After years of waiting in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, two New Bern families are finally returning home. https://www.wnct.com/news/new-bern-opens-home-for-holidays-for-displaced-families/ | WNCT-TV

16K views · 119 reactions | We're used to seeing this type of spectacular imagery of mesovortices (typical of very intense tropical cyclones) spinning in the eye of western Pacific super typhoons; in the Atlantic and at this latitude not so much — a visual testament to how exceptional the threat from #Florence is | Stu Ostro | Facebook

This NASA satellite image shows the eye of Hurricane Florence, which is expected to approach the US coast on Thursday as a Category 3 storm or higher, according to the National Hurricane Center https://cnn.it/2QjheYo | CNN International

28K views · 634 reactions | ALL ABOARD: The Coast Guard made a ton of rescues this weekend after Hurricane Florence - but they probably weren't expecting a boat full of dogs! 10 beagles wagged their tails dry after they were pulled out of the water and onto a rescue boat. They also saved 4 pit bulls from a neighboring home. | WHNT News 19 | Facebook