that s what happens regardless of its category. interesting. so that was the perspective from both the radars the maps. let s get the perspective from the ground. msnbc s jay grey is there. what s itting like there this morning? in terms of the scale. reporter: the opportunity, that window to get ready or get out quickly closing. we ve had a spiting rain. it s going to intensify. then things go from bad to worse pretty quickly here. . reporter: time is running out along the south atlantic oes. florence, a category 4 hurricane gathering momentum and growing. the waves and wind this storm may bring is nothing like you ve ever seen. even if you ve ridden out storms