Latest: Florence weakens, affects congressional race
The Latest on Hurricane Florence:5:30 p.m.Hurricane Florence is gradually slowing and weakening as its eye nears land.As of 5 p.m. Thursday, the Category 2 storm was centered about 100 miles (160 kilometers) east-southeast of Wilmington, North Carolina, and about 155 miles (250 kilometers) east of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Its forward movement was 5 mph (7 kph) and top sustained winds stayed at 100 mph (155 kph).Florence’s outer bands of wind and rain began […]
