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You see winds are picking up in st. augustine. theyre blowing very hard. theyre worried about the storm surge there in st. augustine. but that will come later, as that storm moves past. it is a massive storm. 314 miles across. and its a category 3 so you heard what chad said the winds are very strong. they could gust up to 100 miles per hour, plus maybe all the way up to 120. you heard the mayor say -- you heard the mayor say that she wants people to stay inside their homes, only half the people...

Across the st. johns county area. in certain spots and in strategic spots, so they can get places that -- plan ahead because emergency management officials have been working around the clock figuring out where they may need their assets to be not only during the storm but after the storm. we have seen a lot of sheriffs deputies and st. augustine police officers that have been in certain spots where their cars are protected but now they can make their way to places where they may be needed at tim...

Poles. every once in awhile a huge wave will cover the poles up altogether. were concerned about some overwash on some of those lower islands. thats what storm surge looks like. that should be a beach. its not. >> its not. okay. chad myers thanks so much. with me on the phone right now is the st. augustine mayor nancy schaefer. welcome back. oh -- >> while im talking to you i want you to know were awaiting a press conference from your governor rick scott. thats expected to take place at any mome...

Everything, but not get too exposed if possible. all right so thats whats going on in daytona beach. thats the present. which is a look at the future of whats going to happen up the rest of the east coast and here in jacksonville, carol. thats why the governor was saying the i-10 corridor which cuts east to west is open and passable. now is the time to move while you still can. >> now is the time to move. unless you live in st. augustine. because we just talked to the mayor there. she wants peop...

Taking forever. weve been here all night long waiting for the storm to go by but its only moving 10 to 12 miles per hour and its going along a 300 mile seashore all the way from jacksonville down to about daytona. and thats where it goes. eventually gets into myrtle beach. eventually moves out to sea. but the risk today is the water going up the st. john river, going into st. augustine, going into daytona. i think, and this is kind of im calling this an audible off the cuff, we had a shot from d...

Has snapped off. and you see the siding coming off buildings, at least according to boris sanchez. we believe what that stuff is blowing down the streets, so rescue workers are saying stay in your homes because theyre battening down hatches of their own and theyre not going to be able to come out and come get you if youre in trouble. lets head to st. augustine a little farther up the florida coast just below jacksonville, florida, which is just below the state of georgia. a reporter just a few m...