Video: Surfers Hit Hurricane Florence Storm Surge in South Carolina

Surfers could be seen going out in the waves caused by Hurricane Florence.

This video was shot at Hunting Island State Park near Beaufort, South Carolina, according to Storyful.

“I love the sea! But it’s getting a bit angry out there!” wrote the Instagram user who captured the video. “The surfers are having a blast! I am pretty optimistic” that Beaufort is going to “fare well” in Florence, the user said.

Hurricane-force winds are getting closer to North Carolina’s Outer Banks and the coastal southeastern portion of the state, the NHC said.

In the latest update, the NHC said that a tropical storm warning was issued from south of South Santee River to Edisto Beach, South Carolina.

Hurricane warnings and storm surge warnings were still in effect from South Santee River in South Carolina to Duck in North Carolina and the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds.

Forecasters said conditions will only get more lethal as the storm pushes ashore early Sept. 14 near the North Carolina-South Carolina line and makes its way slowly inland. Its surge could cover all but a sliver of the Carolina coast under as much as 11 feet of ocean water, and days of downpours could unload more than 3 feet of rain, touching off severe flooding.

Florence’s winds weakened as it drew closer to land, dropping from a peak of 140 mph earlier in the week, and the hurricane was downgraded from a terrifying Category 4 to a 2.

But North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper warned: “Don’t relax, don’t get complacent. Stay on guard. This is a powerful storm that can kill. Today the threat becomes a reality.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.