we will still see blustery conditions and just because the storm is offshore doesn t mean we will not feel the gust, storm surge and rough beach with rip currants. people need to be out of the water. let look at the peak wind gust when the storm was at its strongest. cape lookout where it landed at 101, cedar island 88. this is the strongest hurricane landing since 2008. it has been a hurricane drought. this one brought us back to reality that we are in hurricane season. continues to move northeast. cape cod and the islands here where we could see tropical storm force winds and potential for showers and it is moving into cooler water.
north carolina as a category two. power was knocked out to more than 40,000 people. take a look at the scene. janis dean has a new update. reporter: 90 miles per hour sustained winds so still a category one moving northeast at 24 miles per hour. the center of the storm is well offshore. we will feel the outer bands and could get a swipe on cape cod throughout the evening. the outer bands heavy rain and wind. staying out of the water as well. so the rip currants are incredible and we will see a lot of high surf. your forecast radar here is it. still a category one hurricane moving quickly to the northeast. you know it is going to become extra tropical like a north