A life threatening storm surge along portions of the coastlines South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia. Image and captions: NHC / NOAA
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More than 1 million people face mandatory evacuation orders Tuesday in coastal areas of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, as one of the strongest hurricanes to churn toward the eastern seaboard in decades — a Category 4 storm that may approach Category 5 strength — nears shore…