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Where you are? >> reporter: ali, the rain is still coming down, the pretty fierce wind gusts. as you can see, this water rising up behind me because we are currently in high tide right now. i know that is something weve been talking about a lot but it is of concern because it just means that this wall of water can be pushed even further into the city and were already seeing some instances of flooding in residential areas and shopping centers here in myrtle beach. ali, i started out covering hurr...

Theres still not a lot of place for it to go and this storm continues and gets closer to land as it pushes further north from where we are. i want to just check with our control room, steph, am i going back to you? >> yeah. i got another question for you, though. you said theres no wind right now but the gusts blow every few minutes. its too dangerous for rescues. is the wind so strong that it could actually do structural damage? >> well, i do have reports actually from charleston that there is ...

Doubled and almost tripled in some areas from previous storms so people felt a sense of comfort because they would have elevated their homes to the water mark but it exceeded that. and when it exceeded that youre talking about the ocean basically consuming buildings so this wasnt wind damage. it was really the ocean that came onshore and pounded waves against structures. >> it is amazing what you are going through. what a hero youve been already. if you have one message for people here, what is ...

Lot of storms here. i was in houston in college at the time tropical storm allison passed by and i can only compare the flooding to that because ive never seen anything in terms of the water here like ive seen in previous storms. i dont know how to rebuild from here because it is so extensive. as a builder, i know there are so many people without insurance, unfortunately, and i know the costs to rebuild from this type of damage. >> knowing the cost and how long it takes to get supplies needed to...

Miles an hour through streets, not sure whether there was a car or anything under me that could seriously injure me all while battling about 150-mile-per-hour winds. you know, and so i had actually set off to rescue a family member but when i got there i realized there were other people pleading for help so i spent about two and a half hours rescuing people on the monday. >> where did you bring them to? >> i parked my truck about four blocks from where my cousin was located. there was a slight h...

Just going to be increasing as the system pushes through. now, category 2 storm. 55 miles east of charleston. 110-mile-per-hour winds. the motion is moving to the north-northeast at 8 miles per hour. we have hurricane warnings up but we also have an enhanced risk for severe weather. on top of everything else, a tornado threat, quick, they spin up quickly. theyre short lived. they are also rain wrapped so theyre hard to see. and theyre generally weak but still can do damage. here are the warnings...