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Northward towards the city of jacksonville. >> one quick reminder, obviously, al, you know this all too well, people are going to hear, it's not that much wind, at least it's not that dangerous. water is what kills you in a hurricane. it is responsible for well over 90% of the deaths. it's the water that kills you, it's the winds that get the headlines. what are we talking about duration? how long before first responders start to get out there and address people in need? >> that's the other problem. forecasting storm surge is a bit of an art. we do not see how it will hit it until 1:58 p.m. to...

Boats, having the high water vehicles, having what you need? >> well, that's question for jacksonville emergency management, but i will tell you we had been messaging this with them for a long period of time. that one time where we'll be seeing the hurricane come very close to the st. john's river, we had actually messaged with them the possibility of record flooding. so we've been talking to them for several days and county emergency management i'm sure is prepared for it. i know there have been some swift water rescues reported to us, already. they're out there and doing what they need to d....

As much as we appreciate the opportunity to do this kind of broadcasting and reporting i can't wait to get off camera and see what's going on. >> ever glades city, too. >> can we get on the island -- right, we're going to try to spread out there. we'll coordinate easier access. because there is still a lot of unknown. and as chad was just pointing out, it ain't over. tropical storm is no joke, more than enough to incapacitate a city and to cause death. so let's bring in al, he's in jacksonville. we hear about this wrong kind of history, al, the most storm surge they've ever seen. is that true ...