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Winds is mostly over the water. looks like cape hatteras should go through the center of the eye through the next hour or so. then head out to sea. these are the wind gusts even far away from the center. we had a wind gust of 62 in emerald isle. there's a lot of tropical storm force winds in the area and we can get downed tree limbs. they'll say, stay inside today and later on today when the rain stops and the wind comes down, go outside and do the clean-up. there's the center, only ten miles off the coast right now. very close to ococoke and it should be should be going through the eye. a fla...

Not, and we are beginning to feel some fairly strong gusts. that's not to say that the wilmington area has been without damage. as early as 6:00 this morning we begin to see the storms spawning off some tornadoes, relatively small tornadoes ripping off tree limbs and trees at the trunk level. other than that, no major damage. city officials are saying they are still prepared for winds as high as 105 miles per hour out in the barrier islands. and you know the barrier islands, the outer banks stick out there as one writer said it like a boxer's jaw and we are hoping it doesn't have a glass jaw a...

Significant amount of rain, which we got. but, you know, it kind of worked in their favor because of the kind of conditions, the way they were. the water level wasn't as high as predicted. steve? >> kathy park there in charleston, south carolina. kathy, thank you for that. i'm joined now by nbc news meteorologist bill karins who has been tracking every movement of this storm. bill, we were saying at the top, has passed by the area of charleston. >> yes. >> just passed myrtle beach. >> minor damage in beth of those places that they can clean up. they've got power outages, 200,000, a quarter mil...

Simone, thank you for that. joining me now by phone, jerry jones, he is the mayor of moorehead city, north carolina. mr. mayor, thank you for joining us. you're certainly familiar with the reports we're familiar with. there is a possibility this storm could make landfall where you are. are you prepared for that. >> i don't know if you're ever prepared. but as i describe hurricanes, it's always a work in progress. you do the best you can this year. but as we know, hurricanes are unpredictable. so the next hurricane brings new challenges. but we are prepared. right now the model shows the eye, i...

Further from the center. the storm, as it gets closer and closer to the florida coastline, it means we'll feel more and more of the winds. the threats there, obviously, gusts that could take down tree limbs and electrical poles, as well. we can't forget about the potential of flash flooding. we have five inches of rain in the frosorecast. that's 120 millimeters. that's a lot of rain in a day's time. stuart makes the closest approach in the next 24 hours in stuart, florida. as hurricane dorian comes. >> you're tired. appreciate that. nick valencia, let's go to you. you're further north in melbo...