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>> florida is still in the cone of sun tornado tee -- uncertainty. theres a state of emergency. several counties have issued mandatory evacuation orders. florida officials are telling everybody three important things -- get the water, get the gas, get the cash because atms may go down. stores might be open, but they may not have power to open cash registers. may need someone to come by and help you move some things, pick some things up, and cash is king in these types of situations. dorian is ex...

Error. there is a chance that this cyclone, that this hurricane goes out to sea and doesnt hit anybody. now, that doesnt mean were completely safe because it is a powerful storm, it may get close enough to florida where we could be talking about significant coastal flooding. look at this coastline here, its like a catchers mitt. the good thing is about this hurricane, those cat traffic winds, the hurricane force winds would be 74 or above only extend 35 miles. so about 30 to 35 miles. so if this...

This for the american one. heres charleston. but still the impact is going to be great. charleston floods very easily. so they start to see this rainfall, maybe six, maybe ten inches of rain is certainly possible. but also heres the european model. this off the coast of jacksonville. they are the same time period. its a little confusing but i just want to point out theres no agreement yet on these computer models. heres the ridge of high pressure. this is kind of keeping this farther to the sout...

Landscape here and for many of the people who live in low-lying areas, talking about a storm surge a few minutes ago of 15 feet. that is much of the island where i am standing. so it is going to be destructive and very dangerous. >> okay. keep us posted. stay safe. patrick oppmann, thank you so much in the bahamas. now lets go to floridas east coast as people have been preparing for this storm for days but they could still feel the effects even if dorian doesnt make a direct hit. what are they b...

Still asking people to be vigilant. people here in miami beach have been in line getting these sandbags. there is seasonal king tide going on right now. so you dont even have to have rain in miami for water to start bubbling up and flooding some of these neighborhoods, so people here take this very seriously. they have been getting sandbags all morning, taking them to their homes, preparing, even though like i said according to our cnn weather center miami is outside of that cone of uncertainty....

T we will bring that to you. you see that podium there on the right of your screen. now, as we have said that dorian may have veered away from florida, still not clear of trouble. >> yeah, and governor ron desantis very well aware of that. listen to what hes saying. >> there is still significant chance of a strike on the state of florida. if you look at that cone, anyone inside that cone needs to be prepared. i think people are going to probably still understand, you know, that preparations need...

Terms of the people there and what theyre doing right now? >> reporter: you know, christi, theyre definitely preparing, but let me start with the facts first. this according to the cnn weather center. miami is outside of the cone of uncertainty. that is great news. however, this area is expected to see high category 1 and low category 2 strength winds. that means that there could be power outavenueoutages. were also expecting rainfall that could lead to flooding. heres the other good news, no st...

Of its path by any means. so much of that state is in the cone of uncertainty still which means landfall is still possible anywhere along the east coast of the state. the governor is telling everyone in the state to take hurricane dorian seriously. a lot of people -- you see them there, theyre boarding up. as officials tell residents be prepared with at least seven days of supplies. >> were covering this hurricane from every angle. we have crews spread out across florida. lets start with cnn met...

Minute. >> reporter: now the governor of florida, ron disantis, said because of the incredible demand over the last couple of days and possibly today, as well, theyve had to change the logistics for tanker trucks to get them to these places. he says they have gas, but they have too much demand, making the capacity very limited to get the gas from the ports to the station. so theyve had to change the logistics, escort some tanker trucks along the highways with police escorts, things like that. to...

Good evening. >> yeah, this has been a challenging storm to forecast so far. the one thing that hasnt been challenging is just how strong its been, how strong its going to become. its going over some very warm water and intensifying, gusts up to 615 miles per hour with consistent winds of 140. this is a powerful storm working its way toward the florida coast over the next couple of days. its going to slow down over the next couple of days also. currently moving to the west at about 10 miles per ...