Of course, they can t really affect any rescues until it is safe for them to go out. help people who might be trapped. that we expect to see quite a bit in the coming days, and of course, we ll see the utility crews had out because we are hearing at least 150,000 customers without power, that number could rise as well between one and 3 million customers according to duke energy. they have some 40,000 utility crews standing by to go and start preparing the electric outages, but they can t do that either, until things get a little calmer. shannon: i know that there have been multiple punches that we are expected from the storm. the water, the storm surge, the has also been cited as a big problem. have you seen any damage? i know you are in the dark so it is possible impossible to asse. how are the trees holding up? we ve been told that the ground is so waterlogged that it will make the trees more vulnerable to slipping and going then they
jon: hurricane florence downgraded to a category one trend storm, but forecasters one people in the line of destruction do not let that number catch you off guard. florence remains a deadly threat and will have far-reaching consequences. my message today, don t rela relax. don t get complacent. stay on guard. our greatest concern about this dormer remains the same. storm surge and massive floodin flooding. both are going to be extreme. we continue our live coverage of hurricane florence as she slowly pushes her way to the carolinas where water levels are rapidly rising and homes are being ripped apart. forecasters feared the storm could last for days. let s go down to meteorologist adam klotz come alive in the fox extreme weather center as hurricane florence continues her assault on the carolinas.
Amazing rescue work during hurricane harvey in texas, they are now coordinating with fema to help those affected by florence. first seven days is usually search and rescue, first for five days is human, last two will be focused toward the animals. it all depends on the storm. day seven today ten goes into body recovery. on that note, there are several pet-friendly evacuation centers in georgia, virginia, and the carolinas. shannon? shannon: we checked those out and treated them out. red river.org. a lot of folks have the last thing they want to do, they were it s good to know where those shelters are. trace gallagher, thank you. are alive extended coverage of hurricane florence continues next. we ll take you back to north carolina, reporters are standing by. stay with us.
Solvation army.org. by calling 1-800-sl-army. they could do a text to storm at 51555. shannon: how do you anticipate with the disaster, how long will you be a part of the process with helping people rebuild? the salvation army that is here now we have a team that stated in an island, they have hunkered down. we won t be going away, we ll stay after the storm is over and continuing the services as long as it takes. shannon: you all are the best of america, the folks who go into the storm centro up and help people through the worst times of their lives. alvin, thank you very much for your time, sir. thank you. shannon: while many have abandoned the carolina coast, some residents are staying, attempting to weather the storm. others flocking to the area, like alvin, and efforts to help. they want to do what they can. correspondent trace gallagher has more on those. good morning now to you, trace. good evening. the wind often gets the
But we have heard some explosions reported, transformers that blue, and whether they got a call or not, i m not sure. they were on the road, still patrolling at the very least, and things have gotten very, very rough out here in the last couple of hours. they are on the job, and they have a very tough time ahead of them once the storm blows through, as you ve been reporting, the floods will follow. rescue most likely will be next. wrightsville beach did not have good luck with storms and starting with f. they had fran back in 1996, a couple with another hurricane that took out their fishing pier and then floyd in 99 did significant damage along the carolina coast and a lot of flooding. now they are worried that florence could do the very same thing, shannon. shannon: you mentioned seeing the folks out there come the first responders, we ve heard reports in many places