The UAE Embassy in Washington has warned Emiratis living in the East Coast of Hurricane Florence, the strongest storm to hit the area in decades.

Hurricane Florence is a Category 4 storm with winds of 195 kilometers per hour and is expected to hit the East Coast on Thursday.

UAE citizens in the Virginia, North and South Carolina areas have been instructed to watch for safety instructions from local news

UAE citizens in Virginia, North and South Carolina areas, #HurricaneFlorence may become a category 4 storm.
Stay tuned to your local news for safety instructions, call 911 for emergencies and contact the UAE embassy at +97180044444 for further assistance. pic.twitter.com/IlrzO34tQt

— UAE Embassy US (@UAEEmbassyUS) September 10, 2018

Recommended

WATCH: The Burj Khalifa Lit Up For Lebanon Last NightSalik Recorded A Whopping AED822 Million Net Profit In 9 MonthsBella Hadid And Huda Kattan Had A Meet Cute In Dubai

This is a close-up of the storm’s eye by the NOAA Satellites as the raging Hurricane Florence makes its way toward South-Eastern US

#Florence is now a powerful Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph. #GOESEast captured this close-up of the storm’s eye as it continues tracking toward the southeastern U.S. Latest: https://t.co/vziaU0pOhE pic.twitter.com/SvHPKYGZsC

— NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) September 10, 2018

**Hurricane #Florence: For late-breaking updates please see:
— Public Advisory at https://t.co/OEs26d5LH2
— @NHC_Atlantic and @NWS on Twitter
— https://t.co/XRH0TUcaqi
— Input your Zip Code at https://t.co/83F2guHHvs for your local forecast pic.twitter.com/SwXX0AcqzG

— NOAA (@NOAA) September 10, 2018

The South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has ordered the mandatory evacuation of one million people on the state’s eastern coast in the face of the powerful hurricane

Hurricane Florence is expected to reach the coastlines of Virginia, North and South Carolina by Thursday.

Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone in the affected areas!