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Dangerous Category 4 Hurricane Florence Likely to Stall and Pound Carolinas, Virginia for Days

by eNews Park Forest on September 11, 2018

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If Florence stalls or significantly reduces its forward speed as it nears the coast, it could prolong the effects of damaging winds, storm surge flooding and beach erosion, and would also greatly enhance inland flooding of streams and rivers.