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Hurricane Florence will approach the North Carolina coast on Thursday, although landfall may be delayed until Friday. Bands of rain will increase in frequency and intensity, winds will increase and surf will build along the Carolina and southeastern Virginia coasts. These conditions are projected to spread slowly west on Thursday night, on Friday and into the weekend.

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Hurricane Florence will approach the North Carolina coast on Thursday, although landfall may be delayed until Friday. Bands of rain will increase in frequency and intensity, winds will increase and surf will build along the Carolina and southeastern Virginia coasts. These conditions are projected to spread slowly west on Thursday night, on Friday and into the weekend.

How quickly the hurricane’s effects spread will depend on the storm’s track and weakening process upon reaching the coast. If the system stalls near the coast, it may prolong hurricane conditions in the eastern parts of the Carolinas. Rough to dangerous surf can be expected as far south as eastern Florida and as far north as southern New England.

Showers unrelated to the hurricane will occur from the Mid-Atlantic to the Appalachians and the Deep South. In coastal Texas, a separate storm system, which may develop into a tropical depression or storm, is projected to arrive from the Gulf of Mexico. Enough rain may fall along parts of the coast and over the central counties to cause flooding in spots.

Much of the rest of the United States will be dry. Spotty showers are expected from the Upper Midwest to the coastal Northwest.

FOCUS: Hurricane Florence Approaches

Hurricane Florence will draw very near to the Carolina Coast on Thursday, bringing devastating strong winds and storm surge to the coast. Flooding rain will extend inland into the Carolinas.

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