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Foot of rain over the next 24 to 36 hours. major flood stage in the purpose. moderate flood stage in red. we're going to be watching the rivers crest incredibly high. this is the little river that is going to crest at 35 feet. that's 6 feet above the record. that is already been set. so that's finding to happen monday, tuesday, wednesday and slow down by thursday. this record is at 31 feet now. by the time we get into tuesday, guys, that is going to double. that's going to hit 60 feet, over 60 feet. it is just something that will be incredibly for residents well after the rain has gone. christ...

So what does it look like from your view, jennifer? we are seeing rain in some of the places since thursday. it looks like time has stood still over the last 24 to 36 hours. we are still seeing rain pull into north carolina. if you can believe it, 35 miles per hour winds with 45-mile-per-hour gusts. like victor said, that matters very little. what we are seeing are the bands of rain just coming in over the same spots over and over. and that is going to cause more flooding than we're already seeing. so just because you may be waking up in a lull, it is over, that may not be the case. we have ...

Rivers crest and that's what we're trying to plan for. >> so 501 into conway have you seen any or heard of any reports of flooding yet in myrtle beach? >> no, not as of yet and our concern with the flooding is the fact that with the five major rivers surrounding us in the interior areas that could hinder get in into or out of myrtle beach because all of our roads that come into us are near those rivers and bridges. it really could make get in and out of myrtle beach difficult, especially for those that have evacuated for businesses. and hurt business as well. >> you talked about the difficulty...

I-95 was shut down days after matthew and they had far less than forecast now. the challenge is many communities will find themselves as islands, and rivers crest, that's going to add complications to the response. >> that's what we are seeing and hearing. we spoke with the mayor of new bern, north carolina, city of 30,000 people, he knows of damage to homes. a lot of people may not realize at this point, where they are, they may not be able to get anywhere. in terms of resources and getting that information out, a lot of it goes back to things that don't require electricity. a cell phone or r...

Northeast cape fear river, this is a little bit further inland, we expect that to end up reaching a record crest, as well, don. but again, that's not likely to get to that point till well into sunday and more likely not till monday. even as the storm begins to make its way inland and push away from the carolinas, there is a problem they'll be dealing with for at least the next five days. >> alison, it's unbelievable. just for the last couple of days, thing has been just sitting here and pouring water on top of people. tuesday till some of these rivers and the rivers crest. i can only imagine w...