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Wavering in their decision and they are in it for the long haul. >> we accept the risk. we know what the risk is, we accept it. we're not looking for anyone to come bail us out or rescue us, if we get ourselves in a bind, like they say, it's on you. so we'll use our wits to get ourselves through it. >> reporter: and there's a bill of a thrill in it, too? >> absolutely. i'm a thrill seeker. there's some of that playing into it, i'm sure. >> reporter: now, folks on wrightsville beach just behind me are weighing the same decision. authorities tell me they believe only a handful of people are left...

Hurricane matthew. >> we had significant damage with hurricane matthew, and it's nothing to compare to what this one is predicted to do. >> where are you going to ride out the storm? >> i'm going to be at the emergency operations center at the county. so we're all -- we're ready. our staff's ready. at 45 miles an hour, we will stop sending our emergency service, and when that subsides, we'll be out again. but nell thuntil then, we prote staff as well. >> i'm glad you brought up the 45 miles an hour wind speed. and i'm going to sound like a broken record. you will not -- rescue services will no...

And with the rainfall threat of this, certainly we can easily surpass what we saw with floyd back in 1999 and most recently hurricane matthew, 2016. you know, with floyd and matthew, though, the main threats were just the rainfall. now this one, we're talking about the rainfall and deadly storm surge becoming more and more likely, as this storm nears. >> you know, where you are in wilmington, which is where i spent the night last night, you're sort of between the cape fear river and then you have the ocean. in one of the events that could happen is the surge, the surge could actually push the ...

Tropical storm force winds are there. and once they come, they will stay really for two full days. we have reporters up and down the carolina coast, down into south carolina, as well, because this storm is going to have a huge impact. let's begin with cnn meteorologist, chad myers, to get a sense of the latest forecast. chad? >> john, yes, i know it's hard for you to see out there with wind blowing and you know, trying to get satellite service, but the eye is now on radar, which means it's not that far away. in fact, about 170 to 175 miles away from land right now. so as this makes landfall to...

Can put more moisture and heat into the air and can make a stronger hurricane. >> reporter: even the arrival of a hurricane killing el nino which causes wind sheer, breaking tropical systems apart will not slow this season. noa expects 12 to 17 named storms, 5 to 8 hurricanes, of which two or three could be major with winds of at least 111 miles per hour. but it is not just the wind -- flooding is the leading cause of death from hurricanes. and a slow-moving tropical storm can produce tremendous amounts of rain. we saw that in june, with tropical storm debbie in florida. and who can forget las...