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TERRIFYING footage shows a house being swept away in the ocean as Hurricane Ernesto ravages North Carolina.
Hurricane Ernesto is the fifth named storm of the 2024 hurricane season, which historically begins on June 1 and runs until November 30.
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Although it has not hit land in North Carolina, the storm has caused chaos in the ocean causing vicious riptides and waves.
In the quick footage, bystanders are screaming “Oh my god,” while a house is swept out into the ocean.
The sound of the waves crashing can be heard in the background while bystanders scream in fear.
Chicamacomico Banks Fire & Rescue warned residents to stay out of the water.
“Please do not enter the ocean as the debris will be washing around for the next few days,” the first responders wrote on social media.
Ernesto has already caused colossal damage and has caused thousands to lose power throughout the Caribbean.
Ernesto’s high-powered winds and rain knocked power out for about half of Puerto Rico early Wednesday morning.
The US territory’s biggest electricity provider, Luma Energy, reported that more than 730,000 of its nearly 1.5 million customers were without power as of Wednesday afternoon.
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Two smaller islands closer to the East Coast — Culebra and Vieques —experienced near-total blackouts.
The storm was elevated to a Category 1 hurricane on Wednesday morning as it picked up power and speed in the Atlantic.
But was then elevated to a Category 2 hurricane on Thursday night after pummeling everything in the storm’s path.
Hurricane Ernesto has already passed through the US and British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Bermuda, and several smaller islands.
The storm has brought extreme weather including torrential rain, dangerous currents, and violent winds that left some areas in near-total blackouts.
