and st. lucy counties. 1,500 national guard members have been deployed and all across daytona we saw businesses boarding up their windows. here at the hotel, they're doing the same. some windows are boarded up and they set up sandbags. again, the concern is that strong storm surge once it comes off the coast and inland and the flooding that comes with it, as well. as we continue watching this situation, the wind has gotten significantly stronger and we've already had bands of rain starting to hit us. it will continue to get worse as the day progresses, alisyn. >> it sure is, boris. what will happen over the next 24 hours. chad myers is tracking the storm for us. chad, what are you seeing? >> if you don't believe it, on satellite, you can now believe it on radar. yes, miami radar is picking up the eye of the storm. there it is, right there. nassau, the bahamas. wouldn't want to be on a cruise ship and there's florida. so, that's what we're dealing