1989. they do not want to have to rebuild that again. as far as evacuation orders, all of the low-lying areas of south carolina are under evacuation orders now. it does seem that quite a few people have heeded warnings and taken higher ground. so hopefully if that storm surge comes, it will have minimal impact on human life. alex? >> blake mckay, stay safe. looks prove. thank you very much. meteorologist bill karins has been following the path of the storm. let's talk about georgia and south carolina. what should folks be prepared for? >> weather's improving in savannah. that was hit hard last night. second highest water levels ever during the singurge. hilton head, 90 mile-per-hour gusts and a lost downed trees. they're saying that was some of the hardest hit locations overnight. in charleston, they've had about a foot of rain, and on top of that, they had like the third highest storm surmg over the city's history. there's a lot of water on the coast. we have yet to get reports from the beaches overnight. they're saying it's not going to