Feeder bands are insane right now, pouring right into interior east NC too, major flooding imminent for sure. Won't be surprised to have quite a few FFEs issued by Midnight.
Don't understand why it's a 1 now despite the ever improving radar presentation
Anyhow, sounds bad on New Bern public safety scanner rescues in progress and structures down apparently.
Some of you are missing the point. Yes we have a weakening hurricane, but in return the wind field is becoming much larger. Also a stall and a 10 Ft+ storm surge can be expected when this reaches the NC coast. Category 1 or 3, we're still gonna have some really major flooding and storm surge.
Intensity estimates are up to 45 knots, which is above the original intensity forecast.
Spaghettis also have higher intensity estimates with some getting into strong TS area. Noticeable shift south of the main islands (PR, DR, etc) on 18z too.