North Carolina governor : ` ` We 're prepared '' Landfall could hit areas on the N.C . Outer Banks , a CNN meteorologist says . But she advised coastal residents especially to make plans and to prepare hurricane evacuation kits : `` food supplies , medicine , water -- begin to think about your pets , begin to think about those things all around your home or business that can cause damage if there are high winds . '' The city could also take a direct hit from the hurricane , he says . Hurricane - force winds could hit New York , Philadelphia and Boston .
North Carolina governor : ` ` We 're prepared '' Landfall could hit areas on the N.C . Outer Banks , a CNN meteorologist says . The city could also take a direct hit from the hurricane , he says . Hurricane - force winds could hit New York , Philadelphia and Boston .