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Hurricane Florence Makes Landfall On Wrightsville Beach, NC As Cat 1 90mph Storm.

Hurricane Florence has finally made landfall in Wrightsville Beach this morning at aprox 7:15am.  Winds are estimated at 90 mph.   On shore flow has cause extreme flooding in places like New Bern, NC where numerous rescues have taken place this morning.  Florence is expected to creep towards WNC, and eventually cause flooding problems even in the mountains.  Rainfall totals could exceed 10” in some locations along the Eastern Blue Ridge Escarpment.  Ashevillewx will have all the info, so check back this afternoon for another video update!

6:36am Wilmington Radar Florence Landfall at Wrightsville Beach, NC.