Hurricane Florence’s Winds And Rain Begin Lashing Carolinas

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The outer bands of wind and rain from a weakened but still deadly Hurricane Florence began lashing North Carolina on Thursday as the monster storm moved in for an extended stay along the Southeastern coast, promising to drench the homes of as many as 10 million people with immense amounts of rain.
Florence’s top sustained wind speeds dropped from a high of 140 mph to 110 mph early Thursday. That reduced Florence from a Category 4 to a Category 2 hu