Mind around that one. And this amount of rainfall could very clearly lead to historic flooding. These are pictures of flood waters already inundating homes and businesses. The ocean overtaking roads for blocks. And as we come on air tonight, tens of thousands are already out of power. 7,000 u. S. Troops are now standing by to help, and one big wild card here is how long is this storm going to just sit in one place and hammer the coast. That could mean 100 mile per hour winds lashing the coast for 24 to 36 hours and give you a sense of what that looks like, were going to show you the scene 32 miles off the coast of North Carolina. Just listen to this wind. The American Flag there. There wasnt a single tear in that flag this morning and now you can see what the winds have done. Just a small example of whats to come. We have a team of reporters, Storm Chasers and experts across the carolinas and in the air. Were also tracking the storms every move of course from the cnn weather center. Le
Size, chris. The big problem is going to be that storm surge. You know how most people die. In storms. Its water. Its drowning. Its really not the wind so much. Although thats an issue when it comes to projectiles and such. But its really that water, and you cant run it. And if you get into a place where you cant get above it or you cant stabilize, youre in deep, deep trouble, chris. The bands going in and out. Were really on the edge here. You may be closer to it. I think anderson is probably going to get it before each of us. What have you been saying . I know ive been out. I havent seen a lot of folks out. Thank god for that. Im hearing you right now, don, but im not seeing you. We dont have your shot. It takes so little for Mother Nature to disrupt what we see as normal. The numbers are that the storm is about 65, 70 miles eastsoutheast off the coast of wilmington. Thats where anderson is. But the storm is so damn big that it brings weather a lot of Different Directions and exposin
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