OBX Lovers: How To Monitor Hurricane Florence From Michigan

MICHIGAN — Hurricane Florence is bearing down on the coast of North Carolina. Mandatory evacuations are underway in parts of the state, including popular vacation spot the Outer Banks, and the governor has called the storm a "monster" and "life-threatening."

"It's big and it's vicious. It is an extremely dangerous, life threatening, historic hurricane," said North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper.

The Red Cross is preparing to roll-out a multi-state relief effort for victims of the hurricane. The agency said it believes more than 100,000 people could be impacted by Florence. Learn about how you can help relief efforts by clicking here.

Many Michiganders have friends or family in the area, or visit the sandy beaches to get away from the bellicose winters common in the mitten. With so much at stake, Patch has compiled a few ways to monitor Florence's progress and path of destruction.

First and foremost, Patch reporter Kimberly Johnson is on-the-ground covering the storm in North Carolina. Her evolving coverage can be found here.

There are also several Twitter streams that have provided updates on Florence. Here are a few to watch.

#HurricaneFlorence is very large and incredibly dangerous.

✅Follow local evacuation orders!
✅Prepare for life-threatening, catastrophic flooding over portions of the Carolinas and Mid-Atlantic states late this week into early next week. pic.twitter.com/IWlJYKOZBS

The mandatory evacuation of all Ocracoke visitors and residents continues today! All Hatteras-Ocracoke, Cedar Island-Ocracoke, and Swan Quarter-Ocracoke ferries are running their regularly published schedules. Please take this major hurricane seriously and leave the island ASAP. pic.twitter.com/h0yjhG8VWt

— NCDOT Ferry Division (@NCDOT_Ferry) September" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/NCDOT_Ferr... 11, 2018

RETWEET THIS: Here is a list of shelters opening to take in people displaced by evacuations: pic.twitter.com/DAQVCCj0fo

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