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Vehicles. this is a piece of scrap metal or -- it is scrap metal now, but its a piece of metal from a gas station. this was a gas station sign. this is a sort of pile that came through here. everything is just done. cars going in the road here. >> right. >> there are thousands of people who stayed in this area. they couldnt get out for many reasons, and it is getting cool here tonight as well. cold, wet in the panhandle of florida. it is going to be a very long recovery, chris. >> ill tell you w...

Parts of panama city beach that are absolutely levelled. when i tell you that all of  mexico beach is levelled, thats the truth. there are some condo buildings that kept their structure, but then the back side is gone or the roof is gone. but for the most part, especially the closer to the water you get and we walked all the way towards the water -- i talked to one gentleman who said he is counting homes by toilets and refrigerators blown into other peoples yards. we saw a home that was carried...

Exactly the satellite torm will landfall. the storm is moving at about 14 miles per hour. we will see hurricane force gusts all along this coast. and then you have to keep in mind that once the storm makes it on shore we have the back side to go. so the winds arent going to let up for the next several hours as well as that rain and that storm surge, of course, pulling in. you were talking about six feet of water. we could see 12 to 13 feet of water there. so that water will double from what it i...

We are not getting these large gusts. we knew the hurricane was beginning to come in when we first heard the howling wind coming in. and we have had these big gusts of wind. but those who are right next to the ocean are talking about how the waves are and how much the water is starting to pump. >> and the worst for you is going to be the next two to four hours. because once that eye comes onshore, depending on where you are in relation to the storm, if it goes right over you, youll have that lul...

129 at panama city airport. so the air force base are experiencing winds that high, they are experiencing calm winds right now, but when the backside of that storm comes, they will be smacked with 100-mile-per-hour winds once again as the storm continues to barrel to the north. so, john, there you have it, youre going to be in it for the next couple of hours, as this storm has made landfall just to the west of mexico beach. >> made landfall just to the northwest of mexico beach, which is a littl...

Evacuates. and officials say the good news was ahead of this most folks heeded that warning. >> thank you so much. joining me now on the phone is florida senator marco rubio. senator, now that this storm is moving inward, whats your top concern? >> well, you know, the back side of these storms is really problematic. its -- that wind is still swirling around, its going to push more water. i think my top concern is that somebody is out there hearing that this thing is passed through and now is t...

Skies above you, and its going to be peaceful and calm, and its themost eerie feeling. so the winds going to then pick up and youll get the backside of the storm. youre in panama city here, and heres the eye of the storm, so youre getting not the worst of the winds yet. your winds are going to increase even more. when you start getting into these shades of purple or oranges and reds, thats when youre going to get these very strong winds and thats when youre going to see those winds 100-mile-per-...

>> jennifer, youre watching and were going to keep this video up, and hopefully well be able to reconnect. but you can see whats going on over there, whats the latest information youre getting from the authorities? >> yeah, this is incredible, powerful storm and the leading edge of that aeyewall is coming ashore near panama city and points to the east. that storm is about 16 to 18 miles across. this is not the official landfall, that wont happen for a little while longer, that inner eyewall is s...

This. >> shepard: destin as well to the west of the center of the storm but theyre still getting a lot of weather. all the way up to birmingham, alabama, it will begin raining in atlanta within the next couple of hours. and everything in between, montgomery, columbus, albany, just pouring rain and all of those areas and on the backside of the storm and panama city beach, wind gusts well over 100 miles an hour. if rick leventhal is available lets get straight to him. it appears that the area wher...

South florida. i want to show you the eye of the storm again. zooming in. this is 15 miles wide, right customer gets 15 miles wide in every direction. it is moving at 14 miles per hour. wherever this side comes ashore -- and its starting to look more and more like right around tyndale air force base -- for a solid hour in the center, they will have clear skies, almost no winds. if it incredible hundred 40-mile-an-hour winds, with 165-mile-an-hour, 170-mile-an-hour gusts have come through. in the...