some coastal areas could get hurricane-force winds for more than 24 hours, and more than 3 feet of rain. not inches, 3 feet. and in some cases, resources are already hard to come by. we found gas stations in north carolina not only out of fuel, they re apparently not expecting any fuel any time soon. we have a team covering this powerful hurricane. meteorologist jennifer gray will have the latest forecast in a moment. cnn s diane gallacher is near camp lejeune. let s start with martin savidge at carolina beach in north carolina. nearly 2 million americans you said mandatory evacuation orders according to fema, the federal emergency management agency. time is really running out for people to take cover. reporter: it is almost completely gone, jake. in fact, they are down to just a handle handful of hours in many of the most vulnerable communities, the barrier islands and the beach front communities of north carolina. like here, they re saying this bridge closes at 8:00 p.m.