Florence barrels towards U.S. east coast

Hurricane Florence – the most powerful storm to threaten the region in three decades – is expected to bring a life-threatening storm surge and rainfall to parts of the Carolinas and mid-Atlantic states

UNITED STATES
KENTUCKY 
TENNESSEE
ALABAMA
GEORGIA
SOUTH CAROLINA
Washington D.C.
VIRGINIA 
NORTH CAROLINA
ATLANTIC OCEAN
FLORIDA

More than one million people under mandatory evacuations in Carolinas and Virginia – 30m across Southeast could be affected


02:00 Sep 17 
02:00 Sep 16
02:00 Sep 15 
02:00 Sep 14
14:00 Sep 13
02:00 Sep 13
14:00 Sep 12
05:00 Sep 12

All times local (GMT minus four hours)

200km 120 miles

Source: U.S. National Hurricane Center
© GRAPHIC NEWS