WATCH: Dogs, cats rescued in Jacksonville during Hurricane Florence

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) —

On Friday, dogs and cats in Jacksonville, North Carolina, were rescued from flooded homes and brought to safety.

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Live video showed dogs being removed from a boat in the flood waters of Hurricane Florence. Later, the same rescue team saved cats who were stranded near a flooded home.

The hurricane made landfall just before 7:30 Friday morning Category 1 storm.