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That you do have a plan in place should things get worse. >> that is correct. i was waiting till this time after midnight to determine whether or not i would need to, you know, grab my stuff and go. but as its turning out, the boat is riding very well. i do expect it to get a little more tumultuous with the higher winds in the morning. the rain is not really a factor in my case where i am. however, i can see where people on the ocean front barrier islands are really going to see a lot of, lot of...

Blocks that way. there is a chance this sliver of land could be covered in water. now, this area has seen hurricanes in the past. h hugo in 89 was massively destructive, category 4, but it did not have the rain this is going to have. 40 inches expected in places. that is going to be the big danger. nick watt, north myrtle beach, south carolina. >> nick watt, thank you. north myrtle beach important tourist area, so this is certainly an inconvenience for sure. but a lot of people watching to see...

Understanding of the storm? >> i feel like its my passion in life and my purpose and that is to collect scientific data in hurricanes. ive always been passionate about them since a little kid so i developed the herb, which stands for hurricane eye watch vehicle. windows cant get smashed out. i have calibrated anomometers. i recorded it earlier today. adds the eye wall comes in, which is very close, well see if i get a higher wind gust than that. might be 90 mile, 100 range. the big thing is the ...

Thursday, we could see the outer bands of this gigantic storm moving. there was some rain, there was some wind. friday is when this is really going to make its mark on north myrtle beach. this 60-mile stretch of beautiful carolina coast line called the grand strand. now, most people have evacuated from this town. the officials tell us that 85% of people have left in a town of about 15,000 people, but plenty of people are staying. and some of them are staying because they are seeing this storm be...

This thing. this storm will bring destruction to north carolina. >> weather conditions will continue to deteriorate the next several hours. come hell or high water, joe is most confident on his boat. >> theres a lot of rain involved with that, so youll have flooding in low-land areas. but here i am on the river, im already floating. so as long as the dock doesnt go above the pylons, were safe. >> so its a rough to ride a storm out on the ground. whats it like to ride a storm out on your boat? we...

Storm surge. i know as youre traveling around, youve got to be hitting the coast lines, right? how dangerous a threat is that as this storm comes through -- theres a gust. as the storm comes through over this multi-day event? >> yeah, thats the big danger. storm surge is a major concern. its the number one killer in hurricanes. thats why we always emphasize how dangerous it is and you need to get aways from that coast line. in this case, you had a category 4 hurricane. and even though it weakene...

>> steven, you know, i know that a lot of things have been prepositioned that are ready. we know that fema has some 1100 emergency personnel in place right now prepared to search and rescue after the storm pushes through. we know that there are some 300 ambulances that are already in plates, a place. according to the army corps of engineers, 100 generaters are here, 15 more on the way. how important is that, that prepositioning of these assets in a storm like this? >> its extremely important, es...

Breaking news coverage continues here from wilmington, north carolina. im george howell following hurricane florence as it pushes into the u.s. east coast. right now moving at about 5, 6 miles per hour at a snails pace. and take a look at what it did here. the wind strong enough to rip off the roof of a bp gas station. again, very strong winds. this is not something to take for granted. this storm packs winds right around the eye of the storm, 90 mile per hour. wind gusts can get up to 120 miles...

There sight-seeing the damage thats out there because we have to get our resources out, get the power lines situated because were going to have some downed power lines we know and trees are going to be down. so give us the opportunity to get out there, assess the damage, get the roads cleaned up, get the roads accessible and then get out there when we tell you you can get out there. >> natasha, that is important because there will be a lot of debris and damage presumably after this. >> and i alr...

Ive got my balance here. these wind gusts come and go. we felt some of the strongest wind gusts so far that we felt in wilmington maybe around 60, 70 miles per hour. this storm moving at a snails pace right now, around 5 to 6 miles per hour, moving toward wilmington. we will eventually feel the eye wall of that storm. to our understanding, according to our weather department, around the eye wall can get around sustained 90 miles per hour. very strong winds, wind gusts getting up to 125 miles per...