martin salve yvidge is there. what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, chris, of course the storm is a mere shadow of what it was when it went through the bahamas. it's a testament to the power of the storm that it is still able to continue to pummel even five, six days after that. the winds are down significantly from what we were earlier in the week. but they're still delivering a punching blow to the carolinas. you saw what it did to the earlier part of south carolina, myrtle beach, now closer to north carolina, feeling the full brunt. it was not just the winds and the torrential rains. a new threat today. tornadoes. these were spin-off tornadoes that came out of darkness in the early morning hours and they did do damage, destroying in some cases mobile homes completely and others, tearing the siding