Hurricane Arthur, the first named storm of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season, reached Category 2 before it began to head back out to sea off the coast of Virginia Beach, VA. Hurricane Arthur's giant eye, 30 miles wide, made landfall in North Carolina Thursday night — appropriately enough, at Cape Lookout. It's expected to pass by Massachusetts later this evening.
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Below, we're gathering Instagram photos from people in the path of the storm. We'll continue updating this map throughout the holiday weekend.
Latest Update: Friday, July 4, 9 a.m. ET
Mashable's Chris Taylor contributed to this post.