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This will be the most powerful hurricane ever to make land fall on the florida panhandle. im john berman in panama city beach, florida. alisyn camerota is in new york. this is our special live coverage of hurricane michael, which is a very dangerous storm. in some places, and that wind speed of 145 miles an hour catching some people by surprise as they wake up. we just spoke to people who have chosen to ride out the storm. they made that choice when they thought it was going to be a ka category ...

We didnt know it would be category 3 until yesterday. we didnt know it was a major hurricane until a day and a half ago. people have scattered. this is a ghost town right now. this area was underwater 13 years ago. people rebuilt. we talked to people who evolcano waited. she fully expected not to come back here and see her home the way it is before she left. that makes it very sad. i will tell you right now, there is a lot of concern here. the situation is dire. we cant sugar coat it. 145 miles ...

Again expecting as much as 10 to 12 inches of rain here. you know that a storm is serious that when a foot of rain is not your top two concerns. the top two concerns is very much the wind speed, 145 miles per hour from hurricane michael. it is now a category 4 storm, the most powerful storm ever due to hit the florida panhandle. the storm surge as high as 14 feet in some places. that is incredibly dangerous. people along this coast are bracing for the impact of that. they have begun to close the...

You know thats not going to last. >> not going to last. fortunately, ive been here. ive road out ivan. we came home. we had no shingles. we had a few debris, but not much. >> those are the names we keep on hearing. but the fact is michael will be worse than one of them in terms of wind speed, 145 miles an hour. as we look, i look along the coast here, people cant see, there is some buildings that are new and look very strong. others not so much. are you convinced the houses that are around you w...

Making sure that our citizens are safe. as we know the storm crept up on us quickly. t as the mayor, public safety is number one. when it comes to a cat 4 storm like this it is important that people seek shelter. we are fortunate that the storm is to the east of pensacola, close to 94 miles to panama city. when you are talking about 145 miles per hour winds coming on shore it is extremely dangerous. >> one thing we have been following is how many folks stay behind. it was alarming to hear florid...

Of about nine feet. it will be enough to flood the coastal areas, the beach zone. the waterfront areas will see water maybe going into the first floors of some of the structures. the wind here could be devastating. 145 miles per hour sustained gusts in the gulf and it still has yet to make landfall. it still has a chance to strengthen even more. no storm has ever hit the florida panhandle with as much ferosity. governor rick scott said the time to evacuate has come and gone. now it is time whate...

This is too dangerous of an area to operate outside of this fire department. this community has a year round population of about 350 people. down the road about half a mile is the gulf of mexico. we were close the last time we talked to you. all of this, the water started rushing up the street. we moved our vehicles to this fire department which has been evacuated also. it gives you an idea of the area because the elevation is very low and only ten feet. the storm surge could be up to 14 feet an...

The effects of this monster storm already being felt throughout the florida panhan e panhandle. lets get a sense of where the storm is. jennifer gray is in the weather center. what is the latest update? >> this is a major storm. this is a category 4, winds of 145 miles per hour, gusts of 175 moving at about 14 miles per hour. so it is moving relatively quickly and just in a matter of a couple of hours it will be making its way on shore. where exactly that happens? still yet to be determined. we ...

Are you surprised at how quickly this strengthened? >> im never surprised. its one of the things that even though it can happen and it doesnt always happen like this, you need to be always prepared for these kinds of scenarios and these situations where hurricanes rapidly intensify. so that is one of the reasons why we are doing what we are doing is to make sure that we can provide the best data that we can for the folks trying to figure out exactly how strong the hurricane is going to be and wh...

Police officers in addition to what we already have so were asking everyone if they are going to shelters, get in the shelters or evacuate now. well need them off the street pretty soon. >> jon: brenda, thank you. our thoughts and prayers will be with you and your community, thanks. >> thank you so much. you take care. >> jon: her residents are among the thousands ordered to evacuate the gulf coast as this monster cat 4 hurricane approaches. 145 mile-an-hour winds on their way and up to 13 feet ...