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Looking on the radar for where is a cluster of bad rain. so outside of storm surge, if youre looking at wind and rain, youre looking for clusters that are spread out throughout the storm. what you see in the center is that 130 miles per hour wind with that storm, but outside of it, it will not be a steady field. youre not looking at a steady 70 to 80 miles per hour wind. it will be 30 or 60, and then a gust with a little area that is 78. you a big field of damage. i went from hunkering down to s...

He believes there are a number of people despite the warnings that have gone out throughout the day. in fact police going door to door and pa announcements from the vehicle urging people to evacuate. he knows there are a number of people on the island here. he says they are expecting as much as a ten foot storm surnl here on the island. they say they have about 80 first responders in all who will be hunkering down here. respond. and they have a jet skis, inflatable boats and other water craft th...

Nuclear hurricane saying this could be the big one. you still as concerned even though the storm track has shifted west. >> absolutely as concerned. were getting outer bands, were seeing trees down around the beach. its only just begun. its not only about the storm, the wind force, its about the tied al surge, were very concerned about that, were a low lying barrier island. youve seen what its done not caribbean and we hope it doesnt happen that way in florida. >> mayor, where are you right now....

The carolinas declaring a state of emergency as thousands hunker down. jackie: were live in alabama mud they could be hit as early as tomorrow. what is happening? reporter: i am in albany georgia write-down these people are hunkering down bracing for irma you can see the wind is picking up and that is the main concern they are looking at local reports at 65-mile per hour wind gusting as high as 90 beginning tomorrow so the of major power outages and structural damage. would get these evacuations...

There, key west, to tell the story. now that the hurricane has shifted somewhat, hes hunkering down with the rest of his crew, waiting for it to pass. although, hes not yet seeing the impact. the rain hasnt stopped. if anything, it has intensified. and the winds are starting to pick up too. as karen mcginnis has been saying, its still far away from us. so this is nothing at this point. michael? >> yeah, slow moving but packing a punch still, an increasing punch, as you said, up to category 4. is...

7:30 and 8:00 everyone night. >> when was the last time you left the house when you saw people out wlar the roads like. >> we had a curfew that started in our county at 3:00 p.m. all my family came over right before 3:00. i havent been out on the roads. my husband came home about 8:00. he said its pretty equity out there. everyone is listening staying home and doing what theyre supposed to be doing. >> the people in your community are they staying home and hunkering down or did people leave. >> ...

Out. this is joe and his mother, sue. joe works at a beachfront hotel. that hotel said get out. so hes making evacuation plans. theyre going up to ft. myers, where sue is going to have four people and a bunch of pets in a one-bedroom apartment why they plan to ride out the storm. >> you do what you have to do. you do what you have to do. and well do the best that we can. if things dont work out, we did the best. >> reporter: they are doing the best they can. i dont see anybody really saying this...

That are reinforced, but ive got to tell you there are some places, weve passed a few mobile home parks right now and its the same situation as it used to be. so there are places that are very prepared and there are also places that arent as well prepare, ali. >> gotti schwartz, i want to ask you where youre going. because people always wonder about what we reporters think when were out in these kinds of things. at some point these things are hitting you. these outer bands. its getting windier. ...

That is the most important thing. an official basically saying stop looking which way the storm is going. is it going east? is it going west? it doesnt matter. at this point, you should be hunkering down if you are staying, or you should be seeking shelter. leaving at this moment may be too late. because as you clearly pointed out, the highways, the motorways are clogged up. something that would have taken two hours is now taking eight hours. so this is just the beginning of things to come. lets...

>> jon: despite the dire warnings and mandatory evacuation orders from government officials, some florida residents are writing out hurricane irma, whatever she brings. one is retired major league start rick >> i know you grew up in florida. i imagine youve seen hurricanes before. but this looks like a hurricane like none other thats hit florida. are you still going to stick this one out? >> this is the scariest storm ive ever seen. but were not in an evacuation zone. were up in jupiter. so fami...