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Region. that is the likelihood at this point. the steering environment with the high pressure north and east guides this right into the carolinas. doesn't give us that escape route we see with tropical systems that curve back out to sea. that is most concerning with the feature. look at the spaghetti model guidance. all of it taking it to north carolina. some on into the delmarva region as a major category four. the last time the carolinas were impacted by a major hurricane was hugo in south carolina in 1989. certainly this would be a storm here to be reckoned with. you notice coming into the ...

Unfortunately, the steering environment in the atmosphere that little deviation is expected at this point with the steering to the west. you follow this and we are going over warm waters from the low 80s to the mid-80s and upper 80s and potential landfall thursday afternoon or thursday night. some areas around north carolina and south carolina region. that is the highest likelihood at this point. the steering environment with the high pressure shifting north and east guides this to the carolinas. it doesn't give us that escape route we often see with tropical systems that curve back out to sea...

>> reporter: i think in terms of weather disasters, you have to go all the way back to hurricane hugo in 1989. certainly in terms of the size of this disaster and certainly what it may cost by time it is all said and done. what's breaking now in columbia and lexington, south carolina, the capital of the palmetto state is really daunting. rivers and creeks are coming out of their banks. flooding. water rescues. dozens and dozens of waters rescues. we hear reports not confirmed but it wouldn't surprise me that we're getting people evacuated out of their homes. they're bringing in helicopters to ...