PHOTOS: Hurricane Florence preparations

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PHOTOS: Hurricane Florence preparations

Brady Osborne ties freshly filled sandbags, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, in Virginia Beach, Va., as Hurricane Florence moves towards the eastern shore. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Homes along the Atlantic Ocean are boarded up hours ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence, on Folly Island, S.C., Sept. 12, 2018. With millions of coastal residents either on the move or hunkering down anxiously in place, Florence surged toward North Carolina on Wednesday, tracing an unusual path that could lead to tremendous destruction especially if the immense storm dumps enormous amounts of rain as it moves inland. (Johnny Milano/The New York Times)

Giovanni Rivera, left, and Nuvia Rivera fill a sandbag, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, in Virginia Beach, Va., as Hurricane Florence moves towards the eastern shore. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Sarah Dankanich, right, removes an "out of service" wrapper from a gas pump as her husband, Bryan Dankanich, left, prepares to pump gas in cans in advance of Hurricane Florence in Wilmington, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. Florence exploded into a potentially catastrophic hurricane Monday as it closed in on North and South Carolina, carrying winds up to 140 mph (220 kph) and water that could wreak havoc over a wide stretch of the eastern United States later this week. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Boats moored along the Ashley River in Charleston, S.C., Sept. 12, 2018. With millions of coastal residents either on the move or hunkering down anxiously in place, Hurricane Florence surged toward North Carolina on Wednesday, tracing an unusual path that could lead to tremendous destruction especially if the immense storm dumps enormous amounts of rain as it moves inland. (Johnny Milano/The New York Times)

South Carolina state troopers work with D.O.T. employees at an access ramp to I-26 Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, in Columbia, S.C. A lane reversal was implemented earlier in the day, utilizing all lanes for travel west between Charleston and Columbia in anticipation of the arrival of Hurricane Florence. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)

As a truck dumps more sand, residents fill sandbags, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, in Virginia Beach, Va., as Hurricane Florence moves towards the eastern shore. The National Hurricane Center's projected track had Florence hovering off the southern North Carolina coast from Thursday night until landfall Saturday morning or so, about a day later than previously expected. The track also shifted somewhat south and west, throwing Georgia into peril as Florence moves inland. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

A bicyclist outside of a boarded up business ahead of Hurricane Florence in Charleston, S.C., Sept. 12, 2018. With millions of coastal residents either on the move or hunkering down anxiously in place, Florence surged toward North Carolina on Wednesday, tracing an unusual path that could lead to tremendous destruction especially if the immense storm dumps enormous amounts of rain as it moves inland. (Johnny Milano/The New York Times)

Giovanni Rivera moves in to begin filling sandbags as a fresh supply of sand is dumped, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, in Virginia Beach, Va., as Hurricane Florence moves towards the eastern shore. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Emmett West pulls his boat from a nearby marina to secure it at his home ahead Hurricane Florence in Morehead City, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. Florence exploded into a potentially catastrophic hurricane Monday as it closed in on North and South Carolina, carrying winds up to 140 mph (220 kph) and water that could wreak havoc over a wide stretch of the eastern United States later this week. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

A boarded up business ahead of Hurricane Florence in Wrightsville Beach, N.C., Sept. 12, 2018. With millions of coastal residents either on the move or hunkering down anxiously in place, the storm surged toward North Carolina on Wednesday, tracing an unusual path that could lead to tremendous destruction especially if the immense storm dumps enormous amounts of rain as it moves inland. (Eric Thayer/The New York Times)

NAGS HEAD, NC - SEPTEMBER 12: Charlotte Miller and Lilly Miller (L-R) visit the beach ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence on September 12, 2018 in Nags Head, North Carolina. Hurricane Florence is expected on Friday possibly as a category 4 storm along the Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina coastline. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Sand bags surround homes on North Topsail Beach, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, as Hurricane Florence threatens the coast. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

As store windows are prepped with plywood a couple waits for their automobile in Nags Head, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, as Hurricane Florence approaches the coast of the Carolinas. The National Weather Service says Hurricane Florence "will likely be the storm of a lifetime for portions of the Carolina coast." (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

A warning flag flies as high tide surrounds an old cottage that has already succumbed to long-term beach erosion in Nags Head, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018 as Hurricane Florence approaches the coast of the Carolinas. The National Weather Service says Hurricane Florence "will likely be the storm of a lifetime for portions of the Carolina coast."(AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Russell Meadows, left, helps neighbor Rob Muller board up his home ahead of Hurricane Florence in Morehead City, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. Florence exploded into a potentially catastrophic hurricane Monday as it closed in on North and South Carolina, carrying winds up to 140 mph (220 kph) and water that could wreak havoc over a wide stretch of the eastern United States later this week. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Marge Brown, 65, says goodbye to her father, George Brown, 90, before he is evacuated from a healthcare home in Morehead City, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, as Hurricane Florence approaches the east coast. "I'd like to stay and see what happens. I'm 90 plus," said Brown, a WWII veteran who says he's survived a plane crash and severe burns from a laboratory fire where he once worked. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Motorists stream down I-40 westbound as the eastbound road is empty as the evacuation of the North Carolina coast continues in advance of Hurricane Florence near Suttontown, N.C. Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. (Chuck Liddy/The News & Observer/TNS)

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Brady Osborne ties freshly filled sandbags, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, in Virginia Beach, Va., as Hurricane Florence moves towards the eastern shore. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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