The Latest: Forecast: Florence threat continues overnight
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on Florence (all times local):
11 p.m. Tropical Storm Florence is crawling slowly across South Carolina as life-threatening storm surges and strong winds are expected to continue overnight, amid a rising inland flood threat.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami says the core of Florence was located at 11 p.m. Friday about 15 miles (20 kilometers) west-northwest of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Top sustained winds are now about 65 mph (100 kph) and the storm is moving to the west-southwest at 5 mph (7 kph) — a track that is expected to continue through early Saturday.
Forecasters say catastrophic freshwater flooding is expected over parts of North Carolina and South Carolina ahead.