in the carolinas. i'll be back tomorrow. our coverage will continue with my colleague george howl. take it away. >> thank you again. several hours of coverage today. so much involved in the storm. we will continue to cover it live here from wilmington, north carolina. the wind here is hitting strong and the rain coming down. keeping in mind right now this storm it's been downgraded from a 2 to kate goir 1. lt eye of the storm sill on track towards wilmington, north carolina. 50 miles from where we are now. 85 kilometers. the wind gusts at this point around the eye wall, 90 miles per hour. sustained. wind gusts getting up to 120 miles per hour. and again storm surge is a major concern with the storm. as it continues to push in land. storm surge we understand can