we hear of the rescues going on with the flooding and rain and storm surge. that will continue to be the story this morning. up in new bern in the area around there on the neuse river. an area of great concern. 100 rescues already with 100 outstanding calls. we are trying to get an update on that. i heard storm surge of four feet or so in topsail. did you see anything like that? i did not. i actually got out of topsail before the worst part of it came. i cannot confirm that. i would say that is a good estimate. it probably will rise before the night s over. so you have been covering storms for decades. i guess 40 hurricanes you have covered. every storm has its own distinct possibility. it seems here the story is the size and duration and surge concerns for the vast array of the carolina coast.
fox extreme weather center. she was talking, adam, about the rain not being in galveston for just a bit. you have the pinwheel affect and rain bands. maybe you can talk about that for a moment. further out where she is you ll get bands and lines of showers. a heavy band can move through you re area and you ll get the break or lull before another band moves in. i still think they re in for more rain before the night s over. we have new information for hurricane harvey. throughout the night it s been a category 4 storm. that s changed to a category 3 storm. what s that mean for folks on the ground? the winds are now at 125 miles an hour. you can see consistently and this is a radar loop, it