Rain coming at us pretty much parallel to us. it s been doing this all night, and we re told that it s going to get worse before it gets better. then we re going to have a day of this wind and rain. we re also seeing the surf come up. there was a recorded wave not too far from shore just north of us at 14 feet. the water is coming up over the beaches assisted by a high tide. the good news i can tell you, though, is i m not seeing any areas out here where the water is cutting through the sand dunes, which protect the populated areas. that s good. more good news from our crews are out on the streets right now to the north and south of us here on the upper outer banks. they say they re not seeing any substantial damage to the roads. no wash-outs. it seems to be okay. a few limbs down. some things tipped over in yards. that s basically that s another good thing that s happening here. emergency managers confirmed to