‘The Threat Becomes a Reality’: Deadly Florence Downgraded to Tropical Storm 09-14-2018 Jennifer Wishon http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2018/september/the-threat-becomes-a-reality-hurricane-florence-slams-carolinas-storm-surge-siege-underway The National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla., has downgraded Hurricane Florence to a tropical storm, but that will be of little relief as the 400-mile wide storm continues to pummel North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia with rain and wind. …