all right. florida's governor is warning of, quote, total devastation when hurricane michael strikes, and with good reason. it was just a few weeks ago that we were talking about florence, another hurricane that made landfall. that one in north carolina, but the superlatives you are hearing now, monstrous, historic, don't dismiss them as hype or hyperbole. let's bring in tom sader, cnn meteorologist joining us now. and you can put me on the bones of why it's not hyperbole. let's start with two facts. the category 3 storm has only strengthened as it's gotten closer to the panhandle and this area, the area where it's going to get hit, it hasn't seen a big storm in like a dozen years, right? >> that's a true, dennis 2005, exactly right. october, chris, ranks as the number one month for hurricane landfall in the state of florida. there have been few category 3