<p>A once-healthy</a> section of dunes in Avon, North Carolina, was wiped out as Hurricane Florence battered the eastern coast of the United States on September 14.</p><p>Video shared to social media showed the devastation to the native vegetation the morning after the storm made landfall along the North Carolina coast.</p><p>The National Weather Service warned</a> that the possibility for “life-threatening” storm surges and flooding would persist throughout the day on September 14. Credit: Jenni Koontz/Epic Shutter Photography via Storyful</p><br />
