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Events, so it could be a microburst or a tornado. there's adverse interaction with other buildings with the wind, it could cause higher than expected wind speeds through funneling and it could have been an error in construction, you never know at this point. arthel: you've got about two dozen cranes perched on on construction sites in the miami area and you just laid out many variables that could come into play. the question is why couldn't the cranes be moved before the storm? >> good question, a lot of people ask that. these things take up to a week, each one to take down, and they take spec...

Not going to be a problem, but i tell you, you may wish you didn't survive it when you do survive, it after the water goes down, i suspect we don't have power, we won't have power, won't have much of anything and maybe not the ability to get back to dry land at some point. it could be miserable out here. you know how things are after a hurricane. hot, no air conditioning, pretty unpleasant. see how that goes. eric: that's an understatement, especially what could happen over the next few days and weeks. jeff flock, stay safe and catch up with you later on. reporter: deal. arthel: deal, he says,...

In the powerful winds like weather vanes, to spin around and go with the flow. structural engineer mark duckett is a special inspector and construction safety expert. mr. duckett, thanks for being with us, one of the cranes that collapsed in miami happening at 300 biscayne boulevard at northeast third street, they are built to withstand high winds up to 140 miles an hour. what happened? >> right now, this is too early to tell. there's a lot of possibilities. but right now it's a little too early to tell. arthel: what could some of the possibilities be, in your expertise? >> sure, as one goes h...