Tropical Storm Florence forecast to become a major hurricane as it approaches the US east coast

Tropical Storm Florence is quickly approaching the eastern United States, and according to the National Hurricane Center, the storm’s threat to the East Coast keeps rising. The storm is traveling over warm water and is expected to increase its speed and become a hurricane by Saturday night.

The National Hurricane Center forecasts Florence will be a dangerous major hurricane near the southeastern U.S. coast by late next week, “and the risk of direct impacts continues to increase.”

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