A friend's mother was at Atlantic Beach in a condo with her dog and was going to ride out the storm. However, her daughter thought better of that and she has been retrieved from the coast up here to Raleigh. I am very glad to hear that seeing that it looks like the landfall will be right there at Atlantic Beach.
Bump for later.
Glad to hear your friend got her mother to a safe location. The damage reports are going to be ugly due the the persistent pounding.