(Reuters) - Tropical Storm Florence was expected to strengthen back into a hurricane by Saturday night, as forecasters warned that the storm would bring life-threatening rip currents to the U.S. East Coast before possibly making landfall next week. Florence was spinning across the Atlantic Ocean about 830 miles (1,340 km) southeast of Bermuda on Saturday morning, moving west at around 7 miles per hour (11 kph), according to the Florida-based National Hurricane Center (NHC). The storm will intensify rapidly on Sunday and become a major hurricane by Monday, with sustained wind speeds of at least 111 miles per hour (179 km per hour), forecasters said. North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency on Friday and urged residents to prepare for Florence’s arrival. Authorities in Florida and South Carolina said they were closely monitoring the storm.

Source: Huffington Post September 08, 2018 16:41 UTC