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Standing by. weve shifted most of our focus into protecting our resources, our aircraft and our boats, so thats the greatest somewhat of our ability to respond during the storm, in order to protect it and immediately respond afterward. you know, were specifically focused on after the storm, being able to respond to life saving and environmental issues that will pop up as a result of florence. >> captain, what are the biggest challenges that you expect to face? >> i think some of the bigger chall...

Flooding. were going to get the latest this hour from the directors of the national hurricane center and national weather service as well as our correspondents and experts. they are all standing by. first, lets go straight to cnn meteorologist jennifer gray. shes in the cnn hurricane center right now. jennifer, theres a new forecast for florence thats just been released. update our viewers. >> wolf, the storm has put on the brakes. its only moving about five miles per hour, and this is the fear....

Tennessee and kentucky where the rainfall will be heavy at times. here is where we are worried. the rainfall accumulation. 20 to 30 inches of rainfall all along the area. if you are in myrtle and your house is fine, you will get 10 to 15 to 20 inches of rain north and northwest of you. it will come down the rivers and that is where the flash flooding. the fresh water flash flooding. the saltwater flooding is here and power outages in north carolina over the next 24 hours as the power lines come ...

Of the home. not just on the coast, but several miles inland as you see with storm surge. this becomes a major story, considering it doesnt change the amount of water expected inland. you look at the storm system which is moving nicely along. 17 miles an hour. it will slow down to 5 to 6 miles an hour after landfall tomorrow morning. in fact, notice the icons almost directly on top of one another in a 12-hour period. i calculated 12 miles of movement. that produces tremendous rainfall. when you ...

The forecast. the other part is the very little progression after landfall tomorrow morning. we think the storm may for a 12-hour period may travel for miles. that is more than 4 miles per hour or essentially what an advantage walking speed of a person. it is battering the coastal communities with the 12-foot storm surge and drawing moisture from the warm area off the coast and bringing in rainfall up to 20 to 25 inches. some areas getting 30 inches of rainfall. you can look closely at data that...

Usually wrapped up in the houses. >> it is. we know that, and we have been messaging really hard. just before because the categos gone down, the threat has not. we are pushing storm surge issues, in our messaging. preparing folks for the catastrophic flooding that is forthcoming. in our situation, we will have devastating flash flooding initially. because of where we are, its very flat in the interior part of the county. our floodwaters will not rise until about two to three days later. there is...

We wented to boarded up houses. theres about 60% of the population that decided to evacuate. a lot of the people are still here. youre seeing the hotels, the businesses around this area completely vacant with a few stragglers. you have reporters and police officers on this strip over here talking just about the situation. it seems like people are very confident that they can overcome this. they said to me, this is -- at least five different people. they told me at the gas station, hey, we surviv...

Expected across the grand strand. 8-15 inches in the p.d. and 4-10 in the charleston, columbia areas and even into parts of the upstate. lesser amounts across -- to the south of there. the heavy rain potential will persist into monday and given the rainfall totals, flash flooding is likely. the rainfall amounts will also result in significant river flooding, especially in the p.d. basin through next week. landslides can also occur in the south carolina mountains. storm surge is another concern a...

Directions depending on the uncertainty of the path of this storm. so mudslides, flash flooding, significant flooding on the rivers. this is inland impact as well. >> shepard: i wonder about the mountains, too? >> yeah, i keep talking about that. i think about it. i look at the map. step back and look the opposite direction and think 6-10 inches. ive been up in there a lot and really its a beautiful area. i think about that and how the water will just channel and you get the flash floodings. ver...

To hurricane forced winds. we have flood watches in effect. flash flooding now around morehead city. we have seen around six inches of rain and were ten to fifteen percent of the way into this. a lot more to be had. this is the latest gust. the buoy there, hurricane force winds close to the shore. its slowed down in the forward progression at 5 miles an hour. i think it will slow a little more the next couple of hours. thats why we think the rainfall totals will be so extreme. we will see the sp...