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Ill be breaking down the other regions including up in new england and new york city. i think everyone gets the idea here. were looking at a storm thats about 36 hours, chris, of damaging wind and rain and surge from the carolinas northward. >> huge storm. thanks, bill, thanks for the update. the coast of north carolina will be irenes first u.s. victim. nbcs mark potter is in nags head, north carolina, and joins us now. mark? >> well, hi, chris. this morning its pretty calm here actually, we wan...

Danger. how serious do people need to know this storm is, and why do they need to go if theyre in the evacuated areas? >> well, its the storm surge, which, for a lot of people, is hard to explain. but think about this. its not just the initial think about a tide with big blast from hurricane irene that waves coming in that doesnt go out and those waves are pounding forecasters are worried about. the slow moving storm threatens everything in its path. thats the problem in the to soak regions al...