Wind downs branches in Wake County
NOW. LIVE TO THE HOME ON THE
KSEE THAT ARIEL NEW, I THINK
YOU FALL IN THAT FOREST,
MONICA.
>> WELL, A BAND OF WIND AND
RAIN. THIS CROSSING OUR AREA
RIGHT NOW. IT'S GOING TO GET AN
UPDATE ON THAT WITH
METEOROLOGIST ELIZABETH GARDNER
AGAIN SEE ON THE RADAR BEHIND,
YOU KNOW THIS, BUT THAT BAN
STILL THERE. BUT IT'S PUSHING
OUT TOWARD THE EAST THERE.
IT IS ALREADY PAST. IF YOU'RE
SAFE FROM ROCKY MOUNTAIN
NORTHWARD AND WESTWARD, YOU'RE
DONE WITH IT. BUT IT IS STILL
CONTINUING TO PUSH THROUGH
PARTS OF EDGECOMBE COUNTY
WILSON COUNTY GETTING READY
TO MOVE ON THROUGH WAYNE
COUNTY, DOWN TOWARD
FAYETTEVILLE, SAMPSON COUNTY.
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IT AS WELL.
SO THROUGH MOST OF THE VIEWING
AREA. BUT ALONG AND EAST OF
I-95, ESPECIALLY THOSE
SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES. YOU CAN
STILL SEE IT THERE IS YELLOWS
AND ORANGES ARE WHERE IT'S
HEAVIER SET. JUST STARTING TO
PUSH INTO FAYETTEVILLE.
>> MOVING ACROSS DONE RIGHT
NOW AND INTO GOLDSBORO. I'VE
GOT THE CAMERA FROM GOLDSBORO
UP. I'M GOING TO SHOW IT TO YOU
JUST A FEW MINUTES NOW. NOTHING
THAT MOVED THROUGH HERE AT TO
UP TO THIS POINT HAS BEEN
SEVERE. SEVERE STORMS ARE GOING
TO BE 58 MILE PER HOUR. WINDS
ARE STRONGER AND THE STRONGEST
WE'VE SEEN IS ABOUT 40 TO 45,
MAYBE PUSHING 50. BUT IN THIS
AREA WHERE IT'S LIKELY TO
CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH OVER
THE NEXT HOUR, WE DO HAVE A
LEVEL ONE RISK FOR SEVERE
STORMS ARE CURRENT WIND GUSTS
ARE 30 IN FAYETTEVILLE. 25 IN
CLINTON AND 25 IN GOLDSBORO.
BUT AGAIN, OUR HIGHEST WIND
GUST AT RDU ABOUT 43 MILES PER
HOUR IN 9 IN FAYETTEVILLE.
AND 28 IN GOLDSBORO. WE TAKE
A LOOK AT GOLDSBORO AND YOU CAN
SEE THE CAMERA REALLY SHAKING
AROUND. YOU CAN SEE THE LEADING
EDGE OF THAT RAIN WILL COME
BACK AND TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT
THIS IN A FEW MINUTES. PROBABLY
IN ABOUT 5 MINUTES. IT'S GOING
TO BE DUMPING RAIN RIGHT HERE.
PROGRAMS WILL ALSO RESUME ON
MONDAY.
>> WE ARE STARTING TO SEE SOME
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE FROM THE
STRONG WIND GUSTS THAT ARE
MOVING THROUGH THE VIEWING AREA
AS ELIZABETH SHOWED YOU, LET'S
GO LIVE TO DESTINY. PATTERSON
IN CARY DESTINY. WHAT'S
HAPPENING THERE?
>> WE ARE RIGHT IN THE HIDDEN
OAKS AREA OF CARE, YOU CAN SEE
SOME OF THE DEBRIS HERE ON THE
GROUND. LOTS OF MISCELLANEOUS
BRANCHES THAT REALLY TAKE A
LOOK HERE AT THIS TREE. THIS
REALLY PUTS INTO PERSPECTIVE
JUST HOW STRONG THOSE WINDS
ARE THAT WE HEARD FROM OUR
METEOROLOGIST. WE ALSO HAD A
VIEWER SENT IN A PHOTO OF THE
STREET BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE IT'S
JUST FRACTURED OFF AT THE TOP
BECAUSE OF THOSE STRONG WINDS
AND A BIG CHUNK OF IT IS KIND
OF HANGING IN THE REST OF ITS
BRANCHES AS WELL. THAT VIEWER
WHO SENT IT AND HE TELLS US
THAT THE WHOLE BUILDING SHOOK
AT ONE POINT HE THOUGHT MAYBE
IT WAS A TORNADO. OUR
METEOROLOGISTS ARE NOT SAYING
IT WAS THAT SEVERE. BUT AGAIN,
WE CAN REALLY SEE JUST HOW
STRONG AND HEAVY THOSE WINDS
ARE. OF COURSE, WE ARE GOING
TO BE SERVING A COUPLE OF OTHER
AREAS AS WELL. AND WE'LL LET