Mandatory evacuations ordered for entire South Carolina coastline ahead of Hurricane Florence

Mandatory evacuations ordered for entire South Carolina coastline ahead of Hurricane Florence

As Hurricane Florence barrels toward the Southeast as a Category 4 storm, South Carolina’s governor has ordered evacuations along the state's entire coastline — which could affect up to a million people.

“We know that this evacuation order is going to be inconvenient for some people,” Gov. Henry McMaster, R-S.C., said in a press conference on Monday afternoon, “but we do not want to risk one South Carolinian’s life.”

Schools will be closed starting Tuesday in the affected counties and state officials will reverse lanes on four major roads leading to the coast to assist with the evacuation.