The National Hurricane Center considers a Category 3 and above to be a major storm because of the potential for destructive damage and loss of life.
"It's unusual for swans to (form) groups of three, so this is definitely a special bond," Carolina Waterfowl Rescue director Jennifer Gordon said.
A North Carolina fire department was tasked with cleaning up fish that became stranded on the highway when floodwaters from Hurricane Florence receded.
A GoFundMe benefitting Luis Ocampo raised nearly $15,000 before it stopped accepting donations so as not to "take anyone's generosity for granted."
ABC7 and the American Red Cross are teaming up to raise money for survivors of Hurricane Florence.
Rescuers said the horses were "tired, scared, confused" and had "not much left in them" when volunteers found them.