Hurricane Arthur

A military vehicle and a man navigate a flooded Highway 64 as wind pushes water over the road while Hurricane Arthur passes through Nags Head, N.C., July 4, 2014.

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Vehicles make their way through high water as they drive after hurricane Arthur passed through in Nags Head, N.C., July 4, 2014.

The first hurricane of the Atlantic season has hit the North Carolina coast, a wet and windy spoiler of the July Fourth holiday for thousands of Americans as authorities ordered them to evacuate exposed areas.

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Members of the large Garrison family from Kansas City, Mo., play in the surf before complying with the mandatory evacuation orders for Hatteras Island, July 3, 2014 in Rodanthe, N.C.

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A police officer runs across the road after hurricane Arthur passed through in Nags Head, N.C., July 4, 2014.

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The eye of Hurricane Arthur is seen over the Atlantic in this photo from the International Space Station tweeted by European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, July 3, 2014.

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A vehicle sits in rising waters as Hurricane Arthur passes through the area in Nags Head, N.C., July 4, 2014.

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Vehicles navigate a flooded Highway 64 as wind pushes water over the road as Hurricane Arthur passes through Nags Head, N.C., July 4, 2014.

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Flooding is seen in Manteo, North Carolina after Hurricane Arthur, July 4, 2014.

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Hurricane Arthur is seen approaching the coast of North Carolina in an image taken from NOAA's Goes-East satellite, July 3, 2014.

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Vehicles drive north on Hwy 12 due to mandatory evacuation for Hatteras Island due to approaching Hurrican Arthur, in Pea Island, N.C., July 3, 2014.

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Strong winds and heavy surf cover Hwy 64 at the Albemarle Sound caused by Hurricane Arthur in Nags Head, N.C., July 3, 2014.

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A man surfs in the fog as strong winds and heavy surf from Hurricane Arthur begin to roll in Nags Head, N.C., July 3, 2014.

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A man fishes from the Nags Head Pier as fog and heavy surf roll in, in Nags Head, N.C., July 3, 2014.

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A swimmer waits for a large wave during the heavy surf of Hurricane Arthur, in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., July 3, 2014.

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Kyler Cook, 18, (R) and Brodie Fox, 10, both from Tiffen, Ohio, walk through the storm surge of Hurricane Arthur, in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., July 3, 2014.