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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)

The Latest: Florence now a Category 2 storm, still dangerous

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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)

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

By JONATHAN DREW - 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)

The Latest: 5.4M people under hurricane watches, warnings

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This enhanced satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Florence, third from right, in the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018. At right is Tropical Storm Helene, and second from right is Tropical Storm Isaac. (NOAA via AP)

The Latest: Florence growing as it gets closer to landfall

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This enhanced satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Florence, third from right, in the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018. At right is Tropical Storm Helene, and second from right is Tropical Storm Isaac. (NOAA via AP)

The Latest: North Carolina campus in voluntary evacuation

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This enhanced satellite image made available by NOAA shows Tropical Storm Florence, center, in the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018 at 2:45 p.m. EDT. (NOAA via AP)

Florence forecast: ‘Rapid intensification’ Sunday, ‘major hurricane’ by Monday

By Pamela Sampson - Associated Press

This enhanced satellite image made available by NOAA shows Tropical Storm Florence, center, in the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018 at 2:45 p.m. EDT. (NOAA via AP)

Powerful hurricane could be headed to southeast US

By PAMELA SAMPSON - Associated Press

This enhanced satellite image made available by NOAA shows Tropical Storm Florence, third from right, in the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018 at 3 p.m. EDT. At right, off the coast of Africa is Tropical Storm Helene, and second from right is Tropical Depression 9. (NOAA via AP)

The Latest: Florence to become ‘major hurricane’ by Monday

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Florence could cause dangerous surf along US coast

By JENNIFER KAY - Associated Press

Charles Phanthapannha stands in the rain outside a bar as Tropical Storm Gordon approaches on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018 in Mobile, Ala. Tropical-force winds from fast-moving Gordon smashed into the coastline of Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle on Tuesday evening, the frontal edge of a system just offshore that forecasters warned could become a hurricane by the time it makes landfall. (AP Photo/Dan Anderson)

Florida child killed by falling tree as Gordon strikes land

By Jay Reeves - Associated Press

In this image released by NOAA's GOES-16 on Monday, Sept. 3, 2018, Tropical Storm Gordon appears south of Florida. The storm is expected to cross from southwest Florida into the Gulf Coast later Monday afternoon. (NOAA via AP)

The Latest: Tropical-force winds from Gordon slam Gulf Coast

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Volleyball courts on Lummus Park Beach, South Beach are empty as a tropical storm warning was issued for the Miami Beach, Fla., area on Monday, Sept. 3, 2018. Tropical Storm Gordon lashed South Florida with heavy rains and high winds on Monday, forcing holiday beachgoers to drier ground. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP)

The Latest: Louisiana governor declares state of emergency

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

This Monday, Sept. 18, 2017, GOES East satellite image provided by NASA taken at 23:15 UTC, shows the eye of Hurricane Maria as it nears Dominica. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Monday evening that Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter planes found that Maria had strengthened into a storm with 160 mph (260 kph) winds. (NASA via AP)

‘Tiny Beryl’ is the first 2018 hurricane in the Atlantic

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Dania Beach Ocean Rescue lifeguard Michael Vasta paddles out, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, as his colleague Peter Fournier watches from a beach tower in Dania Beach, Fla. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

The Latest: Hurricane Center says Alberto no longer storm

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Rain falls on Clearwater Beach by Pier 60 early Sunday morning May 27, 2018, as northbound Subtropical Storm Alberto looms in the gulf to the southwest. as northbound Subtropical Storm Alberto looms in the gulf to the southwest. (Jim Damaske/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

The Latest: Alberto downgraded to depression, rains persist

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Gulfport, Miss., residents shovel sand into bags at a Harrison County Road Department sand bagging location, while preparing for Subtropical Storm Alberto to make its way through the Gulf of Mexico, Saturday, May 26, 2018. The slow moving storm is threatening to bring heavy rainfall, storm surges, high wind and flash flooding this holiday weekend. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

The Latest: Alberto stronger on move toward US Gulf Coast

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The Latest: Alabama declares emergency ahead of Alberto

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FILE- This May 21, 2018 file photo shows exercise equipment partially submerged in Hollywood, Fla. Heavy rains flowing from the Gulf of Mexico caused flooding in the Southeastern United States ahead of what forecasters said Wednesday, May 23, 2018, could become the season's first tropical storm. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Rain from Gulf floods Southeast; tropical storm possible

By JAY REEVES - Associated Press

The National Hurricane Center headquarters in Miami, Fla., is shown here in this photo from the agency's website. (NHC/NOAA) [https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutintro.shtml]

Gulf Coast meteorologist will lead U.S. hurricane center

By Jennifer Kay - Associated Press

Tropical Storm Selma hits El Salvador; Philippe eyes Florida

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