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Beach goers huddle on the beach at Wrightsville Beach, N.C., Thursday, July 3, 2014. Residents along the coast of North Carolina are bracing for the arrival of the Hurricane Arthur, a category one storm. (AP Photo/Wilmington Star-News, Mike Spencer) ( Tropical Weather )

In this handout provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Hurricane Arthur moves up the U.S. East Coast on July 3, 2014. According to reports, Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that Arthur has reached hurricane strength and the official forecast shows the center of Arthur moving very close to the North Carolina Outer Banks late tonight and early July 5, 2014. Arthur should then accelerate northeastward offshore of the mid-Atlantic states and the northeastern U.S. July 5 and move into the Canadian Maritimes by July 6, 2014 before turning northward. (Photo by NOAA via Getty Images) ( 451642184 )

Joey Haywood of Troy, NC. and his son Dawson Haywood fold up the families tent at a campsite before departing the KOA Campground to comply with the mandatory evacuation orders for Hatteras Island, July 3, 2014 in Rodanthe, North Carolina. A Hurricane warning has been issued for North Carolina's Outer Banks due to approaching Tropical Storm Arthur that is expected to gain strength and become a category 1 hurricane before it passes the area. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) ( 451640044 )

Eddie Skakle and his wife Gail secure kayaks at their kayak rental business, A. S. Austin Co., in Hatteras Village, N.C., on Thursday, July 3, 2014. Hurricane Arthur is forecast to pass by North Carolina's Hatteras Island Friday morning. The island is under mandatory evacuation orders. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Steve Earley) ( Tropical Weather NC )

Peter LeWando puts plywood sheets over the windows of the apartment where he lives in Avon, N.C. on Thursday, July 3, 2014. Hurricane Arthur is forecast to pass by Hatteras on Friday morning. The island is under mandatory evacuation orders. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Steve Earley) ( Tropical Weather )

Clouds and rains move in as beachgoers leave Freeman Park at the north end of Carolina Beach, N.C., Thursday, July 3, 2014. Residents along the coast of North Carolina are bracing for the arrival of the Hurricane Arthur, which threatens to give the state a glancing blow on Independence Day. (AP Photo/Wilmington Star-News, Mike Spencer) ( Tropical Weather )

Vehicles drive north on Hwy 12 due to mandatory evacuation for Hatteras Island due to approaching Tropical Storm Arthur, July 3, 2014 in Pea Island, North Carolina. A Hurricane warning has been issued for North Carolina's Outer Banks due to approaching Tropical Storm Arthur that is expected to gain strength and become a category 1 hurricane when it passes the area. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) ( 451635906 )

Weather Channel correspondent Raegan Medgie reports on Hurricane Arthur near Johnnie Mercer's Fishing Pier at Wrightsville Beach, N.C., Thursday, July 3, 2014. Residents along the coast of North Carolina are bracing for the arrival of the Hurricane Arthur, a category one storm. (AP Photo/Wilmington Star-News, Mike Spencer) ( Tropical Weather )

Tybee Island Ocean Rescue Senior Lifeguard Todd Horne, right, and Mark Eichenlaub, left, hang a yellow flag that warns swimmer of strong rip currents from Hurricane Arthur along the beach, on Tybee Island, Ga., Thursday, July 3, 2014. The storm has bypassed the Georgia coast as predicted, but forecasters are warning beach goers to beware of dangerous rip currents in its wake. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) ( Tropical Weather )

Tybee Island Ocean Rescue Senior Lifeguard Todd Horne writes information on tides and rip currents from Hurricane Arthur to warn swimmers on the beach on, Tybee Island, Ga., Thursday, July 3, 2014. The storm has bypassed the Georgia coast as predicted, but forecasters are warning beach goers to beware of dangerous rip currents in its wake. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) ( Tropical Weather GA )

Kevin Taylor, of Savannah, Ga., checks out the waves on the north beach of Tybee Island as Hurricane Arthur makes its way up the East Coast, early Thursday, July 3, 2014. The storm has bypassed the Georgia coast as predicted, but forecasters are warning beachgoers to beware of dangerous rip currents in its wake. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) ( APTOPIX Tropical Weather )

Vehicles drive off the ferry from Ocracoke Island due to a mandatory evacuation because of the approaching storm, July 2, 2014 in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Tropical Storm Arthur is fast approaching North Carolina's Outer Banks and is expected to gain strength and become a category 1 hurricane before it passes the area. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) ( 451625896 )