Forecasters said Tropical storm Florence turned into a hurricane and was swirling toward the US east coast for what could be a direct hit on Friday. At category one status on Sunday, it was predicted to reach category four status, with winds of 130mph or more, while moving over the Atlantic.
On Sunday morning the storm’s sustained winds reached 75mph, just over the threshold for a hurricane, as it was about 750 miles south-east of Bermuda. It was moving west at 6mph.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said it was too early to predict the hurricane’s path, but a huge coastal area from northern Florida to North Carolina should prepare for a major hit.
Florence was forecast to become a “major hurricane” on Monday, travel between Bermuda and the Bahamas on Tuesday and Wednesday before approaching the south-eastern US coast on Thursday, the Miami-based NHC said.
Marcella Rucker
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