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Hurricane Florence is spreading heavy rain and strong winds into the Carolinas,with landfall expected near the border between North Carolina and South Carolina on Friday,kicking off an agonizing crawl through the Southeast into early next week,producing catastrophic inland rainfall flooding, life-threatening storm surge and destructive winds.
For the latest forecast on Florence,check our latest forecast here.
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