Photo: The WB/EverettHilarie Burtonmay not be from Wilmington, North Carolina, but she certainly has an attachment to the southern city.WithHurricane Florenceexpected to hit the port city whereOne Tree Hillwas shot, Burton took time on Tuesday to reflect on her time there in a bide to urge residents to take the severe weather system seriously.“Sweet sweet Wilmington, I miss you. I love you. I can’t wait to see you again,” Burton wrote in an Instagram post. “So please, evacuate. The years we spent shooting OTH were life-changing. This storm is unlike any of the others we faced while there.”Burton, who shared a photo ofOne Tree Hill‘s blue studio door on the lot in Wilmington, played the role of Peyton Sawyer on the show, which aired from 2003-2012.RELATED ARTICLE: One Tree Hill Cast Poses for a (Partial!) Reunion PhotoDuring that nine-year run, Burton suggests in her post that the cast and crew ran into some weather hazards, but none as severe as what the town is currently facing.“Nature has a way of showing us how small we are, but to me, all of you in NC are big and important,” she continued. “Take care of yourselves. Get out of the storm’s way. Go go go go go. I’m praying for you. Xoxoxo”Hurricane Florence — currently 900 miles east-southeast of Cape Fear, North Carolina — is expected to hit the southeastern United States on late Thursday or Friday, according toThe Weather Channel.Its speed and strength have picked up in the last couple of days and it is now a Category 4 hurricane. Mandatory evacuation orders have forced out more than 1 million people in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia so far,CNNreports.RELATED VIDEO: One Tree Hill Star Hilarie Burton ClaimsBen AffleckGroped Her on TRL: ‘I Was a Kid’In June, it was announced that some of the original cast members fromOne Tree Hillwould be reuniting to star in Lifetime’sThe Christmas Contract.The film is set to debut later this year as part of the network’s annualIt’s A Wonderful Lifetimeholiday lineup.Burton, as well asDanneel Ackles(who starred as Rachel Gatina),Robert Buckley(Clay Evans) and Antwon Tanner (Antwon “Skills” Taylor) are all slated to star in the holiday film.The cast also reunited in 2016 for the inauguralinsideOTH conventionin fictional Tree Hill, aka Wilmington. Burton,Chad Michael Murray,Joy Lenzand more of the original stars of the popular drama made an appearance at the event.Sophia Bush(Brooke Davis),James Lafferty(Nathan Scott) andStephen Colletti(Chase Adams) were noticeably absent.

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ONE TREE HILL, (Are You True?), Hilarie Burton. 2003-. © The WB/ Courtesy: Everett Collection

Hilarie Burtonmay not be from Wilmington, North Carolina, but she certainly has an attachment to the southern city.WithHurricane Florenceexpected to hit the port city whereOne Tree Hillwas shot, Burton took time on Tuesday to reflect on her time there in a bide to urge residents to take the severe weather system seriously.“Sweet sweet Wilmington, I miss you. I love you. I can’t wait to see you again,” Burton wrote in an Instagram post. “So please, evacuate. The years we spent shooting OTH were life-changing. This storm is unlike any of the others we faced while there.”Burton, who shared a photo ofOne Tree Hill‘s blue studio door on the lot in Wilmington, played the role of Peyton Sawyer on the show, which aired from 2003-2012.RELATED ARTICLE: One Tree Hill Cast Poses for a (Partial!) Reunion PhotoDuring that nine-year run, Burton suggests in her post that the cast and crew ran into some weather hazards, but none as severe as what the town is currently facing.“Nature has a way of showing us how small we are, but to me, all of you in NC are big and important,” she continued. “Take care of yourselves. Get out of the storm’s way. Go go go go go. I’m praying for you. Xoxoxo”Hurricane Florence — currently 900 miles east-southeast of Cape Fear, North Carolina — is expected to hit the southeastern United States on late Thursday or Friday, according toThe Weather Channel.Its speed and strength have picked up in the last couple of days and it is now a Category 4 hurricane. Mandatory evacuation orders have forced out more than 1 million people in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia so far,CNNreports.RELATED VIDEO: One Tree Hill Star Hilarie Burton ClaimsBen AffleckGroped Her on TRL: ‘I Was a Kid’In June, it was announced that some of the original cast members fromOne Tree Hillwould be reuniting to star in Lifetime’sThe Christmas Contract.The film is set to debut later this year as part of the network’s annualIt’s A Wonderful Lifetimeholiday lineup.Burton, as well asDanneel Ackles(who starred as Rachel Gatina),Robert Buckley(Clay Evans) and Antwon Tanner (Antwon “Skills” Taylor) are all slated to star in the holiday film.The cast also reunited in 2016 for the inauguralinsideOTH conventionin fictional Tree Hill, aka Wilmington. Burton,Chad Michael Murray,Joy Lenzand more of the original stars of the popular drama made an appearance at the event.Sophia Bush(Brooke Davis),James Lafferty(Nathan Scott) andStephen Colletti(Chase Adams) were noticeably absent.

Hilarie Burtonmay not be from Wilmington, North Carolina, but she certainly has an attachment to the southern city.

WithHurricane Florenceexpected to hit the port city whereOne Tree Hillwas shot, Burton took time on Tuesday to reflect on her time there in a bide to urge residents to take the severe weather system seriously.

“Sweet sweet Wilmington, I miss you. I love you. I can’t wait to see you again,” Burton wrote in an Instagram post. “So please, evacuate. The years we spent shooting OTH were life-changing. This storm is unlike any of the others we faced while there.”

Burton, who shared a photo ofOne Tree Hill‘s blue studio door on the lot in Wilmington, played the role of Peyton Sawyer on the show, which aired from 2003-2012.

RELATED ARTICLE: One Tree Hill Cast Poses for a (Partial!) Reunion Photo

During that nine-year run, Burton suggests in her post that the cast and crew ran into some weather hazards, but none as severe as what the town is currently facing.

“Nature has a way of showing us how small we are, but to me, all of you in NC are big and important,” she continued. “Take care of yourselves. Get out of the storm’s way. Go go go go go. I’m praying for you. Xoxoxo”

Hurricane Florence — currently 900 miles east-southeast of Cape Fear, North Carolina — is expected to hit the southeastern United States on late Thursday or Friday, according toThe Weather Channel.

Its speed and strength have picked up in the last couple of days and it is now a Category 4 hurricane. Mandatory evacuation orders have forced out more than 1 million people in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia so far,CNNreports.

RELATED VIDEO: One Tree Hill Star Hilarie Burton ClaimsBen AffleckGroped Her on TRL: ‘I Was a Kid’

In June, it was announced that some of the original cast members fromOne Tree Hillwould be reuniting to star in Lifetime’sThe Christmas Contract.The film is set to debut later this year as part of the network’s annualIt’s A Wonderful Lifetimeholiday lineup.

Burton, as well asDanneel Ackles(who starred as Rachel Gatina),Robert Buckley(Clay Evans) and Antwon Tanner (Antwon “Skills” Taylor) are all slated to star in the holiday film.

The cast also reunited in 2016 for the inauguralinsideOTH conventionin fictional Tree Hill, aka Wilmington. Burton,Chad Michael Murray,Joy Lenzand more of the original stars of the popular drama made an appearance at the event.Sophia Bush(Brooke Davis),James Lafferty(Nathan Scott) andStephen Colletti(Chase Adams) were noticeably absent.

source: people.com