Catastrophic Flood Threat Increases This Weekend as Florence Slowly Tracks Across the Carolinas, Appalachia

At a Glance

• Florence will slowly move farther inland in the Carolinas on Saturday.
• This will produce catastrophic flash flooding and major river flooding.
• Life-threatening storm surge has already occurred in eastern North Carolina.
• Flash flood emergencies have been issued for eastern North Carolina.
• Florence's remnant will linger in parts of the East into early next week.