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If you look at the western edge. everyone in wilmington is wondering where it hasn't everyone rained yet. we haven't seen the bands make much progress passed the wilmington area. we're waiting. it will come. people in myrtle beach haven't had rain at all. it will get there. the weak side of the storm. the storm drifts and sits here's the issue. our friends up here have taken it on the chin. we know what's happening in the new burn area. the water ve mains high. we past high tide. these bands this is the strong side of the storm. are pounding the beaches here and all the water is piling up. hea...

With 140 miles per hour. so when you look at it that way. everything is good right now. we have seen through here is some of the fiberglass which i expect is from some of the roofing in the area. we're in a business park. we're behind a grocery store behind a sporting good store. and hiding in the best spot we can. i'm standing out in the area where there's kind of a tunnel you can feel the wind coming through. in this area as it has been in wilmington all night. the wind has been swirling. you can't anticipate where it's coming from. as we stand in and out it will slow for a moment and pick b...

To the south. and flows out into the soupd. the wind through the last 24 hours was coming out of the northeast. so all this water was not able to flow out. at the same time the strong northeast winds were pushing the water up the river. and the noose river and the trent river and into the sound. it was a recipe for disaster with the way the wind set up. we're focusing on new burn. there's other small communities. it's the biggest city in the area. the river bend area. same situation. and areas and the tributaries. i'm sure are equally as bad. that has been the story of this point. and now from...

Outag outages might not be as bad? >> maybe if the wind is less. maybe less trees. the biggest issue is the water. there's power crews that will want to get to work from other states that want to help. if you can't drive through a river to get there. if everything is flooded. it doesn't help. i want to explain. it is confusing. the new burn area is 30, 40 miles inland. why is this so unique, why is the area of the greatest concern. it has to do with the way the rivers are and set up. this body of water here. the noose river kind of sneaks in like this. up through the area and goes like this. t...

Away from the coast. people from the area will notice, you have the barrier islands and bridges to the islands from the mainland. and that's where all the police check points are. those roads have been shut down for 12 hours. the residential areas in and around where we are now sort of southern end of wilmington. have become inaccessible chblt part is of course the trees haven't been trimmed. you have this debris. we were in a neighborhood five minutes ago it was like a blender. we sort of decided that's it we're done. in two hours looking at the predictions of the wind we'll have to shut it d...