Waves crash around Oceanana Pier in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, as the outer bands of Hurricane Florence begin to affect the coast on Thursday, September 13. Trapped by floodwaterAt 7:15 a.m., Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, became eerily calm as the eye of Hurricane Florence, now a Category 1 storm, loomed overhead. Neighborhoods are flooded after the storm surge from Hurricane Florence flooded the Neuse River September 14, 2018 in New Bern, North Carolina. A member of the US Coast Guard walks down Mill Creek Road checking houses after tropical storm Florence hit Newport, North Carolina, Saturday, September 15. Floodwaters from Hurricane Florence inundate the town of Trenton, North Carolina, Sunday, September 16.

Source: CNN September 17, 2018 07:13 UTC