https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/09/14/hurricane_florence_data_centers/

Hurricane Florence has now landed on US soil, bringing 100 MPH winds, torrential rain, and claiming at least four lives. Many residents have fled, though some can’t – because they are keeping the area’s data centers up and running during the carnage.

The Carolinas, on America's east coast, are studded with data centers full of networking gear and server machines, thanks to cheap land, relatively low wages, government incentives, and other factors. Apple, Google, and Facebook all have facilities there, as do a host of other tech companies, and all have been preparing to keep services up and running during the storms.