State of Emergency Declared as Hurricane Florence Makes B-line for U.S.

By: A.Dylan

September 10, 2018

     As hurricane season revs up, the Carolinas and Virginia declare a state of emergency in preparation for Hurricane Florence –whose forecast is to kick into high gear, becoming a major hurricane within the next few days as it heads for the Southeast coast.

     North Carolina’s Governor, Roy Cooper, urges residents in and around the potentially impacted areas to have their hurricane kits ready and to prepare for the worst as the hurricane is expected to hit the region Thursday afternoon. 

     “We are entering the peak of hurricane season and we know well the unpredictability and power of these storms”, he spoke at a press conference.

     The state’s Emergency Operations Center will open Monday at 1:00 P.M. 

     Meanwhile, the National Hurricane Center continues to update with the storm’s latest information, sharing it 

 

Photo courtesy of Twitter.com

     As it stands currently, the hurricane’s projected path is subject to change slightly, along with the storm’s intensity. The National Hurricane Center will continue to closely monitor the situation, issuing the latest threats posed by storm surge, flooding and tornadoes.

     With Florence expected to intensify into a high category storm, there continues to be speculation both for and against climate change impacting these drastic and often deadly weather patterns. 

     While John Coleman, co-founder of The Weather Channel and weatherman for KUSI-TV in San Diego, California, adamantly considers the idea of global warming “a fictional, manufactured crisis and total scam”, Chief meteorologist Jay Cardosi of WLKY in Louisville, Kentucky shared a difference in opinion.

     “I absolutely believe in the effects of global warming. I think the proof…it’s in the aggressive nature of these storms; storms occurring more frequently than prior records suggest should.” 

     Louisville, KY, which took a hard hit with severe weather from last week’s remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon, is also watching Florence’s path as it takes aim on the U.S. next week.

Hurricane Florence’s projected path.  Photo courtesy of wsav.

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