They've just bumped the max winds up to 155 mph, making it into the Category 5 range (catastrophic damage), just before landfall. It is also predicted to drop back down again slightly just before landfall, but still... it's just about as big as an Atlantic peak-season hurricane gets.
Scott, it looks like it's headed straight to your family in NC and your rental property. I'd recommend your family make plans to evacuate in the very near future.
As a survivor of Hurricane Ivan in 2004, I lost my home and nearly everything I owned.
This one is even bigger.
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