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Its still really points at panama city. a apalachicola is on the right side of the cone. if it goes right over the top of panama city, thats where the worst wind damage would be. but the worst storm surge would be down around apalachicola and the big bend. this is the least densely populated area of all of florida, this area right where my hand is. thats where the apalachicola state forest is. thats the good. if it goes further left, we got a lot more big population centers in the forecast. that...

Even tonight. so really this is a reminder that these impacts are well ahead of that center. and we will start seeing some of these impacts as early as tonight. >> shepard: you know, the area where this thing is headed, your whole cone and beyond, thats not a big city area where people have updated their homes. this is a place where people have had houses for decades and decades they could be in a world of hurt it looks like. >> yeah, shep. thats a good point. you look at this and think about th...

It will be a big rain storm by then. the landfall area here. wednesday 8:00 a.m. 120-mile-an-hour hurricane. panama city. if this cone moves further west, it is bad news. that puts the storm surge in more pop rated areas. -- populated areas. we still have a window as far as the exact center of circulation and where it makes landfall makes a difference. here are the storm surges. the deadliest part of the storm. we are talking 8 to 12 feet of storm surge when it comes ashore. it will do that as i...

Maximum sustained winds you see there 110 miles per hour. 111 miles per hour is a category 3 hurricane. and thats the first of the major divisions. so the national hurricane center predicting that by tonight, tuesday at 8:00. it will be a major category 3 hurricane and will make its way right up there to the florida panhandle. you can see the cone of uncertain auncertainty here. thats the destin, fort walton beach area in oak loose ipanama.tip apalachicola d tallahassee up the way. a live look g...

Storm surge is going to be on the right-hand side. so the big bend of florida need to be prepared for a strengthening hurricane and the worst of the storm surge to be on that right-hand side, the northeast quad rant. heaviest rainfall. strongest winds and the threat for tornadoes as well. this is going to make landfall tomorrow. the exact timing on this yet to be determined. it is being steered by an area of high pressure. a cold front will move in towards the east and pick this thing up and tha...

Where youre reporting live tonight? >> reporter: thats right, david. potentially life-threatening storm surge here. about twice my height. if you look right behind me, just to give you an idea, this gazebo would be almost entirely under water. if you add a foot of rain and those very powerful winds, this area could be without electricity or water for days, maybe even weeks after landfall. we should start feeling the first of those tropical storm force winds tomorrow night. david? >> all right, v...

Worse than the left side. well have to keep watching that, but the cone is still somewhere between pensacola and apalachicola. but then where does it go? over the area that flooded from the last storm. and there could be six inches of rainfall on top of those places because heres how the tracks are going to work. the american model and european model, the euro, the yellow one here, turning to the right, right toward charleston, and thats anywhere in that area. doesnt need another drop of rain, k...

Finding deeper pressure and stronger wind and going into the gulf of mexico where the water is very warm. right now its a 70-mile-per-hour storm but has the potential to be a major hurricane and will make landfall somewhere along that florida panhandle. we are worried about where it goes. it goes into temperatures well above 80 degrees, certainly warm enough to get stronger. thats 110 miles per hour and its still in the water and getting stronger and trying to make a run somewhere between panama...

70-mile-an-hour winds. 74 and you get a hurricane. we will get that by lunchtime. the squalls over the florida keys and south florida as well. in south florida, you dont have to worry about the direct strike. you will have to deal with heavy rainfall. the center of circulation with the strongest winds. by wednesday, 110. 111 is a category three. that will happen by the time we get to wednesday afternoon. ill zoom in closer. once it moves north and east, you dont have to worry about it. it will b...

Defect exposed at san franciscos new, transbay terminal. breaking news at 6:00, a structural defect exposed at san franciscos new transbay terminal, a major steel beam is cracked and the entire building has been shut down, the emergency order having an impact on evening commuters and streets in the immediate area are clogged. >> take a look. chopper 5 over the $2.2 billion center where there are reports the crack has been discovered in a steel beam that supports part of the structure. this inc...