Where is the storm now?
The eye of Florence made landfall near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, at 7:15 a.m. EDT. It had maximum sustained winds of 90 mph. The storm is pounding towns by the river. Here's an explainer on the different parts of a hurricane.
What's the biggest threat?
Wind often gets the headlines, but water is the thing that's most responsible for deaths in a hurricane. And Florence will bring water. It'll pour down from the sky in heavy rain bands. And it'll come up from the ocean in storm surge.
About half of all deaths in hurricanes come from storm surges, like this graphic shows.
What states are affected?
The two Carolinas -- North and South. Then -- as the storm moves inland -- Georgia, Virginia and Maryland will also be in peril.
What's been the impact so far?
- Widespread power outages already. More than 430,000 homes and businesses are without electricity in North Carolina.
- Food banks, already short on supplies, are in desperate need of donations.
- More than 1,300 flights canceled along the US East Coast through Friday.
- More than 22,000 patients evacuated from hospitals in South Carolina.
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