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Buckston, north carolina. i think we have pictures where it looks dark and the storm looks like it will be bearing down soon. joining me now is mare eella with radio hatteras, a community radio station which i imagine provides information to the community there. i think everyone there pretty much has evacuated except for you, mary helen. tell me why you stayed. >> because radio hatteras is part of the emergency communications network for dare county. if the tv goes out, unfortunately, we're an internet broadcast radio that's still on air, and we have a responsibility to keep us on the air duri...

Areas. ocean view drive has water came over ocean view drive on nc-12, which is our only main highway here. and then it's also crossing at the old frisco pier. >> already. you have had two overwashes already and this storm is just beginning to hit. what else are you seeing? >> that our wind is picking up. there's a gust in rodanthe up to 40, which is just a notch above tropical storm force. >> so glad we have you on with us so people can understand what this all means. yes, the wind speed of this storm is a little less than it was, but the size means the storm surge is the real problem. there ...

Days? >> it will be a very long two days. that's the reason i came early, is because early forecast was that the winds, the tropical storm force winds would come in some time wednesday, late wednesday night, and where i live in the north end of hatteras island, i can't get through buxton with the nc-12 might have been flooded so i came early yesterday afternoon. >> all right, mary ellen, reporting that two areas, two roadways already overwashed by the water from this storm. hurricane florence, which is only just begun to affect the carolina coastline. please stay safe. thank you so much for be...

Low lying areas that aren't protected by the beach. a lot of people have no protection from the storm. as the wind rushed past the water picked up in the sound and inundated some of the homes there. that being said people cannot be out and about today. nc 12 which is a highway the main thoroughfare of the outer banks parts of it is closed. maybe perhaps the worst is over. people cannot be out and about today. iffer you sant key where you are driving don't go out on the roads today. coast guard will be out and about. >> ainsley? >> another good point is if you see a big puddle don't thrive thro...

The center is going or what time because again, sandy is very large and spans over 800 miles from one end to the other so we'll be feeling the impacts for quite some time. >> geraldo: i'll be speaking with you as the evening progresses, maria molina our crack meteorologist in the fox news extreme weather center. and north carolina has been getting rain and some wind already. grier beaty, the director of north carolina department of transportation, so, grier, tell me what you've experienced so far and if you can, let me know what kinds of damage you've seen. >> well, we've seen a good bit of fl...