«Florence,» moving to Bermuda, became the first major hurricane of the season. By the end of next week he could be a threat to the U.S. East coast.
According to the National hurricane center (NHC) this morning, September 5, «Nightingale» became the hurricane of the 3rd category (on the Saffir — Simpson scale). Now in the midst of the storm the wind speed reaches 120 mph (193 km/h), which is quite dangerous for humans. However, the NHC asks not to rush things: the hurricane is still at 2 thousand miles (3,219 km) from the coastline of the USA, and nothing to worry about.
However, the European and American computer forecasts show that the hurricane will pass very close to the coast of North Carolina, specifically to the Outer banks. According to others, «Florence» is not close to the coast more than 500 miles (804 km).
#Hurricane #Florence poses an increasing threat to #Bermuda early next week. Here’s why the East Coast should also keep an eye on it. https://t.co/55Pwwpv2Cq pic.twitter.com/vENh1AQHYa
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) September 5, 2018
If a hurricane passes by, the meteorologists are still advised not to relax, since coming September 10th, it was on this date falls the peak of the hurricane season.
Along with «Florence» on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico raging tropical storm «Gordon». The Governor of Louisiana John bell Edwards declared a state of emergency and said that 200 soldiers of the national guard stands ready to assist in any disaster in the South-East of the state.
