MIAMI: The eastern United States braced Monday for the impact of "major" hurricane Florence as it threatened catastrophic flooding in areas already soaked by heavy rain. Florence "is expected to remain an extremely dangerous major hurricane through Thursday," the NHC in Miami said. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam's office described Florence as possibly the state's "most significant hurricane event in decades," and warned of "catastrophic inland flooding, high winds and possible widespread power outages." At this height of the Atlantic hurricane season, Florence was being trailed on east-to-west paths by two other hurricanes, Helene and Isaac. Hurricane Isaac -- which late Sunday became the fifth hurricane of the season -- is heading west towards the Caribbean.

Source: Bangkok Post September 10, 2018 12:56 UTC