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That's frightening for all of us, and it's moving towards the northwest. the forecast track has not changed very much at all. there's high confidence this could land as a category 4 storm tomorrow afternoon, and still a hurricane early monday morning as it cruises through baton rouge. we're going to see a tremendous amount of storm surge. outside the levee system, it's going to be an inundation, 10 to 15 feet. but the winds with this will be destructive. look at some of the estimates. over 120 in grand isle. homer, i'm afraid for you. new orleans, you're going to be in the eye wall as well. th...

We are -- [inaudible] much of the city is below sea level. a straight-up bowl that's going to flood in the next several days. back to you. >> thank you, caroline. appreciate that. let's turn to adam klotz who is also on the ground tracking this devastating storm. adam, what can we expect? adam: well, the storm continues to be on the move now having made landfall a little over five hours ago. it's been over land for a while, and despite that, still a category 4 storm. typically, it would weakennen much quicker than this. where we just saw our reporter in new orleans, they are on the eastern sid...

Vehicle's ac generated power. and we're thankful we have it, but every once in a while, some of the strongest wind gusts take and knock this suburban, large suv, up and down. you can see that rocking motion. just because of the pure strength of the wind. i'm not a particularly tall man. i'm not a particularly heavy man. 5'10", 150 pounds. maybe a bit too much information for our viewers, but let me tell you why that's important. because without the protection from this wall here, if i step ten feet behind me, this small little man would be knocked on his ass. jim? >> derek, i tell you, you wei...

Power and in some areas emergency services have been completely suspended. it's too dangerous for many even trained emergency crews to venture out. derek van dam is on the scene in houma, louisiana. derek, you can tell. that situation is deteriorating where you are. what can you tell us right now? >> reporter: jim, these winds are he lashs. this is what a monster category 4 hurricane feels like. it's pins and needles on every exposed part of your body. it feels like a jet engine spraying at you at 100 miles per hour. if i stepped 20 feet backwards, i would not be able to stand. we are approach...

Orleans to the north. does this mean that it's maybe moving towards new orleans? what's the latest? what can you tell us? >> it's just shifting more to the north. moving in more of a northerly direction. i don't think jason and derek will get the eye which basically mean ths they're going to be rid by this eye wall and never get in that calm portion of the storm. so they'll definitely get the brunt of the storm and have been for the last several hours. and will continue until this storm finally gets north of them and pulls away. the center of the storm, the eye of the storm is definitely stayi...