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And there is going to be another landfall. ultimately, a lot of different models here, but you run out over, you take a turn back up into the southeast and the consensus is the middle there brings a lot of moisture with it, a whole lot of rain with it. were going to be tracking probably some flooding across parts of georgia, the carolinas, over the next couple of days. >> already. adam, appreciate it. and with that, lets get it back out to katy byrne, who is in orlando. >> and katy, it seems lik...

Are planning to ride out the storm. and of the we are feeling a lull in terms of the wind, gusts that, again is not going to be the biggest concern. its what you are hearing and seeing behind me. that constant deluge of rain, which is creeping closer and closer to our hotel, charlotte other structures here. and again this is just really just the preamble to what is expected here. because this rain is going to continue for the better part of another 12 hours. and we could see flash flooding throu...

Assessment teams on standby ready to get out there and assess the communitys roads, infrastructure, the homes, windshields, even. were ready for that. we also have a bunch of locations for sandbag operations because where we are on the st. johns river, actually , it could be a delayed response for that flooding. it could be even in monday or tuesday when we see flying on the st. johns river, lake harney or in sanford, florida, where we are. so we are going to be reopening sandbag operations as w...

North of the naples area. now we get to the second part of the storm. we get to being concerned about the high winds, still a category two. and then the rainfall, which will be with us throughout the next two days. we still have what we call an extreme wind warning, probably a weather time we have not heard that often. it only happens when we have land falling hurricanes, and usually they have to be powerful hurricanes at that. when we drop this down to a category one, probably in the next hour ...

Safely do so. >> i am expecting the imagery to be startling. >> and the one thing i have to say that i think has been more on the positive light for us is that hurricane ivan made landfall during the day. and so a lot of the worst conditions that came through fort myers or when we still had daylight and so you could see the flooding, you could see the damage in front of

He joins me from miami. i dont know if we have sound on him. jamie, what can you tell us about this storm, which does seem like, well, nearing worst-case scenario in terms of size, speed, and strength? >> it is. the huge size is just spreading the impacts across the florida peninsula. the slow speed is increasing the duration and of the damaging wind rains and the flood potential. look at this radar reflectivity. were getting estimates of 4 to 5 inches port hour in those heavy winds. >> give us ...

Potential for flash flooding in the area. that river, having been losing water for the last day or so. now, we are watching it fill back up. thankfully, its doing it slowly. this is one of the things weve been worried about, over the last couple of hours. these rivers, and canals, alongside tampa, have lost a lot of water. the hurricane, sucking up that water, as it moved across the state. that water needs to rush back into here, at some point. hopefully, it doesnt gradually, so it is a controll...

That right there is why we tell you to turn around. dont drown, never try to drive through water that is moving over what typically would be a roadway. >> you can really get your car swept downstream quickly. that may right. there have been a part of the storm surge. but in any event, you see that rescue taking place right there. and thats just one of those situations you do not want to find yourself in. that is scary. that is absolutely life threatening. and so thats what happens when you get a...

Earlier demonstrated just how powerful those winds can be. >> there is the wind speed, as i am standing next to the building. -- i will take a knee. oops. ill have to take a knee there. >> -- >> okay. you guys got it -- im going back out. >> the powerful winds created record level storm surges in areas like fort myers and naples, florida. over 2 million are without power tonight. and flash flooding is still a major concern, with potentially up to 30 inches of rain predicted in some areas. lets g...

A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for Seminole, Volusia, and Orange counties until 6:30 a.m. and until 6:15 a.m. for Volusia County.