Meteorologists have said Hurricane Florence slowed down before making landfall early Friday. Tell that to the flag.

The flag sits on a former Coast Guard light tower just over 30 miles from the North Carolina. Named the Frying Pan Tower, the structure has been there since 1964. It now operates as unique bed and breakfast 80 feet above the water. But anyway, you were wondering about the flag?

The stream has generated hundreds of thousands of views (you can watch it and other North Carolina coastal streams here), with comments noting the flag becoming tattered in the 100 mph winds.

It inspired @fryingpanflag, tweeting the range of emotions the flag no doubt must feel. In just over three hours of tweeting, the account has received more than 1,000 followers. Here's a sampling of its' 'feelings':

If you haven't spent your whole day watching the feed, you may be thinking, how is there any flag left? A replacement is put up thanks to support from an Arkansas company, flagandbanner.com, bed and breakfast owner Richard Neal says.

Neal reportedly bought the tower for $85,000 in 2010 and has spent hurricanes out at the tower. This time around, he'll be home in Charlotte.

Nate Chute is a producer with the USA Today Network. Follow him on Twitter at @nchute.