How dangerous is Hurricane Florence?

Huge storm nears Category 5 strength as it bears down on US coast

Hurricane Florence is expected to make landfall in the US on Thursday
A satellite image released by Nasa showing Hurricane Florence from space
(Image credit: NASA via Getty Images)

Millions of people are facing mandatory evacuation orders after Hurricane Florence was upgraded to a Category 4 storm and remained on track to strike the east coast of the US.

“Not only has the storm exploded in intensity, but its zone of hurricane-force winds approximately doubled in size Monday,” the Washington Post reports.

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