are 30-foot waves being measured on this particular weather data buoy. i mean, that s incredible. so the ocean is still very churned up in and around hurricane dorian, as one would imagine. we re feeling the impacts of that as well. this is a breakwall you can see here just to my right. we saw the same location about midday today, and the water wasn t topping over the break wall like it is now. so we re still getting that surging effect. so the immediate coastline of the barrier islands here in martin county where i m located, they still have the potential for coastal erosion as the storm continues to ride along the east coast of florida. we are on the back side of the storm so the wind direction has changed, and, really, the threats will start to diminish slowly exactly where i m standing here for the next several hours. we focus our attention on the space coast, the georgia coastline, into the coastline of the carolinas as well. we ve had a lot of rain here as
back then we ve got about 200 kilos. now a new part is planned along with a break wall that s actually in the sea 50 meters off shore the fishermen are worried they soon won t be able to catch anything at all. they ve learned to live with regular flooding but the new coastal wall would mean the end of their livelihoods. as you want to know whether the coastal wall will disturb our access to the sea i say that even if it has benefits for the community the development plan has to be discussed with the affected community. once the fishermen to be part of the decision making.
back then we ve got about 200 kilos. now in newport and splint along with a break wall that s actually in the sea 50 metres off shore the fishermen are worried they soon won t be able to catch anything at all. they ve learnt to live with regular flooding but the new coastal wall would mean the end of their livelihoods. as they want to know whether the coastal war will disturb our access to the sea i say that even if it has benefits for the community the development plan has to be discussed with the affected community as a. pool of gun once the fisherman to be part of the decision making.
started to go down in at least a few areas here. but you re right, it s the storm surge. we can t go closer. that s u.s. 90 right there. it runs all along the coastline here, and you re not going to be using that for tonight, that is for sure. because the water has risen up so quickly. it starts to come over the break wall and surges into the the parking lot next to the pier, and then it came rolling right across the roadway. it is alarming how was. you sit there and think, okay, we ve got a few minutes, we ll wait. next thing it s brushing up your ankles and then mid-calf. so we re in a high enough space that the water in theory with the storm surge of 7 to 11 feet should not get us. but the winds really now becoming a strong, consistent force. and that s going to drive more and more water. and of course we re just about
county aid, they will wreak quest resources in. when the state to pass the has exceeded in the present expedited the major disaster declaration claim last night within hours of him making that request were going to talk about it s. leland: you re looking at my pictures and galveston, this is become a tropical storm. it s not as powerful. as casey is reporting, it feels like dangerous conditions out there. you have huge serve, you have storm surge and water coming over the break wall as a water lapse over. it s one thing for these people to put themselves in danger but the administrator can point out