A surfer takes advantage of 14-foot waves churned up by passing Hurricane Irene on August 26, 2011 on Folly Beach, South Carolin

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A surfer takes advantage of 14-foot waves churned up by passing Hurricane Irene on August 26, 2011 on Folly Beach, South Carolina. The Charleston area is expected to get only a mild brush with the category 3 hurricane as it heads up the coast.

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Size: 4059px × 2706px
Location: Folly Beach, SC, USA
Photo credit: © Richard Ellis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: beach, carolina, charleston, coast, coastal, cyclone, folly, hurricane, irene, pier, sc, south, storm, surf, surfer, surfing, tropical, typhoon, waves, weather