Hurricane Dorian descends on US: Live updates - CNN

People prepare sandbags at a municipal center as Hurricane Dorian approaches Florida. Mark Wilson/Getty Image

Hurricane Dorian has been threatening to make its way to the US mainland, but there is still much uncertainty on when and where it will make landfall.

The storm had been projected to reach Florida for Labor Day Weekend. But current forecasts have it turning north Monday evening. The storm is predicted to ride along the US east coast along Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, Shackelford said.

But will it make landfall on any of those states?

Shoppers in Florida grab supplies at a boarded-up strip mall in preparation for Hurricane Dorian. Scott Olson/Getty Images

It is not yet clear. Many models show the storm staying just off Florida's coast Tuesday and then skirting the coasts of Georgia and North and South Carolina.

Still, a major hurricane hovering just off a US coast could cause life-threatening damage.

"Understand: Even if it doesn't directly strike Florida ... you're looking at major flooding events," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told reporters Saturday in Tallahassee.

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