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no, that would be storm surge. here in carolina beach, we not only have the wave action from the ocean, we also have a sound, and that sound will back up and hold and have high storm surge from that section of the island. okay, understood. so you re under a mandatory evacuation. is it your impression that everyone has gotten out? no, everyone hasn t gotten out as of yet. our 8:00 p.m. curfew and evacuation order still has a little bit of time left on it. i m sort of expecting that, like the mayor, we ll have about 100 people that think that they re able to ride out the storm. that will end up being an extreme challenge to us trying to make sure that we keep them in their place, on their property and secure. so what do you want to tell ....
Some cases throughout the neighborhoods to make sure people have evacuated and left. for others who have decided to take the risk and sticking this out, make sure they have what they need to ride this storm out. the mayor is stressing to get out now because emergency facilities, medical facilities will not be available if you need it. a lot of people listening in myrtle beach. now the town of myrtle beach town manager. thank you for joining us. what s your concern at this hour? really for us it s the storm surge. we expect to see 20, possibly 30 inches of rain and 20 to 30 feet of storm surge just depending on the track of the storm. that in itself creates an awful lot of flooding problems for us. so just to be clear, you re expecting 20 to 30-foot waves for a storm surge coming in? ....
They say they re taking every precaution you should, but they re still willing to take that risk despite these warnings. staying is not taking any precaution is the problem there. kaylee hartung for us. we appreciate you being there. thanks very much. this southward shift of hurricane florence puts myrtle beach squarely in the path of this storm. myrtle beach, of course, has an older, aging population. will they be okay? what will happen there? our nick valencia live in myrtle beach, south carolina this morning. nick, what do you say? reporter: good morning, john. according to the latest forecast, this storm, this massive hurricane may have an even bigger impact to the south carolina coast than initially expected. i spoke to the mayor earlier, and she tells me that the hospitals are now being evacuated, the nursing homes along the coastline as well are being evacuated to get the elderly out of the way of this massive storm and onto sacred ground. she told me first responders will ....