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we have teams on the ground as we prepare for the eventual landfall. we are in florida, and carlos suarez is in tampa in gulfport, and carlos, as weve been discussing, tampa, that is where the real worry is because theyre worried about storm surge and a lot of the residential areas there are vulnerable. >> reporter: that is exactly right, jim and poppy. the concern is the forecasted five to ten foot storm surge with hurricane ian. we are in gulfport. that is about a half hour drive out...

Of those evacuation zones, please get out. >> rob haren with hillsborough county fire rescue. thank you. not only for this but for what you are doing for the next few days around the clock, no question. >> thank you. so stay with us here at cnn as we track hurricane ians path toward florida and see how residents with preparing for a direct hit. later this hour were joined by the mayor of cape coral where another mandatory evacuation order is going into effect. plus long-term trump adviser ro...

July 4, 2021 Tropical Storm Elsa is continuing on a path toward the Gulf of Mexico, but is not expected to have any major impact on Escambia or Santa Rosa counties. Elsa is forecast to move in a west-northwest to northwestward direction towards the extreme southeast Gulf through early next week, then turn to a northerly direction. No local impacts are expected through the  holiday weekend. Direct local impacts are no expected if Elsa continues on the current forecast path. The main local conce...