Right now it’s rough as hell. It's dangerous," Broudy said in a telephone interview. "It’s just out of control. It's like sitting in a washing machine and spinning around."
Life-threatening storm surges are possible Saturday night and Sunday morning around Hampton Roads, Virginia, the hurricane center said. A surge is a rise of water above a predicted tide, pushed by high winds, and is often the greatest threat to life from a storm, according to national weather officials.