https://www.newscientist.com/article/2179144-hurricane-florence-mass-evacuation-of-1-5-million-residents-ordered/

Governors in all four states have declared a state of emergency ahead of what is predicted to be the worst deluge to hit the Carolinas in 30 years, and the fiercest storm to hit the US this year.

The hurricane is expected to make landfall near the border between the North and South Carolina on Thursday. The US National Hurricane Center in Miami has issued warnings of storm surges and flooding, 220 kilometre per hour winds, and large swells and rip-currents affecting Bermuda and portions of the US East Coast.