PHOTOS: Hurricane Florence makes landfall

Stephen Mims, left, and David Lloyd wait for the storm to pass in a shelter at Washington Street United Methodist Church as remnants of Florence slowly move across the East Coast Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, in Columbia, S.C. With rivers rising toward record levels, thousands of people were ordered to evacuate for fear the next few days could bring the most destructive round of flooding in North Carolina history. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford) Sean Rayford / AP

A member of the US Coast Guard walks down Mill Creek Road checking houses after tropical storm Florence hit Newport N.C., Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018. A day after blowing ashore with 90 mph (145 kph) winds, Florence practically parked itself over land all day long and poured on the rain. (AP Photo/Tom Copeland) Tom Copeland / AP

A flooded mailbox on Mill Creek Road is barely above water after Florence hit Newport N.C., Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018. A day after blowing ashore with 90 mph (145 kph) winds, Florence practically parked itself over land all day long and poured on the rain. (AP Photo/Tom Copeland) Tom Copeland / AP

Jonathan Griffin hangs an American Flag on his boat after Hurricane Florence hit Davis N.C.,Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018. Griffin said "I'm going to hang this in defiance of Hurricane Florence". (AP Photo/Tom Copeland) Tom Copeland / AP

Resident Joseph Eudi looks at flood debris and storm damage from Hurricane Florence at a home on East Front Street in New Bern, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018. (Gray Whitley/Sun Journal via AP) Gray Whitley / AP

People survey the damage caused by Hurricane Florence on Front Street in downtown New Bern, N.C., on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Chris Seward) AP

This photo provided by Angie Propst, shows a boat wedged in trees during Hurricane Florence in Oriental, N.C, one of nine incorporated municipalities in Pamlico County, Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (Angie Propst via AP) AP

Ethan Hall, right, Michael Jenkins, center, and Nash Fralick, left, examine damage to Tidewater Brewing Co. in Wilmington, N.C., after Hurricane Florence made landfall Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) AP

Flooding caused by Hurricane Florence covers blocks of Front Street in downtown New Bern, N.C., Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Chris Seward) AP

A message on a boarded-up business encourages people to be safe as Hurricane Florence hits downtown New Bern, N.C., on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Chris Seward) AP

Debris from Hurricane Florence covers a street in downtown New Bern, N.C., on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Chris Seward) AP

Raffi Hovsepian, a critical care paramedic with All County Ambulance, plugs in earbuds and tries to relax Friday morning, Sept. 14, 2018, in an old Kmart in Garner used as a makeshift shelter for first responders traveling to the state from other areas to wait for assignments to help with Hurricane Florence. Hovsepian travelled with a crew of four men from Ft. Pierce, Fla. (Juli Leonard/The News & Observer/TNS) TNS

Dozens of downed trees block Market Street in the Historic District of Wilmington, N.C. as Hurricane Florence made landfall Friday Sept. 14, 2018. (Chuck Liddy/The News & Observer/TNS) TNS

Russ Lewis covers his eyes from a gust of wind and a blast of sand as Hurricane Florence approaches Myrtle Beach, S.C., Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman) David Goldman / AP

Russ Lewis looks for shells along the beach as Hurricane Florence approaches Myrtle Beach, S.C., Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. "I woke up this morning and couldn't hear the ocean. It's kind of spooky," said Lewis. "You don't expect to see the ocean this calm." (AP Photo/David Goldman) David Goldman / AP

High winds and storm surge from Hurricane Florence hits Swansboro N.C., Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Tom Copeland) Tom Copeland / AP

High winds and storm surge from Hurricane Florence hits Swansboro N.C.,Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Tom Copeland) Tom Copeland / AP

Before sunrise, high winds and storm surge from Hurricane Florence hits Swansboro N.C.,Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Tom Copeland) Tom Copeland / AP

Jamie Thompson walks through flooded sections of East Front Street near Union Point Park in New Bern, N.C. Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. Hurricane Florence already has inundated coastal streets with ocean water and left tens of thousands without power, and more is to come. (Gray Whitley/Sun Journal via AP) Gray Whitley / AP

Students with Easty Carolina's Coastal Storms class use anemometers to measure wind speeds at Union Point Park in New Bern, N.C. Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. Hurricane Florence already has inundated coastal streets with ocean water and left tens of thousands without power, and more is to come. (Gray Whitley/Sun Journal via AP) Gray Whitley / AP

Union Point Park is flooded with rising water from the Neuse and Trent Rivers in New Bern, N.C. Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. Hurricane Florence already has inundated coastal streets with ocean water and left tens of thousands without power, and more is to come. (Gray Whitley/Sun Journal via AP) Gray Whitley / AP