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Winds is mostly over the water. looks like cape hatteras should go through the center of the eye through the next hour or so. then head out to sea. these are the wind gusts even far away from the center. we had a wind gust of 62 in emerald isle. theres a lot of tropical storm force winds in the area and we can get downed tree limbs. theyll say, stay inside today and later on today when the rain stops and the wind comes down, go outside and do the clean-up. theres the center, only ten miles off t...

Not, and we are beginning to feel some fairly strong gusts. thats not to say that the wilmington area has been without damage. as early as 6:00 this morning we begin to see the storms spawning off some tornadoes, relatively small tornadoes ripping off tree limbs and trees at the trunk level. other than that, no major damage. city officials are saying they are still prepared for winds as high as 105 miles per hour out in the barrier islands. and you know the barrier islands, the outer banks stick...

Significant amount of rain, which we got. but, you know, it kind of worked in their favor because of the kind of conditions, the way they were. the water level wasnt as high as predicted. steve? >> kathy park there in charleston, south carolina. kathy, thank you for that. im joined now by nbc news meteorologist bill karins who has been tracking every movement of this storm. bill, we were saying at the top, has passed by the area of charleston. >> yes. >> just passed myrtle beach. >> minor damage...

Simone, thank you for that. joining me now by phone, jerry jones, he is the mayor of moorehead city, north carolina. mr. mayor, thank you for joining us. youre certainly familiar with the reports were familiar with. there is a possibility this storm could make landfall where you are. are you prepared for that. >> i dont know if youre ever prepared. but as i describe hurricanes, its always a work in progress. you do the best you can this year. but as we know, hurricanes are unpredictable. so the ...

Further from the center. the storm, as it gets closer and closer to the florida coastline, it means well feel more and more of the winds. the threats there, obviously, gusts that could take down tree limbs and electrical poles, as well. we cant forget about the potential of flash flooding. we have five inches of rain in the frosorecast. thats 120 millimeters. thats a lot of rain in a days time. stuart makes the closest approach in the next 24 hours in stuart, florida. as hurricane dorian comes. ...

Thats jenson beach over there. may come upon energized wires officials here are dealing with on the ground or they may have the king tide. tree limbs that come down on thats the highest tide of the them. summer and it will be met with so anything people can do to stay out of the way to allow hours and hours of storm surge those first responders, those utility men to get out and clean up the better off well coming from dorian. be. officials and locals here worry >> melissa: along those lines it h...

Underestimate most in a situation like this, especially when the forecast that seems so dire has been backed off on a little bit? what worries you? what kind of decisions would you recommend people not make? >> my recommendation is to continue to follow the orders of the state and local officials in terms of evacuations. stay off the roads. if the schools are closed, if your work is closed, the weather is going to be bad outside. stay home. let the first responders who need to be out there do th...

The sale of assault weapons. heavy rain and strong winds and the severe weather is not over just yet. certain parts of the country can expect dangerously high temperatures this week as well. nbc news correspondent kathy park has the latest. >> reporter: bursts of lightning lit up parts of kansas while two hours away, 80 miles per hour winds toppled trains. dozens of rail cars had to be turned upright with the help of heavy machinery. those severe storms charging through the midwest and plains....

Packing winds of 70 miles per hour, drawing closer to hurricane conditions. bill karins joins us with the latest on barry. hes in the weather center. woer talking last hour about the wind versus the rain. whats the latest you can tell us about where the storm is. >> let me give you my lift of concerns. the storm surge is in the minor category. its happening in places that can dole with it im not too concerned with damage from that. the winds, well have minor power outages. downed tree limbs, it ...

>> thank you for having me. >> i really appreciate it. so this hit just before midnight. i can see behind you just some of what the storm has left behind. what are you seeing as the light of day has come and the light of day, what are you seeing now in your city? >> theres a lot of destruction. we were even seeing it even with no lights and power lines down. you could still see the destruction last night, even. and a lot of trees down, power lines, roofs blown off buildings. windows out. cars on...