President Donald Trump implored citizens to heed mandatory evacuation orders from public officials in the wake of Hurricane Florence bearing down on the U.S. East Coast.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 12, 2018
“Don’t play games,” Trump warned. The president continued that experts believed that the storm would be of historic proportions and cause significant damage in its wake. “They haven’t seen anything like what’s coming at us in 25, 30 years. Maybe ever. It’s tremendously big and tremendously wet. Tremendous amounts of water,” he said in an Oval Office address Tuesday.
Hurricane Florence is looking even bigger than anticipated. It will be arriving soon. FEMA, First Responders and Law Enforcement are supplied and ready. Be safe!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 12, 2018
The National Hurricane Center warned that life-threatening storm surges, flooding and wind damage are coming for citizens and continues to release timely updates on the track of the storm.
Here are the Key Messages for the 5 AM EDT advisory for Hurricane #Florence pic.twitter.com/lY1y5KSZb9
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) September 12, 2018