Tropical-force winds are still quite capable of substantial damage. As the winds come down, the rain will take over as a primary threat.

Most of our best indicators suggest that it will move back to the west and approach the southeast United States coast. However, it is much too soon to know if landfall along the southeast coast will occur.

Sometimes there will be blunt force.

By no means should people take this short-term motion as being let off the hook here. I don't want people to say, 'Whew, this one's going out to sea.' There's still a possibility that it could loop back.

I don't want people to say, 'Whew, this one's going out to sea.' There's still a possibility that it could loop back.

By no means should people take this short-term motion as being let off the hook here. I don't want people to say, 'Whew this one's going out to sea.' There's still a possibility that it could loop back.