Idalia is bringing gusty winds, rain and storm surge to North Carolina's Outer Banks before the storm moves off the coast in about one hour.

Tropical storm and flash flood warnings are expected to be discontinued in North Carolina soon.

Idalia is forecast to move over Bermuda by Sunday, possibly as a tropical cyclone with winds near 50 mph.

One person died from the storm in Georgia when a tree fell on a car in Lowndes County, along the Florida border, according to James Stallings, director of the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency.

Gov. Brian Kemp plans to visit south Georgia on Friday.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that he'll tour some of the hard-hit areas, like Cedar Key, to assess the damage.

Idalia has ripped down buildings, toppled trees and submerged entire neighborhoods.

DeSantis said there's a massive amount of debris left behind because Idalia struck a region with a lot of trees.

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, who joined DeSantis at his briefing in Florida, added, "We are committed to bringing the entire federal family in here to support."

President Joe Biden spoke with DeSantis Thursday morning and signed a Major Disaster Declaration, according to the White House.

While at least two fatalities have been reported in Florida, Kevin Guthrie, director of Florida's Division of Emergency Management, said there are no confirmed deaths.

Over 140,000 customers in Florida are still without power and another 105,000 customers are waking up in the dark in Georgia in the wake of Hurricane Idalia.

Taylor County in Florida's Big Bend region, which includes the hard-hit city of Perry, is completely without power, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.

Cedar Key, Florida, resident Michael Bobbit rode out the storm at home, and he told ABC News Live his house "dodged a bullet" and avoided flooding.

"I put my heart and soul into this house, and it seemed like it was about to float off into the Gulf of Mexico," he said. "I'm a native Floridian, so hurricanes inherently aren't a big deal to me, but this one … I was scared."

While Bobbit's home was spared, Cedar Key's "entire downtown commercial district is underwater," he said. "We have no commercial buildings that aren't entirely inundated."

"I'd say 50% of the houses on the island have water in them," said Bobbit, who was walking in waist-deep water during the interview. "We're completely cut off from the mainland -- our bridges are inundated."

Bobbit said he and some other residents who stayed behind in Cedar Key are now "making sure everybody has what they need -- and we think we're in good."

"We're already cleaning up the streets," he said. "We live in community with one another -- we really take that seriously here and I'm really proud of our little town."