Full wrath of Hurricane Florence is felt as 80mph winds sweep across North Carolina sparking a 'biblical' storm surge of up to ELEVEN FEET

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Full wrath of Hurricane Florence is felt as 80mph winds sweep across North Carolina sparking a 'biblical' storm surge of up to ELEVEN FEET and leaving 475,000 people without power

• Florence made landfall near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, at 7.15am - winds are now up to 80mph
• More than 60 people were rescued from a collapsing hotel in Jacksonville, North Carolina, early on Friday 
• Rescue teams are working to free those trapped in New Bern after the nearby Neuse River burst its banks
• The Neuse River near the city is recording more than 10 feet of inundation, the National Hurricane Center said
• In Jacksonville, more than 60 people have been rescued from a hotel as the building's structural integrity was threatened
• Even before Florence hit land, life-threatening storm surge was reported along the coast of the Carolinas
• Once a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 140 mph, Florence was downgraded to a Category 1 on Thursday

Published: 22:18 EDT, 13 September 2018 | Updated: 11:34 EDT, 14 September 2018

The eye of Hurricane Florence smashed into North Carolina on Friday morning with three inches of rain falling every hour and 80mph winds sparking an 11-foot storm surge.

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