Making Storm News Today

down, you have trees that are down, you have a lot of hazards right now. we do anticipate a lot of the water will subside in some of the barrier islands, in some of the coasts, but some of those inland places off rivers and off these inlets, you know, youre likely to have standing water there throughout all of today and even in the days ahead. so that is a hazard and just please be aware that that is something that you -- if you weathered the storm to this point, going and doing and ge...

The water levels are going to continue to rise higher than this. this could be the storm of record there. one of the worst tragedies and where the most destruction is being done anywhere because of this storm. the storm itself is still located -- and heres new bern, by the way, well away from the center of the storm. because of this consistent easterly wind all day long, its taken all the water and just piled it up and areas like the noose river have been unable to unload. plus theyve got 3 inch...

Almaguer, whos in wilmington, north carolina, where the storm is expected to make landfall tomorrow. whats the latest there? >> reporter: were just beginning to feel the outer bands of hurricane florence moving then this direction. the rain has increased, now coming down steady at times in sheets. just a few minutes ago we saw a cup of bolts of lightening in this area. thats the first time weve seen that tonight. so we certainly know the winds here are increasing and the conditions are beginning...

Will take to get out of here. just starting to see some of the new information. sometimes our computers update when they start getting the new information in. the first thing we picked up on is that the category 1 at the current time, weve gone from a category 2 to category 1. just trying to get the confirmation from the public advisory on that. right now i have the forecast advisory came out first. so that you will really means, again, the wind with this storm was never going to be the huge hea...

Satellite pictures. the eye wall is predicted to probably arrive here, thats where the most intense winds are, right there next to the eye wall. some time at around 4:00 in the morning where. so theres a lot were not going to be able to really see, but well definitely feel it. i think one of the things to note right now you can see clearly in this shot is we still have power. that is unlikely to survive the evening, however, into the morning. duke energy which serves around 400 people along the ...

Through. but as we heard bill say just a short time ago before the break, this storm is moving very slowly. its walking as he says. and when youre standing out here it feels like its crawling. so its going to be a long miserable night into tomorrow morning, lawrence, before we can get a general idea of what the damage is going to be associated with this storm. most people hunker down, and hopefully we know here in carolina beach, evacuated inland, were in a safe position and im going to move bac...

In this area. that would certainly trigger catastrophic flooding. we were with the mayor earlier today, and he told us everyone in the emergency offices will be up monitoring this storm. we know those folks are in that building right now hunkering down, watching this storm come in. so far no significant reports of damage, but that will certainly change. were expecting the storm surge to cause serious damage to this area. you can see the wind whipping in different directions, at times swirling an...

Hurricane florence is bearing down on the carolina coast bringing winds of up to 100 miles an hour and drenching rainfall that could reach up to 40 inches in some areas. more than 1 million people were ordered to evacuate ahead of the storm. the national hurricane center forecasts a life threatening storm surge and catastrophic flooding along the coast. and high tide is expected soon, which could make the situation much more dangerous. for the latest on the conditions nbc news correspondent gadi...

Were the bakers and were usaa members for life. usaa. get your insurance quote today. nbc news meteorologist bill karins is back with us. bill, whats the latest? >> well, were waiting for the 11:00 p.m. advisory come in from the national hurricane center. get a track, see how slowly the storm is moving and how long it

Weather service says. the weather has cleared up nicely. folks are out and about trying to salvage what they can from their homes. but its going to be a long-time recovery in here across parts of central and northern alabama. back to you. >> jeff morrow from the weather center. well have more later in the program. and the president will be speaking about this in the 3:00 hour when he also announces his new national security team. and the president will be going to alabama tomorrow. on the presid...