Hurricane Florence officially made landfall on the east coast of the United States in North Carolina at 7:15 a.m. (11 a.m. GMT) with maximum winds of 90 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center said in a statement on Friday
WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 14th September, 2018) Hurricane Florence officially made landfall on the east coast of the United States in North Carolina at 7:15 a.m. (11 a.m. GMT) with maximum winds of 90 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center said in a statement on Friday.
"Hurricane Florence has made landfall near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina at 7:15 AM EDT (1115 UTC) with estimated maximum winds of 90 mph (150 km/h), and a minimum central pressure estimate of 958 mb (28.29")," the National Hurricane Center said in a Twitter message.
More than 400,000 people are currently without power in North Carolina, but energy providers in the state think that between 1 million and 3 million could lose electricity before the storm moves out of the area.
The latest bulletin from the National Weather Service warns that "life-threatening" storm surges and Hurricane-force winds continue to threaten both North and South Carolina.
Both of those states are also expected to deal with "catastrophic" freshwater flooding, the bulletin added.
More than 400,000 people are currently without power in North Carolina, but energy providers in the state think that between one and three million could lose power before the storm moves out of the area.
