Hurricane Florence has made landfall near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, with winds of nearly 90mph.Although downgraded to a category 1 storm, the National Hurricane … Life-threatening Hurricane Florence makes landfall in North Carolina – video report Kate Lyons (now), Sam Levin , Matthew Weaver and Jamiles Lartey (earlier) Sat 15 Sep 2018 01.54 EDT For example, Hurricane Florence stalled when it made landfall because weather systems around it … This graphic shows an approximate representation of coastal areas under a hurricane warning (red), hurricane watch (pink), tropical storm warning (blue) and tropical storm watch (yellow). Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina on Friday morning as a slow-moving Category 1 storm, prompting fears that heavy winds and rains could linger and … Florence, which made landfall as a hurricane, is blamed for at least 24 deaths. 7:15 a.m. Sept. 14 update: Hurricane Florence makes landfall at near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, with winds of 90 mph. The National Hurricane Center said in its 11 a.m. forecast advisory that Hurricane Florence remains a Category 4 storm on track to make landfall near the border of South Carolina and North Carolina. About 500,000 homes and businesses are still without power in North and South Carolina. Hurricanes can change paths because surrounding weather patterns steer them. Hurricane Florence continues to strengthen and is expected to make landfall on the East Coast as a Category 4 later this week as forecast updates from the National Hurricane … Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina on Friday, battering the state with a powerful combination of wind and rain. The orange circle indicates the current position of the center of the tropical cyclone. Hurricane Florence disrupted travel and halted business across a swath of the Southeast days before the storm’s expected landfall.