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this isn't hitting at high tide. as far as damage in this area, still just seeing minor damage. some screens ripped off screen porches here along the outer banks, a couple of shingles have gone, but really not too much damage that we're seeing in our immediate surrounding here. also, not seeing a whole lot of really big things flying through the air yet, although i watch the power lines really shaking out there. so far we still have power, but there's reports of hundreds of thousands of people now without power, and that number is expected to grow expotentially throughout the day, alex. >> apparently at least 200 have been aeffectsed without power there through the state of north carolina, kristin. talk about the topography where you are. it looks like there's a bit of a buffer zone. you have these dunes behind you. what's in front of you? >> reporter: in front of me are houses and hotels.