Here's the very latest on Hurricane Florence which made landfall in the Carolinas just after 5:30 a.m. Friday.
Florence is just inland near Cape Fear in North Carolina -- continuing to bring life-threatening storm surges and hurricane-force wind gusts.
The Category 1 storm has maximum sustained winds of 80 mph. It is currently meandering WSW. Meteorologist Corey Simma says Florence will potentially maintain hurricane strength through the evening Friday.
#Florence meandering WSW - potentially maintaining hurricane strength through this evening. Life-threatening storm surge and flash flooding the main concerns #FirstAlertWX pic.twitter.com/ZD7gzPt4jB
— Corey Simma (@CSimmaWX) September 14, 2018
A major concern: life-threatening storm surge and flash flooding.
It's official. Landfall near Wrightsville Beach, NC at 7:15am. #Florence https://t.co/l8IQXDbpAw
— Arielle Nixon (@NixonFirstAlert) September 14, 2018
The eyewall of Florence first came onshore in Wilmington, North Carolina, causing a life-threatening storm surge, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Meteorologist Arielle Nixon says peak wind gusts of 91 mph are being reported from Wilmington, NC as the storm pushed onshore. FLORENCE MAKES LANDFALL:FLORENCE: Live look at conditions in North Carolina as Hurricane Florence pushes onshore
Posted by Action News Jax on Friday, September 14, 2018
Forecasters said conditions will deteriorate as the storm pushes ashore early Friday near the North Carolina-South Carolina line and makes its way slowly inland.
Peak wind gust of 91 mph reported from Wilmington, NC this morning as #florence pushing onshore. #firstalertwx pic.twitter.com/BzKYhFtm34
— Arielle Nixon (@NixonFirstAlert) September 14, 2018
The violent eyewall of hurricane #Florence is moving onshore through Wilmington, NC this morning. @CSimmaWX and I are tracking live in the @ActionNewsJax studio and @wxgarrett is live along the Carolina coast on CBS47/FOX30 @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/dXmK7AOTvQ
— Arielle Nixon (@NixonFirstAlert) September 14, 2018
Wilmington, NC radar estimating winds from 60-100 mph this morning as #Florence move onshore. #firstalertwx pic.twitter.com/GNsejH0A8G
— Arielle Nixon (@NixonFirstAlert) September 14, 2018
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Posted by Action News Jax on Friday, September 14, 2018
Photos: Hurricane Florence batters Carolinas
The outer bands, wind and rain have been lashing the coast since Thursday -- including life-threatening storm surge.
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