<p>NASA shared video on September 12 showing the view of Hurricane Florence from the International Space Station as the Category 4 storm approached the US east coast.</p><p>The National Weather Service issued strong warnings to residents of the Carolinas and other mid-Atlantic states, saying the hurricane would be the “storm of a lifetime,” bringing damaging winds, life-threatening storm surges, and “catastrophic flooding.”</a></p><p>President Donald Trump declared states of emergency in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, and evacuation orders were issued to around 1.7 million residents across the three states.</p><p>North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper said</a> the impact of the storm would be widespread, hitting the coast early Friday morning. Credit: NASA via Storyful</p><br />
