it s larger than hazelle was when it hit in 54. those are the two benchmark storms for the carolinas. so just because you ve seen a little bit of weakening in the winds doesn t mean those wind fields aren t growing larger and going to affect a larger land mass. this is still a serious storm, a dangerous threat as we go into the next couple of days. all right. i have sam champion here. what do you have for brett adaire? so, brett, i think you made a huge point for these people because there is only one time that i have ever been forced out of a shelter, and that was a category 1 storm, brett. it s exactly what you just said. is that it stayed over us for 20 hours. the building was fine, secure, the roof was fine. this was a great place to be for the storm. but 20 hours of being in a blender took the windows out, took the walls down, took the roof out. it s the kind of thing that prolonged damage can be worse than that initial hit. so, brett, are you hearing that people are relaxing
fields aren t growing larger and going to affect a larger land mass. this is still a serious storm, a dangerous threat as we go into the next couple of days. all right. i have sam champion here. what do you have for brett adaire? so, brett, i think you made a huge point for these people because there is only one time that i have ever been forced out of a shelter, and that was a category 1 storm, brett. it s exactly what you just said. is that it stayed over us for 20 hours. the building was fine, secure, the roof was fine. this was a great place to be for the storm. but 20 hours of being in a blender took the windows out, took the walls down, took the roof out. it s the kind of thing that prolonged damage can be worse than that initial hit. so, brett, are you hearing that people are relaxing a little bit now, or are they still on point with the watches and warnings in the area? oh, everybody is still paying a lot of attention to the situation, sam. most of the folks we talk to he