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CARL AZUZ, CNN 10 ANCHOR: Hello and welcome to CNN 10. My name is Carl Azuz but it's the name Michael that's making headlines today. It's a storm that formed in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday. Blast western Cuba as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday and is expected to hit the U.S. Gulf¹ Coast on Wednesday. This thing is moving quickly. It was entering the Gulf of Mexico as we produced this show. And while Michael's projected landfall in the U.S. is anywhere from Mobile, Alabama to northwestern Florida, the National Hurricane Center says wherever it strikes life threatening storm surge is possible.

Well built homes could suffer major damage. Roads could be blocked with fallen trees and electricity and water may be unavailable for days or weeks in effected areas. States of emergency have been declared in Alabama and for dozens of Florida's counties. That makes it easier and faster to get help to people who need it. Florida's governor activated² 500 National Guard troops to help with recovery. Mandatory³ evacuations have been ordered for some coastal⁴ areas and college campus' have been closed from Tuesday through Friday.

If this storm strengthens as it's expected to and if it charges northeast across northern Florida and southern Georgia, forecasters say it could cause additional problems for the parts of North and South Carolina that are trying to r?ecover from Hurricane Florence. People to working to clean up after that storm's flooding last month could see more rain. For now though, one of the biggest questions surrounding Hurricane Michael is how powerful it's going to get.

1 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

2 activated   

adj. 激活的 动词activate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The canister is filled with activated charcoal.蒸气回收罐中充满了活性炭。

3 mandatory   

adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者

参考例句：

• It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
• There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。

4 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。