Latest: Rain bands approach North Carolina coast
5 a.m.: The National Hurricane Center says the outer rain bands of Hurricane Florence are approaching the coast of North Carolina.Early Thursday the Category 2 was about 205 miles (325 kilometers) east southeast of Wilmington, North Carolina, and about 250 miles (405 kilometers) east southeast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The gradually slowing but still life-threatening storm is moving northwest at 15 mph (24 kph). Little change in strength is expected before the center reaches […]
