State DOTs Respond as Hurricane Florence Hits East Coast

Though downgraded to a Category 2 storm before making landfall, the 100 mph-plus winds and heavy rains generated by Hurricane Florence were expected to affect five states along the U.S. east coast: North and South Carolina in particular, along with parts of Georgia, Virginia and Maryland. All five of them declared states of emergencies well before Florence came ashore, with their respective departments of transportation helping evacuate residents from coastal areas as well as deploying crews, equipment and supplies in preparation for dealing with the hurricane's aftermath; a storm that is expected to be “a very large one — far larger than we've seen in perhaps decades,” noted President Trump in a press conference held Sept....

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