worst of the storm, and we won't see the heavy rain or the heavy strong winds that they are seeing further down the coast, and we are dealing with what is likely to be the last high tide that the town is going to face while it is in the meat of the storm. and good news for new bern, and that is cold comfort for those trapped in their homes. the power is out across the city, and we have spent the morning going house the house to check on people who thought they could ride it out not realizing the level of water they would get here and combination of more than a foot of rain, and the storm surge of more than nine feet, and the surges they have had this summer, and the ground was wet, and nowhere for the water from the noose river here, and this is almost a secondary problem after the storm surge