WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Hurricane Florence is impacting portions of the eastern United States, and will continue to batter the mid-Atlantic with high winds, storm surge, and heavy rains today. Dangerous flooding is already occurring across the North and South Carolina coasts; residents and visitors should remain indoors until told by local officials that it safe to go outside. "Thi  more