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To come off. this flew over our location and landed here on this pier just a short while ago. you can see the whitecaps out in the sound. out in the distance that's the barrier island, atlantic beach. all of that has been -- access to that has all been shut down. the bridges are impassable here at this point. local authorities have really shut that down because the winds have now reached a point where there's concern for people's safety. people who chose to stay back essentially trapped there on that island, jake, and we've been speaking with emergency directors here on this -- in this area, a...

This storm where you see the strongest winds and heaviest rains. right now we're in a rather dry spot as the bands of the storm have been lashing against this coast. the winds are definitely sustaining at much higher speeds now from what we've seen over the last few years. the intensity of those wind, you can see out here in this cove as it pushes out towards the barrier island from morehead city, and you can see just the whitecaps off those waves and how much intensity there is off of those waves. it's all being created by the wind here. that's essentially where we are pushing out of the nort...

The beach. picking up steadily over the last hour. some pretty good whitecaps behind me. the sky is pretty much just a slate gray. there is an abandoned beach. beautiful beachfront, the houses are all boarded up. the people here have really gotten the message loud and clear from state and local officials. the storm could be a knockout blow. so the people who have decided to say that we have spoken to work pretty well considered in their approach. they knew the warnings, they knew the dangers. likely to be without power for days and weeks, but they decided to make the decision. it is just a wai...

Absolutely i can see it. yes. it's actually quite dramatic. let me sort of explain it to you. this is u.s. 90 and the waves are coming over. it actually looks like you're looking at the beach. if you did not know u.s. 90 was there. and the storm surge is rising. as the wind is blowing, the whitecaps are kicking up and you see the whole storm surge there. i'm not sure whether it's going to make its way up to where i am, but i can actually see it as i'm talking to you here. i can actually see it rising. it's happening at the moment i'm looking at it. i just don't think we can put the camera on t...

Evacuate quickly and this is when you see people helping out, homeport and that is. >> it also shows you what an all hands on deck operation misses. i'm pretty sure it isn't to evacuate the elderly. they work in the wilderness and wild. in this particular case we don't need you doing that right now. we need to helping to evacuate citizens of florida. you understand this is something we've got to get done in real-time. your new job is to help these. jon: griff jenkins is on florida's west coast. the sun is starting to come up there. how is it looking? >> good morning. it is really not that bad ...