ECHOES

Before  Hurricane Florence  slams the East Coast, officials are warning people in its path about the dangers of the storm — in no uncertain terms. "This will likely be the storm of a lifetime for portions of the Carolina coast, and that's saying a lot given the impacts we've seen from Hurricanes Diana, Hugo, Fran, Bonnie, Floyd, and Matthew," a National Weather Service Wilmington, North Carolina, spokesperson  said in the organization's forecast. The spokesperson added, "I can`t emphasize enough the potential for unbelievable damage from wind, storm surge, and inland flooding with this storm." . @NWSWilmingtonNC  is calling Hurricane #Florence  the "storm of a lifetime." It's just bone-chilling to read this.  pic.twitter.com/uteqkweYnR — Brian Donegan (@WxBrianD)  September 12, 2018 The Category 4 hurricane is expected to make landfall on late Thursday or early Friday,  USA Today reported. On Tuesday night, the hurricane's winds had rea...