viewed. some homes may be flooded as well. the national weather service rorg more than 9 inches of rain in 24 hours. bummed inks in the downtown area don t appear to have suffered any significant damage. the eye of this slow moving storm located 50 miles south, southwest of new orleans. low-lying areas along mississippi s gulf coast are under several feet of water, while thousands wait out the storm in shelters. we have live fox team coverage, janice dean in the extreme weather center for us. steve harrigan live in ocean springs, mississippi. let s go to steve first. steve. jon, we are in the backyard of the waylan family who has been kind enough to invite us in. the cameraman is on the roof. we want to give you perspective on what this storm is doing, the surge. this is the backyard where i m standing right now. if rich can pan out a little bit you can see how much things are beginning to disappear along the