public schools on maui, molokai and lanai will be closed tomorrow because of the storm. >> let's getstian for a look at the path of hurricane florence. >> tracking both of these storms, spencer. >> looking at hurricane florence now, watches and warnings have been issued for a wide expanse here along the south atlantic coast from virginia beach, virginia, down to charleston, south carolina. this is, again, a powerful and dangerous storm. category 4 hurricane florence with maximum sustained winds right now of 140 miles per hour. so that actually expected to gain a little bit more intensity as it moves toward the west-northwest. and then make lawful, at least if it stays on this track, make lawful midday friday as a category 3 somewhere along the north carolina coast here, close to wilmington. then it's expected to slowly move inland, and it won't stall completely, but if it moves slowly, it will dump more rainfall and cause more widespread and severe flooding. that's a major concern right now. we're looking at projected rainfall totals. some locations right along the coast here may rec