dr. knabb, chad here. those waves that will be under that storm could be 10 to 15, especially swells in the middle of the ocean. that will be a coastal erosion issue as well. but going back to the rainfall you talked about, when that rainfall is on the piedmont -- talking about topography here -- that's where you really see the potential loss of life today, isn't it, where that heavy inland fresh water flooding. >> yes. got to make the distinction between the saltwater flooding and coastal areas that is the storm surge and the inland flooding that can happen days after landfall occurs and can happen hundreds of miles from where that landfall occurred and far inland from the coast. because of the size of the system, it is potentially going to drop some heavy rainfall in the complex terrain that you just mentioned. but anywhere where it rains five to ten inches or more, if it exceeds a foot of rain and are you on a road that's covered by water, you could be in a life threatening situation. you go

dr. rick knabb. i wonder if you can give us a sense of what this storm looks like right now and exactly where it is. >> well, it is inland over southern georgia. that's where the center of circulation is, but that's not the complete story on where the center of action is. there's still plenty of onshore flow here in the florida big bend area. water levels have not come completely down. we still have wind gusts at a minimum to tropical storm force. that's starting to happen over on the atlantic side of florida. look at the rain starting to move into south carolina. heavy, heavy rainfall over much of the state of georgia, the southern half especially. so a lot of hazards at the coast and inland happening now and more to come as this heads up the east coast. >> dr. knabb, it's chad myers here. let's push this storm forward. let's move this story into the carolinas, offshore maybe for the weekend. all i've been saying is don't go in the ocean this weekend, it will be a dangerous place, right? >> very tru

that's what dr. knabb from the hurricane center was talking about. if it does that and stays there a long time, it could actually regenerate itself. that water is significantly warm enough. about 30 degrees celsius. very, very hot. you only need 24. we're way over 85 degrees fahrenheit. that's enough water, enough heat in that water to make this storm get bigger again. but for now, flooding into georgia, parts of south carolina, north carolina, and wind at about 50 miles per hour. you saturate the roots of the trees and all of a sudden you blow them over. that's going to take down more power lines. even by late tonight. it is still only to about myrtle beach or so. but then it goes over cape hatteras and gets back into the ocean right there. now it is only a 45-mile-per-hour storm at that point. right now it is down to 60. but as it just sits there and gains more strength, it could sit for three solid days because of a high pressure to the north. not going to let it move any farther away. typically they just skedaddle out into the atlantic ocean. thi

dr. rick knabb/meteorologist & director, national hurricane center): "a system because that means whatever rainfall is occurring could happen for not only hours, but days in some spots." the storm is expected to impact much of the east coast throughout the holiday weekend. (cathy haynes/chief of operations, charleston co.): "our biggest concern is people getting out on the roadways that really don't need to be out there because they don't understand the seriousness of these things because they have never been through this before." in apalachicola, florida , i'm chris welch. ((dave courvoisier)) night about a mountain's edge couple who came to us about their stolen mailbox... they believe their mailbox was stolen sometime last week....leaving them wondering who might be combing through their information. we reached out to the postal service... to see when a new mailbox would be installed... and we found out tonight.. that a new mailbox was delivered earlier today./// ((dave courvoisier)) >>> and, people in the southwest valley will see some relief... at least for a little bit. we're talking

dr. rick knabb, meteorologist & director, national hurricane center not only will the immediate coastline be a dangerous place in the middle atlantic and the northeast this weekend but some distance inland because of the size of this system. thousands of homes in the carolinas have already lost power. further north city officials are taking every precaution. (mayor bill de blasio/ (d) new to the way we prepare for this the mayor of new york says no swimming will be allowed at the beaches sunday. and in new jersey... a community -- outside albuquerque, new mexico -- is heartbroken tonight. police -- are crying next to a memorial -- for one of their own -- shot in the line of duty. friday morning -- officer clint corvinus -- and his partner -- came across joseph moreno -- during a routine patrol. moreno is known to local cops -- with three active warrants for his arrest. one of those bullets -- hit officer corvinus. susan pietsch witness "it's a scary thing especially when it happens right in your backyard" corvinus died at a local hospital. he was a four-year veteran. he leaves behind an e

dr. rick knabb, meteorologist & director, national hurricane center not only will the immediate coastline be a dangerous place in the middle atlantic and the northeast this weekend but some distance inland because of the size of this system. thousands of homes in the carolinas have already lost power. further north city officials are taking every precaution. (mayor bill de blasio/ (d) new york) we can say we learned some very painful and powerful lessons from sandy. we've made a number of changes to the way we prepare for this situation. the mayor of new york says no swimming will be allowed at the beaches sunday. and in new jersey... atlantic city officials canceled two outdoor concerts. mary moloney reporting. now fox5 weather 24/7 with sam argier ((weather)) after a high temperature of 99 degrees on saturday, through the rest of your labor day weekend. skies will stay mostly clear overnight with temperatures falling into the mid to low 70s sunday morning. look for wall-to-wall sunshine across the las vegas valley on sunday. high temperatures will be in the mid to low 90s. winds will on

dr. rick knabb, meteorologist & director, national hurricane immediate coastline be a dangerous place in the middle atlantic and the northeast this weekend but some distance inland because of the size of this system. thousands of homes in the carolinas have already lost power. further north city officials are taking every precaution. (mayor bill de blasio/ (d) new york) we can say we learned some very painful and powerful lessons from sandy. we've made a number of changes to the way we prepare for this situation. the mayor of new york says no swimming will be allowed at the and in new jersey... atlantic city officials canceled two outdoor concerts. mary moloney reporting. storm systems passing to our north will keep us windy today and will keep high temps in the 90s through next work week. winds will be from the southwest up to 20 mph and gusts up to 30 mph possible and highs in the low to mid 90s around the valley. labor day will be even cooler with highs in the low 90s. by wednesday it'll be sunny skies and highs will remain in we'll get and extra push of moisture thursday and friday w

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dr. rick knabb, meteorologist & director, national hurricane center not only will the immediate coastline be a dangerous place in the middle atlantic and the northeast this weekend but some distance inland because of the size of this system. thousands of homes in the carolinas have already lost power. further north city officials are taking every precaution. mayor i blasio/ d new york we can say thousands of homes in the carolinas have already lost power. further north city officials are taking every precaution. mayor bill de blasio/ d new york we can say we learned some very painful and powerful lessons from sandy. we've made a number of changes to the way we prepare for this situation.the mayor of new york says no swimming will be allowed at the beaches sunday. and in new jersey... atlantic city officials canceled two outdoor concerts. mary moloney reporting. from tropical storms like hermine... to raging fires... to flooding -- the american red cross continues disasters. just in the month of august in wisconsin alone -- the organization responded to 81 disasters, financially supporting