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>>> THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT THE
FIVE SHELTERS THAT ARE OPEN.
THESE ARE PRIMARILY FOR PEOPLE
EVACUATING THE +@COAST, BUT THE
WILL NOT TURN ANYONE AWAY.
THESE ARE EAST, SOUTH, NORTH
MECKLENBURG HIGH SCHOOLS,
OLYMPIC, AND ARCHERS TELL.
IF YOU TEXT CHARMEK TO 888777
YOU CAN GET ALL OF THIS
INFORMATION.
>>> THE FORECAST CHANGED AROUND
11:00 LAST NIGHT.
CITY OFFICIALS HAVE TO PUT
TOGETHER PLANS.
GOVERNOR+@ COOPER HAS A PRESS
CONFERENCE IN THE LAST HOUR.
TO GIVE YOU A SCALE, THE
GOVERNOR SAYS EVERY SINGLE
PERSON IN EVERY COUNTY IN NORTH
CAROLINA NEEDS TO BE ALERT AND
NEEDS TO BE READY.
ON THE STATEWIDE LEVEL, THERE
ARE 16 SHELTERS IN PLACE AND
MORE ON THE WAY AS WELL AS 28
AIR NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS
BEING ACTIVATED AS WE SPEAK.
HE HAS SPOKEN TO THE JUMP
ADMINISTRATION ABOUT HELP
BEFORE AND AFTER IT HITS.
+@
ADMINISTRATION ABOUT HELP BEFORE AND AFTER IT HITS. THEY ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO
TO THE READYNC APP.
HIS WORDS WERE, DISASTER IS AT
THE DOORSTEP.
>>> THE 11 AM UPDATE WE'VE HAD,
LARRY SPRINKLE HAS THE DETAILS.
>> THE SATELLITE PICTURE, THIS
IS SUCH A LARGE STORM SYSTEM,
ABOUT 450 MILES WIDE.
YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THE
SATELLITE AND SEE THE EXTENT.
IT IS A MONSTER STORM.
THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. +@
WINDS ARE UP AT CATEGORY 4
LEVEL.
THIS IS THE LATEST FROM THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
HEARKEN FLORENCE WITH WINDS AT
130 AND GUSTING UP TO 160 MILES
PER HOUR.
IT STILL MOVES AROUND 15 MILES
PER HOUR TO THE NORTHWEST,
ABOUT 520 MILES TO THE EAST AND
SOUTHEAST OF MYRTLE BEACH,
SOUTH CAROLINA.
NOTICE THE TRACK TAKES IT UP TO
THURSDAY MORNING AROUND 8 AM,
145 MILE-PER-HOUR WINDS. AS IT
GOES TOWARDS THE CAROLINA
COASTLINE, A LITTLE BIT OF A
TURN.
THIS IS THURSDAY NIGHT AT 8 PM,
WINDS ARE ABOUT 140 MILES PER
+@
HOUR.
+@ HOUR.
+@ HOUR. THIS IS FRIDAY MORNING, 120
MILE-PER-HOUR WINDS, THAT'S
CATEGORY 3. THAT IS STILL
SITTING OFF THE COASTLINE JUST
TO THE SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON,
NORTH CAROLINA.
THAT'S JUST TO THE EAST OF THE
SOUTH FACING BEAC+@HES OF NORTH
CAROLINA, PLACES LIKE OAK
ISLAND.
AND THEN A TURN BACK TO THE
SOUTHWEST.
A DRAMATIC TURN AS A CATEGORY 2
HURRICANE NOT FAR AWAY FROM
MYRTLE BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA.
WINDS WILL BE AROUND 100 MILES
PER HOUR, AND THEN A TURN TO
THE NORTHWEST, AND THIS TAKES
US TO MONDAY MORNING AT 8 AM.
YOU CAN SEE RIGHT ON TOP OF THE
UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE EXTREME NORTHWESTERN CORNER
JUST SOUTH OF ASHEVILLE.
THIS MEANS AN IMPACT CERTAINLY
ON CHARLOTTE, BUT THINGS HAVE
CHANGED DRAMATICALLY WITH
HURRICANE WARNINGS STILL IN
EFFECT FOR THE CAROLINA
COASTLINE.
TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT JUST TO THE EAST OF
CHARLOTTE.+@
WE COULD GET TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS IN CHARLOTTE, 61%.
RAINFALL AT 5 TO 10 INCHES.
+@
FORCE WINDS IN CHARLOTTE, 61%. RAINFALL AT 5 TO 10 INCHES. WE HAVE SEEN ANOTHER DRAMATIC
CHANGE IN THE PATH OF HURRICANE
FLORENCE.
>> WE THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.
LARRY JUST MENTIONED THE COAST
AND THE IMPACT THE STORM WILL
HAVE HERE.
>> WE HAVE A LOOK AT WILMINGTON
AND HOW FOLKS ARE PREPARING.
>> Reporter: THERE WERE VERY
FEW PEOPLE ON THE BEACH THIS
MORNING, EVEN FEWER BY THE
AFTERNOON.
THAT IS ALL BECAUSE THERE WAS A
MANDATORY EVACUATION PUT INTO
PLACE THIS MORNING.
LINDA WOODWARD AND HER SON ARE
CUTTING THE VACATION SHORT.
>> I WOULD NEVER STAY HERE FOR
THIS, NOT DISCLOSED.
>> Reporter: WHILE PEOPLE LIKE
LINDA ARE FORCED TO LEAVE,
THOSE WHO +@LIVE NEARBY, SOME
DECIDED TO HUNKER DOWN DESPITE
MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDERS.
WINDOWS ARE BOARDED UP AND
SANDBAGS SIT IN FRONT OF
BUSINESSES ALONG THE COASTLINE.
NOT ONLY ARE PEOPLE PURCHASING
LAST-MINUTE ITEMS, BUT THEY ARE
ALSO PURCHASING THEM FOR PETS.
>> MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS, A LIFE
JACKET IN CASE WE FLOOD AND SHE
GETS AWAY.
>> Reporter: THERE IS NO DENYING
THE FORCE OF TROPICAL STORM
FLORENCE.
IT IS EXPECTED TO REACH NORTH
AND SOUTH CAROLINA WITH
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS COMING UP
THURSDAY NIGHT.
STORM SURGE IS THE BIG CONCERN
AS PEOPLE AWAIT FLORENCE TO
MAKE LANDFALL.
>> TAKE CARE OF YOUR HOME AND
FAMILY AND THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE,
AND TAKE CARE OF YOUR NEIGHBORS.
>> Reporter: IT IS EXPECTED TO
MAKE LANDFALL EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING.
EVERYONE HAS TO BE OFF THE
ISLAND BY 8:00 TONIGH+@T.
IF YOU STAY, EM+@ERGENCY SERVIC
MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE TO HELP
YOU.
>> AS SHE MENTIONED, THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE ARE PACKING UP AND
LEAVING THE COAST TO COME IN
LINDA.
CHARLOTTE EXPECTS SOME PEOPLE
TO SEEK SAFETY HERE.
>> ONE OF THE AREA+@S WHERE MAN
PEOPLE WILL FIND SAFETY IS AT
THE CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY.
>> Reporter: CHARLOTTE MOTOR
SPEEDWAY IS OFFERING UP WHAT IT
CAN AT THE CAMPGROUND.
IT IS JUST 100 YARDS AWAY FROM
THE ACTUAL SPEEDWAY.
IT HAS SPACE FOR PEOPLE IF THEY
NEED A SPACE TO RIDE OUT THE
STORM, ESPECIALLY EVACUEES FROM
THE COASTAL AREAS.
THEY OPENED THE DOORS +@AT NOON
YESTERDAY.
EVACUEES CAME IN ALMOST
IMMEDIATELY AND OVERNIGHT AND
INTO THE MORNING.
THEY EXPECT MORE.
SOME EVACUATED FROM HAVELOCK,
NORTH CAROLINA.
THEY SAY 40 INCHES OF RAIN
COULD FALL IN THAT AREA.
NOT TO MENTION STORM SURGE AND
+@
COULD FALL IN THAT AREA. NOT TO MENTION STORM SURGE AND HIGH WINDS, IT IS HARD TO
PREDICT WHAT WILL BE LEFT WHEN
THE STORM IS OVER.
BUT WITH THE DAMAGE THEY EXPECT
TO RECEIVE, THEY MAY BE IN
CHARLOTTE FOR THE NEXT FEW
WEEKS.
>> THEY ARE SAYING THIS WILL BE
WORSE THAN TEXAS FLOODING.
AS CLOSE TO THE WATER, I DON'T
FEEL CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL
HAVE A HOUSE.
>> Reporter: THEY BASICALLY
RESIGNED TO THE FACT THAT THEY
MAY NOT HAVE A