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This really left dsignificant devastation. we are expecting 4 to 6 inches across the carolinas. river levels across cape fear in north carolina where it has dropped below flood stage on monday afternoon. this will not help. this will not exceed significantly, but still see the water level rise a little bit here over the next couple days which not what they want to see. >> pedram, thank you for that. an okay. as of last night, residents were without power in florida, georgia and alabama. accord...

Wake up and pay attention. bottom line is this will be the worst storm the southwest and central georgia have seen in many, many decades if not the worst storm the state has seen and it will pass through and impact numerous counties. high winds are going to impact the vegetation thats there, bringing down trees and power lines with them. they need to be prepared not only florida but also georgia need to be prepared to see the power off for multiple weeks as this system pushes through. another un...

The ground. dave, christine. >> perhaps the worst is yet to come. derek van dam, live. thank you. florence will dump more rain on parts of north carolina in the next few days. river levels will rise for the week. we have meteorologist pedram javaheri in the weather center. this is a slow motion catastrophe here. >> it is. thats why when the storm was downgraded to the category two, it doesnt matter. the water element will not change. certainly the progress and slow movement of the storm hasnt ...

Now they have to move to another evacuation center because the original one was threatened by high water as well. people moving animals away from the flood waters that continue to rise. a lot of rivers will not crest until later this week on tuesday as the protected river crest is estimate for the major flooding risk here. this continues to be a difficult situation in wilmington. we are monitoring it closely. we will go out once again today. dave and christine. >> thank you, derek. stay safe. tr...

Flood something worse thenning. and erica hill is live with more. what is the situation there. >> where we are today, we were hoping to be further down the road for you. the flooding has only continued to inch forward. theres a break in the rain but that has officials concerned because they dont want anybody looking at this thinking they can go out and not worry about the flooding, and theres nonstop rain adding to the anxiety for officials here as they wait for more flooding. rain measured in f...

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Precipitation is in the forecast here. dave and christine? reporting from wilmington. >> derek, thank you. florence will dump more rain in north carolina over the next few days. river levels are raising. cape fear river is rising to 35 feet and expected to crest at 62 feet. water flowing into the streets. we have meteorologist pedram javaheri standing by live in the cnn weather center. the pictures are amazing. the water on water and more coming. >> absolutely. unfortunately when the sky turns...

The bulls eye is more than 20 inches. janice: right. we have to get a new color table to represent the amount of rain fall they have received in north carolina. so, over 33 inches and florence now is the biggest rainmaker for the state of north carolina and south carolina in their history as far as tropical systems of concern. and its not over yet. unfortunately as the rain lifts northward we still have flash flooding. people cant get in or out of wilmington, north carolina. the roads are cut of...

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Jon: florence claiming the lives of at least 15 people now as that storm continues to crawl across the carolinas pummelling the low-lying region with relentless rain causing catastrophic flooding. forecasters now warning the worst is yet to come. with evacuations still underway in some areas, north carolina senator tom tillis is urging people not to take chances. we have fox team coverage of florences impact across north carolina. steve herrigan is in north carolina. first we go to leland vitter...