Page 3 - First Hurricane News Today

Straight now to cnn meteorologist and severe weather expert, chad myers. what are you seeing, chad? >> brianna, we hope the 5:00 increase would take it down to a category 1 hurricane this evening, but they still go category 2. 100-mile-per-hour storm, now slamming cape fear right there, the eye of the storm, well defined and completely clear, which means the storm is still getting bigger. one of our correspondents right there, alina many in wilmington city. all three reporters in the way of this...

Worth of business a year and a lot of that counts on the summer trade and what should be going on right now. this is about the immediate threat. its also about the long term impact if this storm grinds away. >> thats what we heard from the restaurant owner we talked to. hes so worried that people will stay away because that is a big weekend and not one that a hurricane often will hit this area. >> thats a small business owner that we talk about who creates jobs. it may sound like one restaurant ...

North carolina. hurricane arthur is pounding the coast of this state and here are the latest developments. the hurricane is packing sustained winds of 90 miles an hour. there are gusts over 100 miles per hour. and this is forecasted to get stronger. reaching category 2 status the evening. very serious business here. storm surges of up to five feet are expected. deadly rip currents offshore already in effect. and flooding likely in inland areas. tropical storm warnings are now up as far north as ...

50,000 people who have to find somewhere else to go as this storm begins moving up the coast. and now, there are a lot of reasons for that. its not just the concern about the weather, which could be severe, its also a very big concern about the roads. specifically, north carolina, highway 12. now, that road tends to wash out wherever theres a hurricane, and it washed out a big way just a couple of years ago. there are fears about water on the road as well as a lot of sand. and in that situation,...

Down in cape hatteras that if they havent already evacuated they need to reconsider their decision, a potentially dangerous situation here an the north carolina coast. >> it might be fun, it might be scary but were going to find out after while. >> reporter: the ill-timed first hurricane of the season is gaining strength up the east coast, threatening destruction and altering holiday plans. hurricane arthur is churning off the coast and could make land fall in the outer banks as a cat toir 2 sto...

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Theres a run on flashlights, gas cans, and water. even the life vests are gone. >> this one looks a little uglier than the other ones, rather be safe than sorry. >> reporter: at a fire station we visited, they were running out of sandbags. so, tell me, how rough is this? >> well, first hurricane. >> reporter: this is your first? >> first. >> reporter: this is what theyre running from, as seen from the international space station. from maryland to the carolinas, a state of emergency. >> its going...