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Our system impacted by the storm. within 72 hours, we had 90% of our customers back online. im not assuming it will take that long in this case, but im certainly wanting to warn people that we dont have people online right now getting power restored. its not safe. once the storm has made its way through, we look forward to obviously getting out there and assessing the damage and getting the system put back together. >> are you confident that the citizens of tallahassee are aware that even after ...

We have live wires, trees down. you have other impacts. the possibility of other live flooding -- flash flooding in our community. once we have been able to assess the damage, we will give the all-clear. and were all on all social media flat forms, were on public radio, able to communicate with our customers and half still have power themselves in their homes. were going to do our part. we need everybody to do their part so that we dont have folks who make it through this storm and then do somet...

Force winds 45 miles away. we need to not just focus on the center. you need to think of this as a wild storm causing damage for a large area. damaging on the coast. power outages could last several weeks. serious situation. catastrophic with building damage, trees down, power outages. but not just the coast. we still expect hurricane force winds stretching on the alabama/georgia state line. even moving into central georgia could still have some winds close to hurricane strength. so if you take ...

Florida coast from maybe port st. joe all the way toward panama city. thats where the homes, buildings are most vulnerable. the surge will put 13 to 15 feet of water into the florida big bend area. a tremendous storm. a terrible event unfolding in the next eight to ten hours. >> thank you very much. floridas panhandle bracing for hurricane michaels impact. already we are see something of the storms effects. derek van dam live in apalachicola with more. the language from the national weather se...

Maybe didnt get out because they thought it wasnt going to be too bad. the hope is once its daylight, they can do the last-minute evacuations. joining us, the warning accord nation manager for -- coordination manager in tallahassee. weve seen the update from moments ago, and every paragraph has "life threatening" in it, life-threatening storm surge, flash flooding, they have not seen a storm like this along the coast. what are you hearing now? >> were really in uncharted territory. none of us ...

A less stable one, go to one of the five shelters that theyve set up in this area. one other thing to point out, wolf, and thats that it is not just the people that are going to be affected by this pounding wind and potential for flash flooding. it is also a big industry, the number one industry in this state, which is agriculture. they were hit hard by irma and matthew in recent years and theyre expected to be hit hard with michael. were talking pecan trees pulled out by the roots, cotton crops...

Everything is unoperational. water street remains a little river. bad to be out here. shelter order is in place. for this reason. it is howling still over here. were definitely getting the opposite side of the wind that we were getting this morning. take a look at the apalachicola river that feeds south into apalachicola bay which is essentially the gulf of mexico. it is just coming upstream pushing all that river water that needs to go from left to right out to the gulf, pushing it all back nor...

Anxiously, its going to impact our cities. its going to hit tallahassee with hurricane force winds. i hope everybody is thinking get to shelter right now. hunker down. and be careful, listen to locals. dont go out in the middle of this. you are not going to survive it. its deadly. brian: so wha do they tell put models your greatest area of concern. what are you going to be watching for as it hits land? >> my biggest concern is, you know, it still hasnt made the move that they anticipate a little...

Concerned. were doing everything we can. i have called up 2500 members of the national guard. i have over 1,000 rescue individuals ready to, you know go, in as quickly as we can but im really concerned about the citizens that have not evacuated. ainsley: i know its extremely dangerous. you are expecting erosion. the storm surge you talked, about national guard, i know shelters have opened. what worries you are the most in these situations? >> >> well, i think people get come play sent oh, gosh, ...

City, here in destin, were also going to feel the strong winds. dont be fooled there. but east of panama city is a zone of concern. cities should prepare for strong winds, a storm surge which is going to be problematic. the nature of this storm, it is going to pack a punch as it hits the coastline. it will move quickly inland. this is the reason people are being told to evacuate, to get out of the way, because the storm is historic in nature here. the southeast coast. >> the 5:00 update, devasta...