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Duration is going to impact the counties and the states, the abilities to potentially respond to this, because were not going to be sending people out in unsafe conditions, so it might take some time before we can begin recovery operations. >> im looking at live pictures, steven, right now from buxton, north carolina. some of the outer banks, again, north of where both you and i are right now. looks like some of that rain is already beginning to hit. you can see the seas tossing and turning a li...

The rainfall amounts are going to add up and could be very comparable to what weve had with past historic storms. so this could be one for the record books, with storm surge and, as well as the rainfall. >> and thats so important to bring up, because when we say is it slowing down in terms. speed at which its moving, thats a bad thing, its a terrible thing. it means that there are more people who will feel the exaimp for a longer time. so if youre in wilmington where you are and further south wh...

Adviser, meteorologist, i should say, for the national weather service. hes based in wilmington, north carolina, just a little bit north of where i am. and steven, this storm, it really is a multiple threat. >> yeah. were seeing potential deadly storm surge and catastrophic rainfall as this storm slows near the coast. so its not just going to be the wind element or the surge element or the rainfall, possibly all three of those, as this storm approaches. so certainly a life-threatening situation ...

Morning, its just after 6:00 a.m., you maybe have a few more hours if you decided to stay. do you want to send a message to any of those people, probably the year-round residents, the grizzled veterans. >> just watch the news, if you feel youre in danger, call the county, call us, well come get you before the winds get to 45. but if you want to leave, leave now. >> all right, with mayor cin brochure, thank you so much -- >> thank you, john, appreciate you coming down to oak island and helping us...

Issue, its anything tidally connected, the tidal creeks, the waterways. thats why were so concerned that any of these low-lying areas where there are a lot of communities, that there could potentially be some storm surge into some of the structures. certainly, the oceanfront with the large battering waves. >> and thats before we get 2 feet to 3 feet of rain. so just imagine the effect that that will have. we see the storm approaching the coast right now. again, we have the radar imagery up. any ...

And as derek was pointing out, this storm will hit for so long, people will have to withstand several high tide cycles. the surge will be an issue for 48 hours. this hurricane, hurricane florence, is disrupting air travel. thats already started to happen. we know charleston international airport, its closed. at least 800 flights have also been canceled in the southeast. lets give you a sense of where theyve been canceled. american airlines canceling more than 500 flights through sunday. meantime...

Large storm, those impacts already far reaching. so other areas away from the center will have other issues as well, fortunately. >> yeah, this isnt about where the eye wall hits land, hurricane force winds and the effects of this will be spread out over a huge area. steven pfaff, thanks so much for helping us understand the intricacies and complex tis oi this very different type of storm. thank you. >> thank you. ahead for us on "new day," the director of the national hurricane center ken gra...

Onshore. we have just passed our low tide, which was about 4:30 this morning and were working our way towards high tide at 11:00 this morning. it will be interesting to see if that coincides with the strongest part of the storm, which will start impacting this region later tonight and as we head into the early morning hours of friday. main threats of course here, storm surge. we know that the potential for breaking heavy rainfall totals here, upwards of 24 to 30 inches of rain are possible along...

About things like comforting people and being there for people. he throws paper towels at people who are trying to get their lives together after a storm. and he creates these cringe-worthy moments that for people around him are hugely, hugely problematic. its not just style. i think that there is, you know, the function of the presidency. this is it. it is not just being the head of the executive branch. it is also about saying the right things, about showing people that you are the leader in t...

And gusts to 130. its the surge that were worried about, because this is whats going to happen as the storm rolls right onshore. comes right onshore, not that far from wilmington. theres florence, theres our john berman right there in the thick of the eastern or the north part of the eye wall. thats the worst part of what were going to see for surge there. now, it does cool down to a category 1 storm as it comes onshore, not that far from conway or myrtle beach, you know that town a little bit b...