Hurricane Florence Up To Category 4
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Hurricane Florence on Sep. 10, 2018 (Attribution: NASA, Presented at: WindermereSun.com)
Hurricane Florence seen from International Space Station on Sep. 6, 2018 (presented at: WindermereSun.com)
Hurricane Florence seen from International Space Station on Sep. 10, 2018 (Attribution: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center from Greenbelt, MD, USA, Presented at: WindermereSun.com)
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Hurricane Florence is currently a powerful tropical cyclone over the Atlantic Ocean, threatening the Southeastern United States and the U.S. Mid-Atlantic states. The sixth named storm, third hurricane and the first major hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Florence originated from a strong tropical wave that emerged off the west coast of Africa on August 30. Steady organization resulted in the formation of a tropical depression on the next day near Cape Verde. Progressing along a steady west-northwest trajectory, the system acquired tropical storm strength on September 1, and fluctuated in strength for several days over open ocean. An unexpected bout of rapid intensification ensued on September 4–5, culminating with Florence becoming a Category 4 major hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson scale—estimated maximum sustained winds were 130 mph (215 km/h). Thereafter, hostile environmental conditions tore the storm apart, and Florence degraded to a tropical storm by September 7. Shifting steering currents led to a westward turn into a more suitable environment, and the system regained hurricane strength on September 9 and major hurricane status by September 10. At 16:00 UTC on September 10, Florence again became a Category 4 hurricane, later reaching a new peak intensity of 939 mbar, much deeper than its previous intensity of 953 mbar.
Early in the storm’s history, the system brought squally conditions to the Cape Verde islands, resulting in some landslides and flooding; however, overall impacts were negligible. With the threat of a major impact in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States becoming evident by September 7, the governors of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland declared a state of emergency.
As of 5:00 a.m. AST (09:00 UTC) September 11, Hurricane Florence is located within 15 nautical miles of 26.4°N 64.1°W, about 410 miles (660 km) south of Bermuda and about 975 miles (1,570 km) east-southeast of Cape Fear, North Carolina. Maximum sustained winds are 120 knots (140 mph, 220 km/h), with gusts to 145 knots (165 mph, 270 km/h). The minimum barometric pressure is 944 mbar (hPa; 27.88 inHg), and the system is moving west-northwest at 13 knots (15 mph, 24 km/h). Hurricane-force winds extend up to 40 miles (65 km) from the center of Florence, and tropical storm-force winds up to 150 miles (240 km) from the center.
The National Weather Service upgraded Hurricane Florence to a Category 4 storm, meaning it is capable of creating “catastrophic” damage. Florence now has maximum sustained winds of 130 mph, the center said, in the video “Hurricane Florence strengthens, targets East Coast” below:
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