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Rain, wind and rising floodwaters from Hurricane Florence swamped the Carolinas early on Friday as the massive storm crawled toward the coast, threatening millions of people with record rainfall and punishing surf. Florence was expected to make landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina, at midday, and forecasters said its size meant it could batter the US East Coast with hurricane-force winds for nearly a full day.
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Waves slam the Oceana Pier and Pier House Restaurant in Atlantic Beach on Thursday as Hurricane Florence approaches the area. (AP/PTI)
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In this photo provided by NASA, Hurricane Florence churns over the Atlantic Ocean heading for the US east coast as seen from the International Space Station. (AP/PTI)
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Sandbags surround homes on North Topsail Beach in North Carolina on Wednesday as Hurricane Florence threatens the coast. (AP/PTI)
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Nichols Methodist Church seen under floodwaters on Tuesday. Few places in South Carolina are more worried about the possibility of disastrous inland flooding from Hurricane Florence and heavy rain than the town of Nichols. (AP)
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A home sits in flood waters in Nichols on Monday. The residents of a tiny town in South Carolina who rebuilt after an inland flood from a hurricane destroyed 90 per cent of the homes two years ago are uneasy as forecasters warn inland flooding from Hurricane Florence's rain could be one of the most dangerous and devastating parts of the storm. (AP)
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Jamie Thompson walks through flooded sections of East Front Street near Union Point Park in New Bern on Thursday. Hurricane Florence already has inundated coastal streets with ocean water and left tens of thousands without power, and more is to come. (AP)
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Union Point Park is flooded with rising water from the Neuse and Trent Rivers in New Bern on Thursday. (AP)
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Students with East Carolina's Coastal Storms class use anemometers to measure wind speeds at Union Point Park in New Bern on Thursday. (AP)
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A work truck drives on Highway 24 as the wind from Hurricane Florence blows palm trees in Swansboro on Thursday. (AP)
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Emergency declarations were in force in Georgia, South and North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. Some residents ignored calls to evacuate. (Reuters)
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Water from Neuse River floods houses as Hurricane Florence comes ashore in New Bern on Thursday. (Reuters)
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With the brunt of the storm yet to come, a gauge on the Neuse River in New Bern, a city near the coast, was already recording 10 feet of inundation. (Reuters)
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Michael and Polly Long walk down East Bay St. past a sign asking for Hurricane Florence to spare the Lowcountry in Charleston as the storm spins out in the Atlantic ocean on Thursday. (AP)
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A US HC-C130J approaches the edge of hurricane Florence after a two and a half hour flight from Savanah Air National Guard Base, Savanah, Georgia, US Airport on Wednesday. (Reuters)
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The Union Point Park Complex is seen flooded as the Hurricane Florence comes ashore in New Bern on Thursday. (Reuters)
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At least 188,000 people were without power in North Carolina and South Carolina early on Friday. (Reuters)
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F-22 Raptors and T-38 Talons from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia arrive at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Ohio, seeking shelter from Hurricane Florence. (Reuters)
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Pararescue personnel from the Alaska Air National Guard's 212th Rescue Squadron, 176th Wing, and California ANG's 131st Rescue Squadron, 129th Rescue Wing, settle into a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in preparation for offering support to Hurricane Florence relief operations, at Moffett Federal Airfield in California. (Reuters)
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People look out over the surf before Hurricane Florence comes ashore on Carolina Beach, North Carolina on Thursday. (Reuters)
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