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Urged to prepare for the possibility of a natural disast disaster. kaylee hartung has more from north carolina. >> reporter: dave and christine, the sentiment in carolina beach is described as cautious optimism. you see store shelves emptying. water, bread, milk, batteries. storm essentials. you are not seeing anybody boarding up windows yet. people are waiting for more information. states of north carolina, south carolina and virginia getting farther ahead in their preparations declaring states...

You notice coming into the afternoon and evening hours of thursday and notice how slowly it progresses to the west by friday with very little movement. that is concerning with the tremendous rainfall in the forecast with 15 or more inches for friday afternoon. guys. >> that is scary. pedram, thanks. state of emergency declared in north carolina and south carolina and virginia. all residents are urged to prepare for mass vac situations. kaylee hartung -- evacuations. we hahave kaylee hartung wi...

That would be very slow to move after it makes landfall on thursday, rosy. were going to follow this. >> we appreciate that, pedro. well check back in with you in the not too far distance from now. thank you so much. people along the u.s. east coast are already preparing for florence, stocking up on food, water, generators and batteries. south carolina, the city of charleston is reportedly offering free sand bags to residents and three governors have declared states of emergency ahead of the s...