this is absolutely nuts. ainsley: that is new video already showing the storm s power as it brings devastating floods down it the key west area. we expect to see more of those, tossing planes around like toys. todd: we have team coverage now. fox weather correspondent nicole valdez. we start with fox weather correspondent robert ray in fort myers. robert? ainsley: trouble obviously with his microphone. we can t hear you, robert. right now, it does look bad. fox weather correspondent nicole valdez continues our coverage, she is in tampa. we are only starting to rapidly see conditions deteriorating here for the tampa bay area as hurricane ian, that now category 4 storm. you just mentioned with winds at 155 miles per hour. it is teetering on a category 5 storm. you heard governor ron desantis there saying our emergency management officials are planning and preparing to see a category 5 storm. that is how seriously they are taking this situation knowing what we could se
todd: hurricane ian barrels through florida with category 5 storm. it s 155 miles per hour winds. fox weather correspondent robert ray continues our coverage from fort myers. robert? look at the gulf of mexico churning up as ian makes its way through. you see this guys. it s amazing to look out here. you see these waves. they continue to get larger as ian make its way up. i ve been watching for the last 45 minutes. this is what we re talking about, the surge, you see it. the concern is, we ll see this go up on to the island here and cause 8 to 12 feet of storm surge. the winds when they start to come in, the sideways rain and the sand really extort of sort of like a weapon. you can see it continue to move in. an hour ago, this was full
evacuated when they were told to do so. todd: more than 115,000 floridians are already without power this morning. ainsley: let s check back in fox weather correspondent robert ray he s in fort myers. reporter: that s what janice was talking about, that storm surge over 15 feet. the gulf of mexico churning up here as ian s wrath is on its way. this is exactly what janice was referring to. this is only the beginning. we are actually going to have to leave this island of fort myers beach fairly soon in the next couple of hours to make sure we re safe with our vehicles. if you just look, i have to point this out. we know lot of elements go into how charged up a hurricane is. if you feel how warm this water is off the gulf of mexico, it s bathtub water.
this is absolutely nuts. ainsley: that is new video already showing the storm s power as it brings devastating floods down it the key west area. we expect to see more of those, tossing planes around like toys. todd: we have team coverage now. fox weather correspondent nicole valdez. we start with fox weather correspondent robert ray in fort myers. robert? ainsley: trouble obviously with his microphone. we can t hear you, robert. right now, it does look bad. fox weather correspondent nicole valdez continues our coverage, she is in tampa.