north carolina. and carolina beach, dasherek va damme, you're experiencing the same thing we're experiencing in wilmington. tell our viewers about it. >> george, you summarized it really well in the beginning. there is a marked difference in the wind speeds now. the eye wall starting to edge closer and closer. it is at a snail's pace. that is why this storm is so threatening for residents along the carolina coast. it is a long prolonged duration event. that means it's not going to be a one punch and done. this is going to be a one, two, three punch all the way to the end, 12 rounds. it is going to take its time moving on and that means that the wind and the storm surge and the heavy rain potential is just heightened because of that slow, slow movement of hurricane florence. we're bracing ourselves for these gusts that come through more frequently now within the past 15 minutes. if you look on the latest radar, you'll see that really cohen