Pouring rain in the area through monday. We have Live Team Coverage tonight. Jonathan hunt on the ground in South Carolina where they are starting to get some of this, the brunt of this as well. The head of the coast guard is joining us on the massive rescue operation they have underway but we begin with chief meteorologist Rick Reichmuth who is here with the forecast and what to expect. Rick we have a long ways to go with the storm. Some of the impacts are lessening. The winds are coming down, strongest winds, which is good news. But they were extreme. Look at the numbers. 106 Miles Per Hour was recorded at cape lookout. 105 in wilmington close to where it came on shore. Those are the places where there is a station to read a reading like that. Who knows other stronger winds could be in places in between that. You get an idea of the storm now. This is organized and they are saying how amazed they are with how organized it is holding together. It has plenty of moisture around it. The w
Flooding. Were going to get the latest this hour from the directors of the National Hurricane center and National Weather service as well as our correspondents and experts. They are all standing by. First, lets go straight to cnn meteorologist Jennifer Gray. Shes in the cnn Hurricane Center right now. Jennifer, theres a new forecast for florence thats just been released. Update our viewers. Wolf, the storm has put on the brakes. Its only moving about five miles per hour, and this is the fear. This is the storm that is going to basically sit over the carolinas for the next 24 to 36 hours, just shredding the coast, bringing relentless rain and a lot of wind and storm surge and flooding for days. Were getting gusts around cape lookout and North Carolina with 100mileperhour winds and gusts of 120. This storm is not going anywhere fast. Only moving at 5 miles per hour. The track has actually slowed a little bit. Not making a landfall until tomorrow afternoon, and if the storm decides to jus
Rainfall rainfall. Lets listen in live. If you arent watching for them, you are risking your life. I have several important warnings this morning. First, to the people who have evacuated, if you are safe, stay put. We know people are anxious to get back home. Dont go back until this storm passes and you get the official all clear. Second, know that water is rising fast everywhere, even in places that dont typically flood. This system is unloading epic amounts of rainfall. In some places, measured in feet, not inches. Many people who think the storm has missed them have yet to see its threat. Residents of charlotte, asheville, fayetteville, statesville, sand hills, the mountains, rivers will rise days after the rain has stopped. In the east, they will crest monday, tuesday and wednesday. Remember, most storm deaths occur from drowning and fresh water, often in cars. Dont drive across standing or moving water. Emergency management is sharing flood projections with local officials. If the
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