Frying Pan Tower back online after Hurricane Florence

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WTVD) -- A live stream from the Frying Pan Tower -- that captured the hearts and minds of thousands as Hurricane Florence lashed the North Carolina coast -- is now back online.


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The camera on top of the tower shut down about a week ago while the eye of the storm made landfall.

Viewers watched as the storm grew closer to shore, battering Old Glory.


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The tattered American flag remains on top of the tower, which is about 34 miles off of the coast of Southport.