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We've been watching heavy surf smashing against the pilings. the pier is rated to 200 plus miles an hour. it's hurricane proof. it replaced a wooden pier. it's the very early stages. we've had wind gusts in the 25 to 30 miles per hour range so far. it's clearly picking up. the waves in spells have been pretty dramatic against that pier, dana. right now it's a very quiet eerie sort of a wait-and-see situation here. it's not really raining yet and the wind is not blowing that hard but we know it's coming. >> dana: you've covered these before. does this feel any different? >> only in the sense --...

And then new hanover, including wilmington. then will weaken during the day friday. going down to category i and tropical storm into south carolina. then a big rain problem after we're done with the surge. doesn't stop or loop, comes to crawl. slowly progress. won't stop and hit the brakes completely. as far as storm surge, we're going to see unfortunately all the beautiful houses on the beaches on the pilings, any damage to them with wave action on top of the 9 to 13 foot storm surge, this area here. heading to emerald isle and atlantic beach. that's the area of greatest concern. waterways he...

Period, sunset tomorrow to sunset friday, takes us right here, thursday 8:00 p.m. strong as it is, tomorrow at this time start to see the nasty winds, storm surge and high waves on the coast. and then new hanover, including wilmington. then will weaken during the day friday. going down to category i and tropical storm into south carolina. south carolina. then a big rain problem after we're done with the surge. doesn't stop or loop, comes to crawl. slowly progress. won't stop and hit the brakes completely. as far as storm surge, we're sunset friday, takes us right here, thursday 8:00 p.m. stron...

A crawl. at least it slowly will progress. won't stop and hit the brakes completely. as far as storm surge, we're going to see unfortunately all the beautiful houses on the beaches up on the pilings, if we're going to see any damage to them with wave action on top of the 9 to 13 foot storm surge, this is this area here. heading to emerald isle and atlantic beach. moore head city back behind it. we have all these little waterways here. an pamly cosound and coo saw river here. could have consistent problems with wind. areas well inland have storm currently just as bad inland as they would on the...

Sandstorm surge. this is getting a hurricane once every four years. 13 feet, multiple high tide cycles because of that stall, that will test the pilings the concrete that the wood goes down into, into the beaches. we will see considerable damage in those areas. a little in cape hatteras, to the south. finally, the last thing will be a rainfall the stalled out storm the deadly destruction of the storm, this is a huge foot print of a foot of rain in the pink, isolated areas could get up to 3 to four feet of rain, it's not telling you how far off the charts the record rainfall in areas of south c...