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Stopping in orlando. you are exactly right. these storms can be unpredictable. we don't know where it is going to occur. the downside of guessing wrong is devastating and life threatening. so, please, please, everyone, keep the warnings, take this very seriously. >> senator, you were born and raised in florida. you know what can happen in florida. we keep hearing that irma is bigger, faster, more powerful than hurricane andrew. the reason officials are saying that is because it means something to floridians. when you hear that, what does it mean to you? >> caller: well, it's scary. i did live ...

Could cost you your life. >> quickly, what about the people that cannot afford to evacuate? they can't afford a hotel room overnight? they don't have family to stay with? they can't afford the gas, what help is there for them? >> additional shelters are being opened in broward county and south florida. there are evacuation guides in place or evacuation routes. if you cannot evacuate, take shelter. schools are being opened as shelters. the key is you have to get hunkered down. find your location. when you are doing that, make sure you have supplies and benefits. the governor allowed for refills...

Mentioning, had previously been moved out and taken out by helicopter or stable enough by ground transport. so, at this stage, all those patients have been moved, unless we have a patient come into the emergency department in mariners in key largo in the next six or seven hours, then the hospital will remain empty. patient comes in like that at this stage of the game, in all likelihood, we helicopter them out. >> one of the concerns from governor rick scott is this is so big, there's no completely safe place to be in florida. the hurricane winds can be felt from east to west and well up the pe...

Over and over. you almost need to run from 150. i mean, if this is truly the story, where do you hide from 150? that's why they talked about andrew. andrew slammed into the u.s. coast at 150. the people that died in homestead and coral gables, they tried to hide. it was tough. all those houses were knocked down. the building codes were different, but older homes are still standing. >> listen to the officials in florida. do not wait. get out if you are told to. chad myers, an important warning from you, really appreciate it. 6 million people in south florida bracing for the possibility of that ...

145-mile-per-hour wind gusts in miami, we are talking miami being a tall city, some buildings are over 700 feet tall. 174 in the middle, then above that, 189 miles per hour at the top. in fact, that's such a significant difference with the power in the force of the wind that it's not just a straight line. so, earlier today, they took a drop which is like a weather balloon, but they drop it out of the plane and found 140-mile-per-hour wind at the surface. 600 feet up, they found 206. if you are in a high-rise in miami and this comes toward you, you need to get out. >> chad, we just heard, i mea...