This terrifying Weather Channel animation shows just how bad Hurricane Florence flooding could get

Weather Channel shows Florence flooding
(Image credit: Screenshot/The Weather Channel on Twitter)

The Weather Channel has a message for anyone hoping to ride out Hurricane Florence: Don't.

The National Hurricane Service recently unveiled its storm surge inundation map, which shows how up to 9 feet of flooding could ravage North Carolina, even dozens of miles inland. But its bright colors don't convey the severity of the situation quite like the Weather Channel's augmented reality depiction.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.