Business owners in downtown Wilmington have closed and boarded up their storefronts and for good reasons.
The water levels of the Cape Fear River are expected to rise and cause flooding.
Lots of messages for #HurricaneFlorence here in downtown #Wilmington. #ABC11 #NCWX pic.twitter.com/rJTvpF9qRh
— Diane Wilson (@DWilsonABC11) September 13, 2018
Wrightsville Beach has been closed since the mandatory evacuation went into effect 8 p.m. on Wednesday night.
Wrightsville Beach police are stationed in front of the drawbridge, which leads into the island, and will not allow anyone in.
Homes and businesses along the intracostal waterway are also boarded up.
Heavy rain has fallen and there have been wind gusts up to 20 miles per hour so far.
Current look at #HurricaneFlorence here at #WrightsvilleBeach and #WilmingtonNC. #ABC11 #NCWX pic.twitter.com/wbmGHLjoaD
— Diane Wilson (@DWilsonABC11) September 13, 2018
But in the midst of the storm, two dolphins managed to make an appearance.
Dolphins!!! Check out what I spotted along the intracoastal way here at #WrightsvilleBeach and #WilmingtonNC. #HurricaneFlorence #abc11 #ncwx pic.twitter.com/OkKNy5TCYk
— Diane Wilson (@DWilsonABC11) September 13, 2018