you get those little vortices that cause strong but short winds in the region. and it's responsible for pulling in all the moisture. if you think on the other side of the storm, the western side of the storm you're drawing moisture or whatever it is off of the land. so you don't have the contents of the water to supply you with that fuel like you do on the northeast quadrant. anywhere that's east of the eyewall at the moment, they're just getting hammered with heavy rain. and that's why the flash flood threat where i'm standing all the way to the cape lookout region continues. george? >> and that's why that information so-so important, derek. i've been talking about this. who are we talking to tonight? we're talking to people who left and they're hoping their properties are okay. when can they come back, they're asking. we're talking to people who are hunkered down, riding the storm out. and those first responders who