AdvertisementScenes From The Carolina Coast As Hurricane Florence Surges AshoreSeptember 13, 2018Bill ChappellMerrit KennedyfacebookEmailWaves crash underneath the Oceana Pier as the outer bands of Hurricane Florence begin to affect the coast on Thursday in Atlantic Beach, N.C. Coastal cities in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia are under evacuation orders as the Category 2 hurricane approaches the United States. (Getty Images)