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>> yes, it is. >> jon: adam, thank you. wrightsville beach, north carolina, one of the communities expected to see and feel the full wrath of hurricane florence. what are you seeing and hearing right now, jonathan? >> good morning to you. the wind are certainly picking up. we lost power less than half an hour ago. we were amazed how long we were able to keep it. but then just half an hour ago we heard a loud noise of a transformer blowing. off in the distance, we'll see these bright green flashes as transformers blow. most of this island community is in the dark. the only reason you can see me...

Obviously because of the transformer flashes we have seen. but that means that we don't see buildings breaking up and destructing at this point. and we certainly hope that continues. and if the wind speeds stay the same but i don't know. i don't know exactly how much more punch this thing has got. a lot of it is still out over water, which is why we are still getting this kind of rain. we will continue to be here and see. we could be here for a while though. hopefully not here tomorrow. steve: it sounds like, jeff, according to janice, the eye wall of the storm has started of to make landfall....

Circulation, you really do begin to get that wind event. and obviously in a category 1 storm, the wind is not as strong as it potentially could be. can you imagine if this storm had come ashore at a cat 4? i'm standing in barely category 1 winds right now and can you see how punishinpunishing they are. fortunately at this point in carolina beach as we are able to see out, you see the power has remains on. although we have seen several transformers blow. i don't know how much longer the power will remain here. the only good news steve and ainsley i can report to you is because we are getting st...

Position, the truth is it's pretty stupid to be in that wind. >> what you get back inside. we don't want you to get hurt. >> i'm not get hurt, i hope, but the point is, i want you to see this damage because this is what daytona and volusia county are getting right now. this is their piece of irma and it's pretty powerful. they are likely going to see some damages, certainly for some flooding and power outages, but obviously nowhere near as bad on the west coast. >> with those kind of wins its unclear how long the lights will stay on. >> we had some transformers blow while we were on the

Light which is so distincttive, anybody who covered hurricanes has seen repeatedly. you don't hear a sound of an explosion but it just is that light. >> reporter: you had me worried. i'm glad you're okay. when it comes to power lines trees fall, transformers blow. what is important to tell you though is that there are 16,000 and that's from one company alone, the most workmen they have ever sent out to do the work after the hurricane hits, after these winds die down. 16,000 people from florida power and light alone many staying in this hotel including those who trim those trees and get to the ...