Gas stations across the Carolinas were busier than usual on Tuesday, September 12, as residents rushed to refuel ahead of Hurricane Florence's landfall.

This video, shot at a Shell gas station, shows cars coming in and out.

Authorities lowered Florence to a Category 3 hurricane earlier in the day, with wind speeds recording at around 115 mph, but state that the storm is still on a path that will put millions of people at risk and could potentially jump to a Category 5 overnight.

States of emergency have been declared in Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia as residents braced for the worst of the storm.

Gas Stations in the Carolinas get busier and busier by the day prior to the landfall of Hurricane Florence. Cars come in and out and cover every gas pump at a local Shell Gas Station.