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We've heard almost every official we've talked to, this is one of their major concerns. the surge could rise as high as 12 feet while the storm itself may have been downgraded, the storm surge has not. an important point. it remains still at a category 4 level. that means, of course, life threatening. tom foreman is "out front." tom, water's accounted for, we saw this amazing statistic, more than 75% of all hurricane-related deaths in the united states from '63 to 2012. show us what this surge could look like this time. >> what you saw in a microcosm, what brian was showing you a minute ago, i...

Pummel this area here, starting about 11:30 p.m. there will be feet of water with winds gusting over 80 miles an hour and it's going to stall also with the eye coming in probably in the early morning hours with another low tide at 6:00 a.m. and if this storm stalls off shore, it is quite possible that this storm surge could even include a few high tide cycles. with a storm like this it's very likely that the outer banks of north carolina including the barrier islands will never look the same again after a surge this substantial. >> multiple cycles as you've said of high tide. you've called thi...

Conditions are deteriorating by the hour in north carolina as hurricane florence makes the final move to the coast. the storm of a lifetime it's been called is flowing to a crawl but still is packing a punch with winds up to 105 miles per hour. "out front" now accuweather storm chaser reed timer. reed, what are you seeing there tonight? >> reporter: the winds are increasing dramatically out here. these winds and the storm is slowly approaching our location. we've had winds gusting to 65 miles an hour as we measure with the hurricane eye wall research vehicle. these winds are just out of the no...

With a six foot storm surge you'll have three feet of water right there with waefgs on top of it and also the wind as well. and it's the power of the water that makes this storm so scary as well as its very slow speed because you're just going to prolong the battering on the eastern shores by that storm surge and that incredible wave action with this storm. >> absolutely, reed. hang on if you can with me because i want to go to the air right now. joining me on the phone is lieutenant commander nicolas morgan. he's a flight director for the national oceanic and atmospheric administration hurric...

Again, like i said, that's early. it's too early for that. but, you know, the big thing is the trees. you know, have a lot of trees. some of the residential areas, those can be real weak. we've had a very rainy summer and that could cause a lot of trees to be blown over at real high winds because the ground's not real secure. that's one of the big things. and, you know, power loss again is the other. >> yeah. >> big concern. >> absolutely. governor saying already that there are people that are already losing power from the storm and it's all still coming. mayor, thank you so much for coming on...