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What did you see? >> well, we've been working all up and down the eastern seaboard today and somewhat east of the storm helping forecast -- helping the forecasters to figure out how quickly the system is going to move ashore. compared to our last several flights, we're definitely seeing the storm expand in size and even despite the weakening of winds we expect a significant surge and heavy rains inland. >> as you mentioned, the storm has gotten bigger in size but also know that it's strengthening slightly. does it look to you like it's any better or -- any better organized and likely to streng...

Looks like a landfall right around carolina beach, but then as it drifts to the south, some of these models now hug the coast. from time to time, kate, even wanting to drop it nearly off or on. there is not much of a difference on or off, it's just the pace that you can outwalk. i mean, 5 miles per hour you can outrun this, but if it stays off shore it's just that open siphon again of this water. any way you look at it with this kind of a crawl, it very much is a reminder of hurricane harvey in texas last year. >> seems like such an unusual storm and the fact that there's still so many unknown...

Mind around that one. and this amount of rainfall could very clearly lead to historic flooding. these are pictures of flood waters already inundating homes and businesses. the ocean overtaking roads for blocks. and as we come on air tonight, tens of thousands are already out of power. 7,000 u.s. troops are now standing by to help, and one big wild card here is how long is this storm going to just sit in one place and hammer the coast. that could mean 100 mile per hour winds lashing the coast for 24 to 36 hours and give you a sense of what that looks like, we're going to show you the scene 32 m...

But hour after hour now of this remaining off shore is going to do more damage in the coming hours than this area has seen in quite some time if ever. we're still wondering what it's going to do next. >> yeah. and that's exactly my next question. what is the latest track of this storm? >> well, they still have it, the national hurricane center, still has it making landfall, but they push it in toward could be tomorrow morning, could be tomorrow afternoon. this is at 2:00 p.m. sure it drops at 1 but this is all about water. water from the ocean, water from above and then drops it down. the wors...

Storm chasers and experts across the carolinas and in the air. we're also tracking the storm's every move of course from the cnn weather center. let's start with miguel marquez out front tonight live in carolina beach, north carolina. miguel, what's it like where you are tonight? >> reporter: getting more intense every minute. the rain is coming down harder. the wind is picking up, but this storm has been creeping at us. we expect it to be in a much more intense period right now, but this storm has just stalled as they're talking about and it's creeping down the coast where they're losing powe...