The National Hurricane Center considers a Category 3 and above to be a major storm because of the potential for destructive damage and loss of life.
With kayaks and a canoe, Nicole Kincaid, Mollie Doll, and others members of the Triangle nonprofit Cause for Paws of North Carolina went to the coast to help rescue animals affected by Hurricane Florence.
How rainy was Hurricane Florence? Nearly a record setter.
A GoFundMe benefitting Luis Ocampo raised nearly $15,000 before it stopped accepting donations so as not to "take anyone's generosity for granted."
"It's unusual for swans to (form) groups of three, so this is definitely a special bond," Carolina Waterfowl Rescue director Jennifer Gordon said.
