Photos and videos show the flooding and devastation as Hurricane Florence hits the Carolinas

Hurricane Florence has arrived in the US, thrashing the East Coast with torrential rain, high winds, and massive floods.

The hurricane’s center made landfall at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, at 7:15 a.m. ET on Friday morning.

Winds up to 112 mph lashed the coast, and a storm surge of up to 11 feet was expected in some areas, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). The storm dropped up to 33 inches of rain, causing “catastrophic” floods and a “life-threatening” situation, the NHC said.

So far, at least 14 people have been reported dead. About 417,000 people in the Carolinas have lost power, with power companies racing to restore it.

Here's what the hurricane's impact looks like on the ground.

Hurricanes form over warm ocean water. Florence formed off the coast of west Africa on August 30, and strengthened to a Category 4 storm before it hit the US East Coast on September 14.

Source: NHC

This was Wilmington, North Carolina, as the most ferocious part of the storm passed over on Friday morning.

#Wilmington currently in the eyewall of #Florence - winds gusting 90+ mph pic.twitter.com/7sFyyZM33D

— Alex Wilson (@TWCAlexWilson) September 14, 2018

The canopy of this BP petrol station in Topsail Beach, North Carolina, was completely blown away.

Gas station canopy goes flying as Hurricane #Florence nears landfall along the Carolina coast. https://t.co/nuRzakssgF pic.twitter.com/FBFIbued42

— ABC News (@ABC) September 14, 2018

This video, taken in Belhaven, North Carolina on Thursday, shows water levels from the Pungo River reaching as high as people's windows.

Hurricane Florence @ midnight 9.13.18
Pungo River is raging across Belhaven, NC
Stay safe y’all! pic.twitter.com/zYbKCKBLnY

— meesh 🪴 (@hooponaloop) September 14, 2018

Journalists reporting on the hurricane were also lashed by the winds and rain.

WATCH: @Miguelnbc is in Wilmington, North Carolina, with the latest details on Hurricane Florence as it lashes the Carolina coast with powerful winds and heavy rain. pic.twitter.com/vn14DV0f3F

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) September 14, 2018

Hundreds of people in New Bern, North Carolina were stranded by the storm, and 455 were rescued by Saturday.

LATEST: At least 150 North Carolina residents stranded as Hurricane Florence nears. @FoxFriendsFirst https://t.co/Q3wYjX43nZ pic.twitter.com/lPtF5xEeJ3

— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 14, 2018

Sources: Business Insider, NBC

Water from the Neuse River toppled the banks and swallowed up multiple streets in New Bern.

The damage in the town looked brutal from the sky.

New Bern has been hit hard. As of 3:30 a.m. local time Friday, some 150 people in the city were trapped and waiting for help.

Read more: Hurricane Florence has 150 trapped, stranded as flood waters swallow small North Carolina town

This basketball court in New Bern was completely flooded.

Floods around the city have come up to people's hips.

Michael Nelson, who lives in New Bern, was floating in a makeshift boat of metal tub and fishing floats after the Neuse River flooded his street.

You can see his makeshift boat a little clearer here as he wades through his street late Thursday night.

People evacuated their houses. This man loaded his belongings in his car as he fled his house in New Bern.

On Friday morning, residents of New Bern took to the streets to survey the damage.

On Thursday evening, a newsroom in New Bern was evacuated while reporters were live on air.

Source: Business Insider

Landmarks around the town were also destroyed or knocked over, like this bear statue.

Boats were washed ashore, like this sailboat that crashed into a house in New Bern.

Floodwaters in New Bern's downtown area inundated many homes and storefronts.

Nearby towns, like Swansboro, also contended with rapidly rising floodwaters on Friday morning.

In Wilmington, residents contended with fallen trees, crushed roofs, and other damage on Friday.

People around the state are taking shelter. By Friday morning, some 12,000 North Carolinians were in shelters as they braced for Florence to make landfall.

At least 472,000 people were without power in North Carolina and South Carolina by Saturday night. Power companies expected millions to lose power, and say restoration could take weeks.

Sources: Business Insider, WRAL-TV

The armed forces were on hand to help out.

The Alaska Air National Guard even sent pararescuers in to assist. Here they are waiting to be dispatched earlier this week.

Rescuers also aided their non-human friends in the path of the hurricane's destruction. Here, zookeepers from a South Carolina zoo corral flamingos into a safe shelter.

Store owners have boarded up their windows and left sandbags in front of door frames to limit the damage.

Those who hadn't evacuated earlier in the week watched flood waters continue to rise over the weekend.

The Coast Guard was on hand with motor boats in North Carolina towns like Lumberton to move residents to higher ground.

Though the storm weakened over the weekend, officials warned "epic" amounts of rain could still be coming.

In many areas of the Carolinas, it's still raining, and rivers are threatening to overflow, which could cause even more flooding across the two states.

Roads have turned to rivers, and the North Carolina Department of Transportation closed major highways in the eastern half of the state to prevent people from driving on flooded streets.

The storm is expected to stick around the Carolinas through Sunday. It could be days before all the damage can be surveyed.