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That storm surge potential especially from the mississippi river to alabama/florida border where we could see 5 to 9 feet of storm surge innovation in these areas. places like gulfport, biloxi, mobile bay and southeastern louisiana. thats a life-threatening storm surge there. so anybody in those areas asked to revac wait, we encourage them to do so today, while you still have time. >> were also seeing the wind gusts in biloxi. all the way up even into montgomery. knocking down significantly powe...

You need to leave. evac wait, evacuate, evacuate. >> reporter: after pummelling the bahamas, matthew is expected to gain strength with gusts up to 165 miles per hour when it strikes the sunshine state. more than 2 million people are currently in evacuation zones. highways headed inland are clogged while national guard convoys are moving in, 3500 members have been activated. >> what are you going to do? its just mother nature. not a thing you can do. im going to -- ill err on the side of cautio...

Lashing the state. more than 2 million people in georgia, florida and south carolina are being told to get out. i want to bring in rosa flores, shes in atlantic beach, florida. tell us what youre seeing there. we know some of the outer bands are coming in as we brace for the worst here. >> reporter: you know, brianna, you can see the winds picking up much you can see the surf. rising. but that is the big concern here, the big storm surge that theyre expecting. now, all of these people are expect...

From the explosion. it was just going looked like it was going down into the ground it wasnt, it was going down into my legs. >> i started to pray. >> a fire. hurry to get here. >> obviously, the news was full of the four explosions. and one of them was in the square here. now i thought, well thats not a problem, because my son would not be in the square. he works over in the city. >> i had spoken to my dad on the phone after she got vac wait and before she got on the bus. >> it was an eerie sce...

Seen officials by the white cannister. they were saking photos and investigating. it appears they are trying to figure out where to go next. luckily this did not affect any patients at the university of minnesota medical center. however, as a precaution, 20 people in a nearby building were vac wait. authorities say debris from the mudslide fell into the mississippi river. so it could cause problems for boaters. it could also cause problems at the locks and dams. as far as the next step is concer...

Deaths but the number could raise. trucks, boats and helicopters are getting residents out of their flooded neighborhoods and into shelters. thousands of people have been evacuated in the affected area, fanning 4500 square miles. that is about the size of connecticut. and its potential trouble brewing near mexico ingrid becoming the second hurricane of the atlantic storm season packing winds of 75 miles per hour and could hit mexico on monday. those on the coast are being ordered to he vac wait....

Levees that were blown up. what more can you tell us? >> reporter: fredricka, the good news is people are back in town here. theyre being allowed back into their homes after being vac wait -- evacuated for the last week and theyre relieved to come back and find most of their homes have not been damaged. there is some water in town, but for the most part, people have been spared here, and that is good news. in missouri across from the levee that was blown, thats a different story. 130,000-plus ac...