>> reporter: and, liz, wrights vil beach is still getting punished, it's not over yet.damage is not terrible, some minor debris on the ground, but just look at the trees being whipped looking south on lumina avenue as the wind continues to barrel through here. and, of course, the rain continues to soak us here. i want to give you a look up to the north which is where we were all week and certainly last night. this road was underwater because wrightsville beach this morning, 11 a.m., saw the highest flood level they've ever had here. it was almost 5 feet above high tide. and the water was up to about midway on the doors of our vehicle as we were seeking higher ground because the area where we were was being inundated. a lot of the side roads were underwater, and the main drag that leads to the famous fishing pier here in wrightsville beach, that was also in deep water at least up to our, i would say, knees in some spots on the main drag. this town, though, virtually desetterred. it seems that -- deserted. it seems almost every resident and visitor got out. all the hotels