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The island, check on their homes, check on their businesses, but they cant yet because the conditions are still too treacherous and authorities are not allowing anyone back over the bridge just yet. meanwhile, on the mainland, in wilmington, wilmington police say that they are going to go out and begin their initial assessments of the damage a little bit later this morning. they think that the conditions will allow officers to go out. that will lead to the initial clean-up. but again, we are not...

This one. the worst rain event from any tropical system in north carolinas history. doesnt matter about the category. it is not moving and it continues to bring all this moisture. potential for storm surge over the next six to 12 hours. tornado risk as well seeing tornado storms. they are weak tornadoes, quick movers that they could cause structural damage. thats another thread in the next coming hours into the overnight. flash flood warnings in these areas now for over 24 hours. there is the ce...

Expected. this is now a rain event and a flooding event. i want to go to lieutenant general russell henerea. he went in after katrina after harvey, after people thought its okay, it dodged a bullet, and then we realized the folks in new orleans were in big, big, big trouble. so he knows about what happens after the storm. general, good to see you again. here is the issue. im on the beach. in myrtle beach. there are hotels here. there are pretty sturdy hotels. these hotels are sturdy and they can...

It was even just a couple hours ago. we just heard from chad myers earlier who is saying that the rain is now down to maybe an inch or two an hour. its going to go back up, though, he anticipates maybe in a couple hours. maybe even as much as six hours. but this is a rain event. and a surge event all day long. is what people in this entire area are expecting. theyre going to just have to deal with. well hear a lot more about people being rescued by boats. theres no doubt about it. well take a sh...

We think by late morning landfall as a category 1, and then meander around areas across the coastal regions of south carolina into the piedmont region, so myrtle beach, paulys island, myrtles inlet, heavy rainfall for charleston, very easily to flood in charleston, precipitation moving on offer to the southern appalachians. there is a lot to consider here, especially when you think about that by monday into tuesday, were still looking at a significant rain event. all right. so what happens whe...

>> fox news alert, im dana perino and this is "the five." florence turns deadly knocking out power and driving residents in flooded areas. rick reichmuth tracking the massive storm. whats the update as of now? >> winds down to 5 miles an hour so its technically a tropical storm. still technically a rain event. want to show you this, something very interesting also. still looks really remarkably well organized after having spent ten hours over land. youll also notice offshore winds down near myrt...

The hurricane, the winds are coming out of west. see that? the palm fronds are blowing towards the beach there because the winds are coming out of west. the winds are coming from the land because the storm has a counterclockwise flow. so, below the eye of the storm, the winds come from the dry side. all of that air will continue to blow from the land to the sea. so, the sort of on shore flow, the flooding of rivers and that sort of thing will not be happening in myrtle beach unless there is some...

Sound. rivers are rising to dangerous levels and the relentless rains will continue through the weekend. for some parts of southeastern north carolina, one forecast shows 1,000-year rain event. rescue crews are working in dangerous conditions. dont put them or yourself at risk. stay indoors. dont drive through water. never use a generator indoors. dont fly drones in a disaster area. if you do, rescue helicopters will have a difficult time operating. >> in preparation for injuries and illnesses -...

60 mile-per-hour winds and some people had to go on top of their roofs. we go there now. >> reporter: a lot of people are going to be happy to see the sun come up here this morning after a very long, very wet night here in new bern. we had to evacuate as did a lot of other people did because that water came up and came up so fast. now in the light of day and in the break here between high tides, were seeing city officials, seeing first responders start to get out and starting to rescue those peo...

Expected. . were in a lull but its been blowing 20, 25 miles an hour maybe gusting to 40 but we are not seeing those winds yet but im looking out on to the horizon here and i am seeing a wall 60 water heading towards us. that is a lot of rain coming towards us. yet another pulse, another band of the massive storm that will come through here. its hard to believe we are at the beginning of a 24 or 36 hour rain event that will dump 20, 30, perhaps more inches in this town, the storm surge with the ...