Hurricane Florence path track LIVE updates: Bermuda set for MAJOR strike next week

3.50pm (10.50am AST) update: How rare is a strike on the US based on Florence’s current position?

From a probability standpoint, it is extremely rare for a hurricane to make landfall along the Carolina coast based on Florence’s position as of Thursday, according to data compiled by The Florida State University.

Accuweather reported that most hurricanes that do strike the East Coast are actually farther south in the Atlantic at this point.

The majority of hurricanes passing over the part of the Atlantic where Florence was on Thursday morning do not make landfall in the US.

However, since the weather pattern that may evolve next week over the western Atlantic to the East Coast is unusual for mid-September, we may be in uncharted territory.

All possibilities need to be considered at this point.