A surfer hides behind his surfboard as wind gusts of 50mph hit the beach by passing Hurricane Irene on Folly Beach, SC

---

A surfer hides behind his surfboard as wind gusts of 50mph hit the beach 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.

---

Size: 3744px × 5616px
Location: Folly Beach, SC, USA
Photo credit: © Richard Ellis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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