FOTOS: EEUU se prepara ante la inminente llegada de Florence

Plywood displaying messages protects windows and doors of a property ahead of Hurricane Florence in Carolina Beach, N.C., on Sept. 11, 2018.

People stand in front of a restaurant as plywood protects the windows ahead of Hurricane Florence in Carolina Beach, North Carolina, on Sept. 11, 2018.

(De izquierda a derecha) Josh Clappsy, Blake Price y JB Phillips retiran las tablas de un muelle con la esperanza de salvarlo de la crecida antes de la llegada del huracán Florence, en Swansboro, Carolina del Norte, el 11 de septiembre de 2018. (

Beachgoers enjoy the sunrise, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, in Virginia Beach, Va., as Hurricane Florence moves towards eastern shore.

The bronze statue of Neptune stands with the sunrise behind, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, in Virginia Beach, Va., as Hurricane Florence moves towards eastern shore.

The bronze statue of Neptune stands with the sunrise behind, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, in Virginia Beach, Va., as Hurricane Florence moves towards eastern shore.

James Howell Jr. sizes up how to protect his home Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, in Princeville, N. C., from the approaching Hurricane Florence. The house was damaged by Hurricane Matthew in 2016. Howell said the furniture on his porch is there because he had to go out and rebuild the living room.

A woman stands in the surf and looks at the clouds at sunrise as Hurricane Florence approaches in Wrightsville Beach, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018.

Paula Baker packs her car as a photo of her late son Ray Bryan, who died 11 years ago, sits in the trunk, as she evacuates her home in Atlantic Beach, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, as Hurricane Florence approaches the east coast.

John Oliveto checks out the ocean swells as Hurricane Florence approaches the coast of the Carolinas in Kitty Hawk, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. The National Weather Service says Hurricane Florence “will likely be the storm of a lifetime for portions of the Carolina coast.”

Russell Meadows boards up his neighbors home as a projection of Hurricane Florence is broadcast on a television inside in Morehead City, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. Florence exploded into a potentially catastrophic hurricane Monday as it closed in on North and South Carolina, carrying winds up to 140 mph (220 kph) and water that could wreak havoc over a wide stretch of the eastern United States later this week.

Paula Baker carries flowers she’ll leave on her son’s grave that she plans on visiting after evacuating her home in Atlantic Beach, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, as Hurricane Florence approaches the east coast.

Onlookers look out over the Atlantic Ocean as Hurricane Florence approaches the coast of the Carolinas in Kitty Hawk, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. The National Weather Service says Hurricane Florence “will likely be the storm of a lifetime for portions of the Carolina coast.”

Beachgoers walk past a mural along the boardwalk as Hurricane Florence approaches the east coast in Atlantic Beach, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018.

A beachgoer walks past a cutout along a boardwalk ahead of Hurricane Florence in Atlantic Beach, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. Florence exploded into a potentially catastrophic hurricane Monday as it closed in on North and South Carolina, carrying winds up to 140 mph (220 kph) and water that could wreak havoc over a wide stretch of the eastern United States later this week. (

Colin and Louilyn Richards and their newborn daughter prepare to leave Norfolk, Va. on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, as Hurricane Florence approaches the East Coast. Colin Richards is a U.S. Navy diver based in Virginia Beach. He’s among the military personnel leaving Virginia and North Carolina ahead of the hurricane.

Irene McNeil selects canned vegetables while grocery shopping in preparation for Hurricane Florence on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, at the Piggly Wiggly store on West Thomas Street in Rocky Mount, N.C.

Larry Lynch selects a can of Armour Vienna Bites while grocery shopping in preparation for Hurricane Florence on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, at the Piggly Wiggly store on West Thomas Street in Rocky Mount, N.C.

A South Carolina state trooper directs traffic as D.O.T. workers move cones at an access ramp to I-26 Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, in Columbia, S.C. A lane reversal was implemented earlier in the day, utilizing all lanes for travel west between Charleston and Columbia in anticipation of the arrival of Hurricane Florence.

The surf washes up the shore at low tide as Andrew Lingle walks along the beach as Hurricane Florence approaches the east coast in Atlantic Beach, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018.

Andrew Lingle walks along the beach at sunrise as Hurricane Florence approaches the east coast in Atlantic Beach, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018.

Russell Meadows, left, helps neighbor Rob Muller board up his home ahead of Hurricane Florence in Morehead City, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. Florence exploded into a potentially catastrophic hurricane Monday as it closed in on North and South Carolina, carrying winds up to 140 mph (220 kph) and water that could wreak havoc over a wide stretch of the eastern United States later this week.

Emmett West pulls his boat from a nearby marina to secure it at his home ahead Hurricane Florence in Morehead City, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. Florence exploded into a potentially catastrophic hurricane Monday as it closed in on North and South Carolina, carrying winds up to 140 mph (220 kph) and water that could wreak havoc over a wide stretch of the eastern United States later this week.