Despite wild conditions from Hurricane Dorian along the North Carolina coast, conditions have been fairly calm in the Triad.
However, even hundreds of miles away, many are glued to live streams on social media - showing the current conditions. One of those streams shows the Frying Pan Tower - a structure miles off the North Carolina coast.
The tower cam shows Old Glory, holding on tight as the winds whip by, and the ocean waves grow more intense by the minute.
We wanted to know the story behind all this - so WFMY News 2 went to the source: Richard Neal, one of the co-owners.