intense storm surges and inland flooding are expected. that is the primary concern that they have at this point. yes, they are talking about wind, yes, talking about other issues but it is going to be that water and where it all goes. flooding into the in land. 88,000 people right now without power. we do of course expect that number to grow. utility crews from as far as california and canada, they have been brought to north carolina, or at least closer, because they will be responding to what could be millions of power outages. they are getting ready. they are staging in areas that will put them in place that when the storm is finally through and they can safely get in, they will then begin to respond to the efforts. 10 million people right now are in this potential disaster zone. it will play out over the next two or three days. hurricanes and sheer size means it could better the east coast with hurricane-force mines for nearly a full day. according to weather forecaster forecasters.
caribbean. now it made its way across the yucatan, got kind of weak yesterday but now that it is moving out over the open water it is building up strength, moving to an area of very warm water which will help fuel this thing but more importantly, it is moving to an area with minimal shear. winds are forecast to be 100 miles per hour as you get into wednesday. thursday, winds at 110. possibly making landfall i would think by midday on friday. perhaps even i m sorry, thursday, midday on thursday. possibly making landfall south of brownsville, texas, north of tam pea ka, mexico. that s just the forecast for the national hurricane center. they ll tell you these storms can be very tricky. rotating storm on a spinning planet, can go farther to the south, perhaps farther to the south. the shaded area in white is called your cone of uncertainty. many changes will take place over the next couple hours and next couple of days. good chance the storm could go toward texas and new mexico. it all