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Talking to the governor, hes got thousands of line trucks coming in to parishes affected and well get the power back on. and thats what were trying to do right now. >> reporter: you mentioned this was not -- you were concerned about that storm surge here, but after ida rolls through, the wind really proved to be the most devastating factor in what youve seen so far. >> the wind was 140 miles an hour, up to 160 mile an hour gusts. the eye came within the few miles of homer, where were standing he...

Winds, but also the potential for the storm serge, which is deadly with these storms, especially when you generate the winds that were looking at here. this dives to the south and west over the next few days, rolling over water, not concerned about that. it is imminent, not a landfall but a direct strike over the capital in 6 to 12 hours. >> that is not good. thank you for keeping an eye on that. back to the winter olympics. some people had a bone-chilling experience, to say the least. i dont ...

Talk casualty of the shoreline of the enet be it is quite substantial. >> when youre talking about a storm serge, essentially sfrchls. >> i hear that. i hear that biloxi, the water is

Oftentimes people get obsessive thinking if its weak, you can discount it. certainly not the case with this system, its very significant. the storm surge associated with this very significant as well. the communities it will impact rather populated. from townsville, hometown, from that city down towards ma kie, population about quarter of a million people. certainly very populated and a lot of people stand to be impacted. we think land fall in the predawn hours of tuesday, storm surge is what we...

Is staying on shore. >> 11.2 million americans are under a hurricane warning right now. we are looking at tough numbers to deal with. category three storm is located 45 miles to the east of melbourne florida. the movement to the northwest at 14. lets take a look at the track and watch as it comes so close to the coastline, not just florida but georgia and south carolina as well. still close enough that it could cause big problems in terms of storm surge. while we are looking at storm serge, fo s...

There in palm bay. you are expected to brunt of the storm right now and it looks like its getting worse. >> reporter: yeah, it has, john, over the last hour or two in particular, its really whipping up here. the gusts are enough to knock you off your feet just about and the rain has become torrential and the thing is were still really an hour or two away from the worst of it. so -- and perhaps even three hours away from the worst of it. as you point out theres been a lot of evacuations. the road...

Strongest winds to hit within the next hour or two, and that we should remain in a bathroom, interior bathroom, until the storm passes and then theyll come to the room and let us know when its safe to come out. >> what floor are you on? >> the hotel is up on a bluff. i dont know how familiar you of with the area but it does slope up on a hill. so were up a bit from the oceanfront, and then were on the third floor. so storm serge is not an issue for us. the bigger concern is the wind. >> hopefull...

Of pouring rain, and looks like here going to be the same thing. this is a scene we have seen over and over again along the west coast of florida. water topping over sea walls and beginning to flood streets. perhaps as much as eight inches of rain in some areas where the storm serge of two to four feet we could see real flooding in the next 24 hours across major parts of florida. >> shepard: sounds like their most worried about tornadoes around there steve. reporter: thats an additional concern ...

Open we have our sleeves rolled up and they are a safe place to stay. >> out of the wreckage have come amazing survivor stories. lenny colletti and his wife were rescued storm serge as they go in every direction. he flagged his neighbors with a flashlight only to have the neighbors risk their own lives to rescue them. >> i was on the guys back 210 pounds held me on his back walked me across the street. when i got across the street i lost grip because i had a little problem and i slid down to the...

hurricane irene is driving to the coast today with 110-mile-an-hour winds. the storm will go on a climb up the east coast impacting, perhaps, one-fifth of the nations population. north carolinas outer banks will feel irenes winds by nightfall. the full fury will bear down by saturday evening. >> the window for preparation is quickly closing. if you are in the projected path of the storm, please listen to your state or local officials. please listen to emergency radio or television. if ...