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Going to be very intense, and definitely daybreak i think when things are going to be their most intense with the storm surge. and over the next few days the rainfall accumulates, thats going to be the big danger is flash flooding. >> yeah, this is probably, you know, the strongest winds that we have gotten thus far. i mean nothing like what theyre experiencing in other places. but im going to ask you the same question i asked your colleague. from experience when a storm sits like this just off ...

Some people from the coast evacuating as far in land as charlotte, 200 miles from the coast, charlotte mecklenburg public schools canceled classes so they could use school buildings to house evacuees. power statewide, 180,000 people without electricity, duke power the leading provider, could be days or a week or longer before power can be restored to all the customers and all the rain is going to make this storm a serious threat far beyond the coast. it will be dumping rain in areas that are not...

Out. unfortunately, though, the rain and the size of this hurricane even though the wind may not be as strong as what we expected, it will hover a lot longer and thats going to create a lot of damaging forward. >> sandra: im looking at the updates that were getting from the myrtle beach police and fire departments obviously most of these municipalities have twitter accounts. theyre sending out warnings about flash flooding in the area. christina, theyre warning residents who are there who did de...

Being one of the possibilities. >> jon: when you get into the western carolinas and the high country, you dump 9 or 10 inches of rain into some of of those mountain valleys, you have the potential for flash flooding they are. >> we could be talking about mudslides and some of those locations, also. >> jon: scary stuff in the coming days. adam klotz in the fox weather center. adam, thank you. storm surge warning in effect for wrightsville beach north carolina, that is where rick rick leventhal is...

Was if you decided to ride this out and stay put, then do not try to go anywhere because the flooding is coming, the storm surge is coming. it is only going to get worse. were likely to be in this situation, bill, as youve been saying for something like 24 to 36 hours. it is a very dangerous day or two ahead for everybody. here in north myrtle beach and up the coast towards you, bill. >> bill: thank you, jonathan. those conditions there are what we were getting four hours ago as the storm swirls...

Problems. the flooding and the storm surge are our biggest concerns. >> bill: have you had a chance to get out and look around? >> yes. i just came back from driving with one of our sheriffs office and we got to see some trees down all over. some homes are starting to get unindated with a little water and weve seen some -- didnt see a lot of structural damage to any homes or businesses. we are starting to see the water coming up. >> bill: how high would you say the surge was at the highest point...

You helped residents prepare. >> weve learned a lot of lessons. for us this is the third year in a row with a big storm like this and now trying to get ahead of the flooding coming up. we made decisions to move inland on areas that may flood that have flooded in the past so we can go in and help people evacuate or be ready to get them out before it gets too bad. >> sandra: give us perspective. youve seen a lot of devastation and storms. what are you seeing so far when you look back at the storms...

Already 3.53, 13.8 inches of rain so still despite the wind coming down, still going to have a lot of impact. the when those totals really are incredible. we all rely on them, theyve got it up to 40 inches of rain, its exactly what you predicted. is there more to come do you think? >> when you look at these rainfall totals, we have dealt with the storm surge and was pretty scary and dangerous with this, you pile up the water with the storm surge but then all of a sudden you have to drain all of ...

At last check, statewide, 180,000 customers in the dark. those numbers expected to go up as we go further into the storm. the most frustrating thing about this storm is how slow-moving it is going. these heavy winds will be sticking around. they will get a little worse, they will stick around a while, battering buildings and unprotected windows and the other concern, storm surge and heavy rain. the potential for flooding and that potential goes far inland because this storm system moving across ...

Ascended on wilmington. i think theyre from a spanish network. my point earlier is we got together last night among our team and preparing for 12-hour shifts on and off until she blows through. so we await here now in wilmington with the eye soon upon us. >> sandra: that was bill earlier this morning. conditions certainly continue to change, bill. what a shot that was. it was shortly after florence made landfall and certainly as the storm made its way through wilmington. >> bill: that was the le...