. Inland flooding from heavy rains is #2. Florence will have extremes of both.https://weather.com/safety/hurricane/news/hurricanes-tropical-storms-us-deaths-surge-flooding …
Take time right now to call your friends and family who live in the Carolinas and Virginia. Offer help to those who need it. Check in on your neighbors. Be kind.
Hurricane #Florence will likely be one of the worst storms in U.S. history. But you can help to save a life -- now.
I live in Wilmington. Will we need to evacuate?
I mean when?
Please make accommodations for pets as well. 
for everyone.
Here’s more pet info The Clemson website has lists of pet boarding facilities throughout South Carolina, including emergency stables for horses away from the coast. In North Carolina, the Department of Agriculture has guidance for livestock and horse evacuation on its website.
Hugo, for example, caused 27 fatalities in South Carolina, left nearly 100,000 homeless, and resulted in $9.47 billion (1989 USD) in damage overall, making it the most damaging hurricane ever recorded at the time.
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