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86 degrees right now. that's the fuel to this storm. when you lose the fuel, like over land, that's when the storm dies. but right now we still have at least ten hours of uninterrupted potential strengthening, as this thing makes landfall. five to nine-foot storm surge. that's not katrina. katrina was 20, 22 feet from base st. louis, past biloxi and gulf port, but nine feet, plus the waves on top will be a significant surge to places that are very -- they are fragile. i mean, we're talking about lowlands, wetlands, beaches, and also even some offshore islands that may get completely overwashed...

Cleaned up and this is an issue for jesse with the office of emergency management here in hancock county. listen. >> i see tar balls here all in the sand. it's here, it's here, it's here. this is your county. this is your beach. i wonder -- >> it's kind of like having a neighbor come down to the community pool and leave his mess in the pool and leave and don't want to do anything about it. it's leaving the impact in the community. that plus what we're finding daily, we're having tar balls and other products that we're not really sure what is coming up in the county. we had the big fish kill ye...