scope. >> derek, be careful. thank you. overnight, michael punished georgia with torrential rain as it arrived as a category three hurricane and weakened to a category one as it moved northeast across the state. making it the most powerful storm to hit the area in 120 years. meteorologist pedram javaheri tracking michael live from the cnn center as it moves into the carolinas. pedram, good morning. >> good morning, dave. the storm over land for 13 hours. fascinating. wind gust was the storm. 9 -- gusts with the storm at 90 miles an hour. s -- florence made landfall at 100 miles an hour. we have tropical storm warnings