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Carrying the water out of the bay to the south where they swing back around. this is charlotte harbor. this is areas of peace river, which is going to flood dramatically. weve been waiting for a steering current. we have dry air coming down and ian moving all. together they will form and converge. thats going to create a lift. thats much more rain than we had yesterday. 10, 20 inches south of tampa to lakeland to orlando. this alone, laura, would be devastating without the hurricane. so this is ...

Up being the real concern. now the storm has slowed down. it has no steering current. it will take the time meandering out of the northeast. so wheeather prediction center determining the threats of flash flooding, they actually have a moderate risk of flash flooding for new jersey, portions of eastern pennsylvania, southern new york, including long island, parts of connecticut, even western massachusetts. a slight risk here where im standing in rhode island and new port. another 1 to 3 inches o...

Hurricane and bring rip currents to the coast of the united states. reporter: right now we are watching the storm itself right over the atlantic ocean. and with it it is certainly bringing in the wave action and of course storm surge a little bit of a concern along the immediate coastline. the good news is the storm itself is what we call a fish storm eventually heading out into the open waters. the concern is if it becomes a hurricane and heading toward bermuda as we head into the mid-week peri...

Now, richard, when you joined us a couple days ago and you were flying above the storm as well in your gulf stream monitoring dorian, it seemed to be a very come back the and very well defined and very powerful storm. now, as it gets bigger and less organized, is it ease easier or harder to figure out where its going to go? >> well, it was a -- the problem we had a couple days ago is that the steering current that determined the direction of the storm came to a complete halt, so the environment ...

It doesnt move at all. its staying on grand bahama island and the bad part, the strongest winds around the eye wall are the strongst winds and they have been battering the island all day long. >> this is a dumb question but why does a hurricane just stall over an island? >> its squeezed in between two areas of high pressure. there is no steering current for this storm to move. that should change, though, by the time we get into tomorrow. thats when the storm is expected to pick up a little bit o...

Here that is not law enforcement, doesnt have the carolinas. official business or isnt florida will feel hurricane trying to get somewhere because force winds tonight and they have an emergency should tomorrow. we have hurricane warnings in stay put. thats what the officials are effect for charleston area, pleading with people here as we very prone to flooding. see this water coming up and it hurricane watches to the north of that. a lot of people still impacted will be a few hours before it wit...

>> we have not been able to see the actual devastation on the island. so, and im not sure i would want to look at that its a horrible situation down there. but, no. we cannot see that from our altitudes. brian: can you tell why its moving so slow? >> well, its lost all of its steering current. it basically has nothing to push it along right now. forecast from the hurricane center is that those current fers will pick up over the next 24 hours and it will begin a very slow trek towards the north-n...

Storm from those brave enough to fly right into the beat. heres katie beck. >> reporter: inside extraordinary look inside the eye of the storm from those brave enough to fly right into the beat heres katie beck. >> reporter: inside the cockpit of air force hurricane hunters scientists look dorian square in the eye. major alex boykin is at the controls of todays flight the winds on the way in and through the eye wall and be able to track its movement. >> well be reading the winds on the way in an...

Above. its difficult to predict exactly what will happen along the coast. >> we need to know the steering current. maybe a thousand miles away. >> forecasters use the data and sources like weather balloons and satellite to track slow moving dorian and analyzing new information at it comes in. the slightest shift in course could be the difference between dodging danger or disaster. the work continues as the powerful eye of dorian sets sights on the east coast. >> alex, certainly a dangerous job. ...

Speed and direction. >> getting the information that we need vital to knowing how strong the hurricane is and also where its going. >> reporter: given all the information gathered from up above, its difficult for forecasters to predict exactly what will happen here along the coast. >> we also need to know the steering current, so well away from the storm. need to know maybe 1,000 miles away. >> reporter: forecasters use the data and other sources like buoys, weather balloons and satellites to tr...