Hurricane Florence: How to prepare for the "monster" storm

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2. They're just updating the information now on MSNBC and it doesn't sound good

They're still talking evacuations and saying it could be the strongest in decades. And it's likely to stall over Wilmington for 24 hours. I also have family in the region, a cousin in Hilton Head and another in Virginia. They're saying it may even affect Georgia on its way out. We are still at the mercy of the weather which is scary as hell.

I'm in New York and we had a devastating hurricane in 2011, Hurricane Irene. Sandy got the publicity, but it was Irene that got us. This past winter was brutal too, record low temperatures all over and nor'easters through March. Anyone who doesn't recognize the weather extremes we're experiencing is in serious denial.