As Hurricane Florence barrels toward the eastern coast of the U.S., over 1 million people are preparing to (or already have) evacuated their homes, fleeing to surrounding states.
If projections are correct, Florence will have catastrophic impacts, with historic rainfall, flash flooding, widespread power outages, and a storm surge reached up to 13 feet.
According to NPR, the director of the National Hurricane Center Ken Graham made this sobering remark about Hurricane Florence’s potential impact, “Let me tell you, this one really scares me.”