The effects of Hurricane Florence have yet to be measured. There is potential for Florence to have the greatest impact of a storm making landfall on the Carolinas in recent history. While still in the Atlantic Ocean, wind gusts reached up to 150 miles per hour (mph), and there was fear the hurricane could reach up to a Category 5 (wind speeds greater than 156 mph). As the storm approached the eastern shoreline of North Carolina it slowed to a crawl and wind speeds lessened. However, the storm also increased in size. The slower speed of the storm, coupled with its increased size, created a
