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Hurricane Michael hit Florida almost as a Category 5 hurricane on Wednesday. \u00a0It is expected to hit the Carolinas Wednesday night and throughout Thursday as a tropical storm with heavy rain and possible tornadoes. Due to wind speed, Michael will move faster than Hurricane Florence.<\/p>\n
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Residents of South Carolina, still recovering from Hurricane Florence, braced Wednesday for Hurricane Michael, a storm that weather forecasters warned could be very dangerous for the state.<\/span><\/p>\n Michael slammed into Florida Wednesday as a Category 4 and will likely hit the Carolinas as a tropical storm bringing rain and high winds Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n Cary Mock, a professor of geography at USC, said that Michael will be different from Hurricane Florence because of the type of damage it can cause. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt won\u2019t do as much damage rain-wise compared to Florence, but it could be dangerous with the wind and downed power lines,\u201d said Mock. <\/span><\/p>\n Florence traveled at a slow three miles per hour while Michael is moving at 14 mph. \u00a0According to Mock, wind speed plays a major role in the path of the hurricane. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMichael is a little more clear cut because it\u2019ll move fast because something\u2019s steering it,\u201d said Mock. \u201cThere was nothing steering Florence, which is why it moved so slow and rained for a long time.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n Some Midlands public schools announced closures for Thursday in advance of the storm and the College of Charleston closed Thursday. Classes at the University of South Carolina were still scheduled.<\/span><\/p>\n Gov. Henry McMaster is keeping South Carolina in state of emergency since most counties are still recovering from Florence. \u00a0He has not held a press conference for Michael yet. <\/span><\/p>\n McMaster got criticized for doing too much for Florence and now some are saying he is not preparing enough for Michael. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m a little bit worried that people think that hurricane season is over,\u201d said Mock. \u201cPeople will let their guard down.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image 1″ show_in_lightbox=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” _builder_version=”3.15″ custom_margin=”||2px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal=”4px” box_shadow_vertical=”4px” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” force_fullwidth=”off” src=”http:\/\/carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/KruegerP2_KK.jpg”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Caption 1″ _builder_version=”3.15″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_font_size=”12px” text_line_height=”1.4em” custom_margin=”8px|||2px” custom_padding=”|||”]<\/p>\n Cary Mock, a USC geography professor, worries that South Carolinians will not prepare enough for Hurricane Michael, which theatens to bring rain and high winds to the state Thursday.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off” prev_background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_video _builder_version=”3.0.92″ \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.91″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” next_background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_row custom_padding=”2px|0px|8px|0px” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Featured Image caption” _builder_version=”3.15″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_font_size=”12px”] Hurricane Michael hit Florida almost as a Category 5 hurricane on Wednesday. \u00a0It is expected to hit the Carolinas Wednesday night and throughout Thursday as a tropical storm with heavy rain and possible tornadoes. 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