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Florence strengthens to Category 4 hurricane

Takes aim at Carolinas

Jim Craig, David Burke and Chris Rayner load generators as people buy supplies at The Home Depot ahead of Hurricane Florence on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, in Wilmington, N.C. Florence rapidly strengthened into a potentially catastrophic hurricane on Monday as it closed in on North and South Carolina, carrying winds and water that could wreak havoc over a wide stretch of the eastern United States later this week. (Ken Blevins/The Star-News via AP)

Preparing for Florence — Jim Craig, David Burke and Chris Rayner load generators as people buy supplies at The Home Depot ahead of Hurricane Florence on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, in Wilmington, N.C. Florence rapidly strengthened into a potentially catastrophic hurricane on Monday as it closed in on North and South Carolina, carrying winds and water that could wreak havoc over a wide stretch of the eastern United States later this week. (Ken Blevins/The Star-News via AP)

RALEIGH, N.C. — Florence exploded into a potentially catastrophic Category 4 hurricane Monday as it closed in on North and South Carolina, carrying winds up to

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