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>> reporter: we are ready to go like you said in your introduction. weve been at this since last thursday. we have gained time. it is in gods hands how far close to the i will jog. the closer it jogs in it will cause more damage. >> what scares you the most right now. >> reporter: the unknown. we dont know what to expect. the police chief and the sheriff for almost 14 years, we had a no-name storm in 2009 at 25 inches of rain in the area and crippled the beach. ive been here through irma and mat...

Hour winds and then either brush the coast of florida, move inland or stay out to sea. you see where this cone is of uncertainty. all of these different scenarios will mean huge differences in the impacts that are felt. hurricane-force winds extend 45 miles from the center. this storm jogs a little more west. it could mean much more far-reaching impacts for the state of florida. if it jogs to the east that would be the best-case scenario. it looks like it will loop back to the north and east by ...

What you did not see in this radar is beneath the pink, where its affecting areas of virginia and washington. martha: schools out in that area today. bill: a lot of schools, more delays. so its facing millions and millions of americans. this is one to keep an eye on. martha: this is the way i remember winter being when i was a kid. it snowed all the time. it snowed all the time. and now it is snowing all through the winter, which should not be -- not be a huge shock to any of us. the scary part ...

Dont know if clad mentioned this, but the hurricane-force winds extend out to the center, and most of the storms are on the right-hand side of the storm, but nonetheless, if you get the storm 40 or 50 miles from the coastline which is what we think will happen, you will get hurricane-force winds here. if it jogs to the west, you will have major strength, and category 3 or 4 force winds here. that is the issue with the pounting seas and surf and beach erosion here, and the winds are the damage as...

And the east coast of the united states beyond new england bracing for the impact and it could bring flooding and nasty rip currents for the second half of the week but the damage depends on the path it takes. the chief meteorologist is in the weather center. we watched this cone of uncertainty and i hoped maybe they will, it will be more defined and we will know more today. >> it is spread. but the big problem on this, it jogged 30 miles one way or the other make as big difference. if it jogs t...

The area has seen in more than 100 years. the governor has been urging millions to evacuate for their own safety. >> we are starting to see impacts and its a monster. again, our number one priority is protecting every life in the state. >> lets go to michael holmes in florida that is expected to hit hard. the forecast has matthew moving to the east, a chance it may not make landfall but still a big chance it will be bringing devastation in the coming hours. >> yeah, absolutely. a little relief i...