«Nightingale», recently weakened to a tropical storm again attained hurricane strength, according to the national hurricane center (National Hurricane Center, NHC).
Whether there is a cyclone on the East coast of the US in all its destructive power, or rather quietly back into the ocean too early to say. According to forecasts, in the beginning of next week «Florence» will pass South of Bermuda, but is still close enough to the coast to bring gusty winds and dangerous surf conditions.
Despite the fact that the risk of direct impact of the «Florence» on US East coast next week will increase, «computer predictions of its path remains significant uncertainty, it is difficult to determine the exact location, scale and timing of its impact», said in his forecast’s a hurricane specialist Robbie Berg.
People on the East coast of the United States are relatively safe, because in this part of the Atlantic storms usually change its trajectory and deviates from the coast. Thus, according to the observations conducted in this region since 1850, more than 75 storm passed 200 miles (322 km) from the current location «Florence,» in the Atlantic, and is not coming on the coast.
However, the evening of 7 September the Governor of North Carolina declared a state of emergency, urging residents of the state to make maximum use of this weekend to prepare for a possible natural disaster. «We are entering peak hurricane season and very well aware of how unpredictable and powerful these storms,» said Roy Cooper.
In South Carolina the state of emergency was declared on Saturday afternoon.
About what not to do during a hurricane, read here.
