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FILE - In this Sept. 24, 1999, file photo, employees of Murphy Family Farms along with friends and neighbors, float a group of dead pigs down a flooded road on Rabon Maready's farm near Beulaville, N.C. The hogs drowned from the floodwaters of the NE Cape Fear River after heavy rains from Hurricane Floyd flooded the area. The heavy rain expected from Hurricane Florence could flood hog manure pits, coal ash dumps and other industrial sites in North Carolina, creating a noxious witches’ brew of waste that might wash into homes and threaten drinking water supplies. (AP Photo/Alan Marler, File)

Florence could flood hog manure pits, coal ash dumps

By MICHAEL BIESECKER - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 25, 2011, file photo, a group of wild horses cools off in the ocean breeze on the beach in Corolla, N.C. As North Carolina braces for Hurricane Florence, some tourists and residents are worried about the famous wild horses that roam the Outer Banks. But Sue Stuska, a wildlife biologist based at Cape Lookout National Seashore, said the horses instinctively know what to do in a storm. (AP Photo/Virginian-Pilot, Steve Earley, File)

North Carolina’s wild horses know how to survive hurricane

By DENISE LAVOIE - Associated Press

From left, Josh Clappsy, Blake Price, and JB Phillips remove boards from a dock in hopes to save it from rising waters in Swansboro, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. Florence exploded into a potentially catastrophic hurricane Monday as it closed in on North and South Carolina, carrying winds up to 140 mph (220 kph) and water that could wreak havoc over a wide stretch of the eastern United States later this week. (AP Photo/Tom Copeland)

Storm’s uncertain track sows fear; 10 million in crosshairs

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

Walker Townsend, at right, from the Isle of Palms, S.C., fills a sand bag while Dalton Trout, in center, holds the bag at the Isle of Palms municipal lot where the city was giving away free sand in preparation for Hurricane Florence at the Isle of Palms S.C., Monday, Sept. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

‘Big and vicious’: Hurricane Florence closes in on Carolinas

By JONATHAN DREW - Associated Press

FILE-In this Oct. 15, 1954 file photo, High tides, whipped in by Hurricane Hazel, shatter boats and buildings in Swansboro, N.C., as the storm lashes the Atlantic seaboard. The last time the midsection of the East Coast stared down a hurricane like Florence, Dwight Eisenhower was in the White House and Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio were newlyweds. Florence could inflict the hardest hurricane punch the Carolinas have seen in more than 60 years, with rain and wind of more than 130 mph (209 kph). (AP Photo, File)

Florence could rival North Carolina’s 1954 ‘benchmark storm’

By EMERY P. DALESIO - Associated Press

Serious business: President Trump, FEMA Administrator Brock Long and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen discuss incoming Hurricane Florence. The media is already labeling it "Trump's Katrina." (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: News media fixates on ‘Trump’s Katrina’ and Hurricane Maria

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Saturday, June 25, 2016 file photo, Lt. Dennis Feazell, of the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources, watches for debris as he and a co-worker search flooded homes in Rainelle, W. Va. National Weather Service guidance says the currently projected scenario from Hurricane Florence &quot;could result in catastrophic flooding rainfall&quot; across the mountains of western North Carolina, western Virginia, and eastern West Virginia late this week.(AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Appalachian communities flooded in 2016 wary of Florence

By JOHN RABY - Associated Press

President Donald Trump, left, listens to a reporters question as FEMA Administrator Brock Long, center, and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, right, listen during a briefing on Hurricane Florence in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump: Government is ‘totally prepared’ for Hurricane Florence’s ‘tremendous amount of water’

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

CORRECTS DATE TO SEPT. 11, NOT 1 - This enhanced satellite image made available by NOAA shows Tropical Storm Florence, upper left, in the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018 at 3:30 p.m. EDT. At center is Tropical Storm Isaac and at right is Hurricane Helene. (NOAA via AP)

Hurricane Florence has ingredients that make experts worry

By SETH BORENSTEIN - Associated Press

Rain falls on Nationals Park during a rain delay of a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the Chicago Cubs, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Hurricane Florence could alter plans for Redskins, Nationals and Mystics

By Adam Zielonka and David Driver - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 15, 2007, file photo, summer vacation and rental properties sit vulnerable beside the ocean, in Buxton N.C. Hurricane Florence has become a reminder of how vulnerable North Carolina's coast is. Experts said Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, that the storm could be the state's most destructive on record. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

AP Explains: Why North Carolina is vulnerable to hurricanes

By BEN FINLEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 25, 2011, file photo, a group of wild horses cools off in the ocean breeze on the beach in Corolla, N.C. As North Carolina braces for Hurricane Florence, some tourists and residents are worried about the famous wild horses that roam the Outer Banks. But Sue Stuska, a wildlife biologist based at Cape Lookout National Seashore, said the horses instinctively know what to do in a storm. (AP Photo/Virginian-Pilot, Steve Earley, File)

North Carolina’s wild horses expected to survive hurricane

By DENISE LAVOIE - Associated Press

This GOES East satellite image taken Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. EDT, and provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Florence in the Atlantic Ocean as it threatens the U.S. East Coast, including Florida, Georgia, South and North Carolina. Millions of Americans are preparing for what could be one of the most catastrophic hurricanes to hit the Eastern Seaboard in decades. Mandatory evacuations begin at noon Tuesday, for parts of the Carolinas and Virginia (NOAA via AP)

The Latest: MEAC calls off game at South Carolina State.

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President Donald Trump talks about Hurricane Florence during a briefing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Donald Trump: Federal government is ‘totally prepared’ for Hurricane Florence

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

Cruise ship docks in Portland to avoid Hurricane Florence

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Tennessee search and rescue team deploying to Virginia

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Walker Townsend, at right, from the Isle of Palms, S.C., fills a sand bag while Dalton Trout, in center, holds the bag at the Isle of Palms municipal lot where the city was giving away free sand in preparation for Hurricane Florence at the Isle of Palms S.C., Monday, Sept. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

The Latest: 5.4M people under hurricane watches, warnings

Associated Press

President Donald Trump walks down the steps of Air Force One at Sioux Falls Regional Airport, in Sioux Falls, S.D., Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. Trump is in Sioux Falls to speak at the Noem-Rhoden Victory Committee, a joint fundraising committee authorized by and composed of Kristi Noem for Governor, Larry Rhoden for Lieutenant Governor, KRISTI PAC and the South Dakota Republican Party. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump cancels Mississippi rally as Hurricane Florence approaches

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

This photo provided by NASA shows Hurricane Florence from the International Space Station on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, as it threatens the U.S. East Coast. Forecasters said Florence could become an extremely dangerous major hurricane sometime Monday and remain that way for days. (NASA via AP)

Florence upgraded to Category 4 hurricane in Atlantic

By Russ Bynum - Associated Press

This photo provided by NASA shows Hurricane Florence from the International Space Station on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, as it threatens the U.S. East Coast. Forecasters said Florence could become an extremely dangerous major hurricane sometime Monday and remain that way for days. (NASA via AP)

Hurricane Florence preparations

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times