Hurricane Florence Intensifies as It Heads for U.S. Southeast

Rapidly intensifying Florence is forecast to become a major hurricane Monday that could strike a direct and dangerous blow anywhere from the Carolinas to the Mid-Atlantic region later this week.

Navy ships off Virginia's coast are getting set to sail out of the path of the powerful hurricane, one North Carolina university has canceled classes and people have begun stocking up on plywood, bottled water and other supplies even with Florence still far out at sea southeast of Bermuda.