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Which is when dorian was really starting to intensify into the powerful storm that we're seeing now. the cloud tops were really reaching up to our flight level at 45,000 feet. we're getting some of the outflow and some turbulence up there as well. really just a powerful storm. >> reporter: nick underwood, thank you so much for what you do. the science you're helping provide is saving lives. thank you for joining us right now. >> we're happy to do it and thank you, john. >> reporter: dana, you can see it right there, water coming up here along the beach in jensen beach. still not high tide. in ...

Picture. if you noticed yesterday was almost text book. you didn't need to know a lot about weather to know it was a pretty amazing image. now we're starting to see the wobble a little bit. it is not quite as strong as it was. we're still getting those intense thunderstorms. that is the red. we've colored the maps and the red is the highest cloud tops. thunderstorms still wrapping around, still pummelling parts of the grand bahama islands. a terrible time there. we'll see many more hours of that. but, yes. we have decreased the winds. we are down to 150 miles per hour. we're 105 miles east at ...

Stewed ya with the latest on the storm. >> we got the 5 a.m. advisory. it's a very strong category 4 storm. last night we thought this was going to be upgraded to a cat 5 because the presentation of the satellite is incredible. it's textbook. you've got a wide-open eye, all four quadrants are filled out with the higher cloud tops, the thunderstorms. a perfect-looking storm. and unfortunately it's going to remain over the bahamas for days. i am really concerned with all of these beautiful beeche beach. the problem is, look at this. this is monday, so tomorrow, tuesday, not going very far, wedne...

When we evacuate folks they say is it the wind, the speed, the water, we don't know which event it's going to be but when a major storm comes one of those is going to happen if not all. heed our advice. if we say go, go. >> and as janice pointed out and local officials tell me, here they're comparing this to matthew three years ago. it left people without power, people lost lives and there were billions of dollars of damage. at some point trouble is going to come here and people are going to have to be vigilant. >> we're heading down to janice dean to check in on the latest of the storm. >> we...

Storm on all fronts for you. let's first go to our meteorologist, michelle grossman. okay. it is a category 5. what does that mean? how dangerous is it? put it in perspective for us. >> alex, this is a dangerous and dire and scary situation for the northwestern bahamas right now. now making almost as land fall. winds of 170 miles per hours. gusting near 200 miles per hour. hoping and praying that residents and tourists have taken shelter there. le let's look at this. you note how powerful this is. look at this eye. it is perfect. textbook perfect. looking at the cloud tops, the thunderstorms o...