Uragan Florence uništava obalu SAD-a, moguća pojava i tornada

Američki dužnosnici upozoravaju da bi zbog udara uragana Florence na istočnu obalu SAD-a moglo biti puno mrtvih, javlja BBC, prenosi Index.hr.

Stotine hiljada Amerikanaca ostali su bez struje nakon što su rubovi uragana Florence dosegnuli istočnu obalu Sjedinjenih Država.

“Recovery from this storm will no doubt take weeks if not months.” @MiguelNBC updates us from Wilmington, North Carolina, where he’s been outside reporting since about 8:00 last night #HurricaneFlorence pic.twitter.com/imL6mrxW4W

— TODAY (@TODAYshow) September 14, 2018

Uragan se kreće prema unutrašnjosti zemlje, pri čemu su maksimalne jačine vjetra ipak nešto pale pa se kreću oko 150 km/h.

Flash Flood Warning continues for Washington NC, River Bend NC, Vanceboro NC until 6:45 AM EDT pic.twitter.com/tE7FxF5Hhd

— NWS Newport/Morehead (@NWSMoreheadCity) September 14, 2018

Uragan je izgubio snagu prilikom približavanja Sjevernoj i Južnoj Karolini, ali dužnosnici i dalje upozoravaju da bi uragan Florence mogao ubiti "velik broj ljudi", a postoji i rizik od "katastrofalnih poplava".

#HurricaneFlorence Swansboro NC men jump off of shrimp boat in hurricane Florence pic.twitter.com/vziHKL2YVq

— Hurricane Florence Relief (@FlorenceRelief) September 14, 2018

U međuvremenu, savezne vlasti u Sjevernoj Karolini upozorile su građane na Twitteru da bi se u idućim satima mogao pojaviti i tornado.

Tornado Warning including Hollister NC, Centerville NC until 3:30 AM EDT pic.twitter.com/mypV1WRDy1

— NWS Raleigh (@NWSRaleigh) September 14, 2018

“The width of this thing is about 350 miles. However, the eye is only about 30 miles wide and the center of that eye now onshore starting to make its way in.” -@alroker on #HurricaneFlorence pic.twitter.com/lAgAu624dc

— TODAY (@TODAYshow) September 14, 2018