Florence caused flooding, damaged fencing and swept debris and beach sand inland in Avon, an Outer Banks community in North Carolina, on September 14.
Florence made landfall that morning as a hurricane before weakening. The National Hurricane Center said the “life-threatening inland flood hazard” in the Carolinas would continue for days, even after the storm had passed. At least five people died as a result of the storm, including a mother and child, according to reports.
More than 1.7 million people in Virginia, North and South Carolina were told to evacuate ahead of Florence’s arrival. Credit: Sarah Misch via Storyful
