Central North Carolina has until Wednesday night or Thursday morning to finalize prepariatons for Hurricane Florence. The storm is now forecast to make landfall as a category 4 hurricane along the Carolina coast Thursday evening.

As we prepare for the storm, warm and humid weather is expected over the next few days. Highs will range from the mid 80s to near 90 for Monday through Wednesday. Most days will be partly sunny. Scattered storms could pop up each afternoon through early evening.

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