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where it was positive flood surge with incoming tide. it was just the perfect storm. and we had flooding with that. not as bad though. >> clint belk, a very difficult situation and you guys are remarkable effort up to this point and i know to your point the worst is yet to come. if you find that you need something, if you need messages that need to get out, let us know and we'll have you back anytime you need it. we appreciate your time. fire chief the madeira beach fire department, thanks so much. >> thank you. be safe. and i want to turn next to bill weir, he is fairly close to the center of where landfall is expected from what is now a category 4 hurricane. it has been intensifying. bill, up to this point, what have you been seeing? actually we'll get to bill in a moment. stay with us. a fast moving story, a lot of updates to come.
>> ainsley: remember in sauna bell and then the bridge collapsed. >> steve: luckily around tampa a lot of those causeways are built up 10, 15 feet for just such an occasion, 16 feet is what they are forecasting as a flood surge in certain parts of florida. particularly the big bend area. janice dean has been over at the maps and looking at the very latest. and the information you guys in fox weather have been able to provide is stunning because these maps, i have never seen these kind of maps on tv before. >> janice: right we simulcast last night. >> ainsley: great coverage. >> janice: 140 mile-per-hour sustained winds overnight. they upgraded did to a category 4 storm. the winds down to a category 3 but we have been telling you, you know, don't focus on the category. the damage is going to be the storm surge. and when you are talking about 16 feet across the shallow land, it's going to cause massive catastrophic damage, unfortunately. you talked about ian last year. remember what happened at fort
>> cnn's nadia romero is in arcadia. we begin with brian todd in naples. officials said it could take months to recover. we have seen evidence all day long from our boat ride to where you are right now. where do things stand today where you are? >> jim, we're going to show you more evidence of why it's going to take so long to recover. we have been showing you houses and apartments where people have put all their worldly possessions on the curbs, from pwepblgs, fridges, chairs and tables. there is a security issue here. some places remain exposed. ground floor apartments. this was all done by water, by the way. the flood surge came in, tore out the facade of this apartment building, pushed everything out. we're going to sweep over to your right. orlando ruiz and i are going to show apartments to your right. they put up police tape.
kind of around his ankles and got to his knees. this thing is coming in fast and furious with the flood surge. >> it really is. we get the rainfall. we think about this. we're putting 10 to 20 inches of rain on top of that wind and on top of of this storm surge here. does every one of these impacts is life threatening. this is a catastrophic event. an extreme wind warning was just issued. they're making sure they get information tout everybody. the values, alex, 12 to 16 feet of storm surge from here to the mouth of the mississippi river and from the mouth of the river river to st. louis. that is water up your pantleg, up your shirt, up a ceiling, 8 to 10 feet. think about the values. it's a life threatening situation w all the hazards associated with it, storm surge is the leading cause of fatalities in the tropical systems. >> last question to you, ken. if anybody has not gotten out at
in rhode island less than two hours ago. look at the images out of new port, long island. henri is dropping a staggering amount of rain in many parts. winds are beginning to whip up, threatening to down trees and power lines. chris cuomo is on long island. what are you experiencing there? >> reporter: here we are in east hampton. happy to be working for you today. the story here is duration. first, the headline is new york got lucky here. we were worried about another superstorm sandy. the hurricane that was a category one that hit new jersey and bounced in new york. it had so much flood surge that came along with a tidal surge from a moon tide. here we were, again, seeing the track of henri coming and basically the same direction and a moon tide once again in the lunar cycle. that's why there was so much concern. but henri, if it's going to be remembered for something, it
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those transformers pop. we have team coverage all morning long. meteorologist janice dean is here in the studio. she has been tracking this storm's path as you know. griff jenkins is live in folly beach, south carolina. but we start with aishah hasnie in charleston, south carolina where they are worried about the flood surge and aishah, it's already started. >> it has. people are saying time is running out. guys, time is up. we are in the thick of it. this is where it begins. it's raining down really hard on me right now and the wind gusts that keeps slamming me sometimes i lose my balance sometimes up to 40 miles per hour already. we are seeing some of those tree branches and palm leaves come shooting down on top of us. right behind me you see one of the many, many flooded streets in charleston. and i'm not even going to try to go in there to show you how deep it is. i can tell you it was ankle deep about an hour and a half ago. i'm not going to go in there now because as you can see
story tall flood surge that left much of the island under water and residents without roofs or walls. death toll has risen to seven. the prime minister and leaders of the bahamas say the death toll could rise as they get to more areas. people in free port were trapped in attics and shelters destroyed. some of those people being rescued by jet skis and boats. authorities say at least 13,000 houses, 45% of the homes in grand bahama and abaco are damaged or destroyed. 60,000 people need food and clean drinking water. in florida the situation far better. there has been some localized flooding. 20,000 power outages reported, roughly 2500 customers here in duvall county, the bridges are
international airport. some of them could reopen tomorrow depending on the track of this storm, but the thing that officials in florida are emphasizing over and over again, people should not be complacent about the direction of this storm. two, even three hurricane force winds or even higher onto the shorelines. you know, we always plan for the worst and hope for the best. >> we haven't seen much rain at all so far. wind gusts just about 20 miles per hour. the worst of it in this daytona area should come around 8:00 a.m. on wednesday morning. at that point, we could see some tropical forests winds, in fact some hurricane force wind gusts in the 70-mile-per-hour range. some concern about rain. and a flood surge could reach 4-8 feet. shannon, back to you. >> shannon: steve harrigan live in daytona. thank you, steve. with dorian taking a turn north and some considerable uncertainty where she may end
there was a lot of confusion yesterday because law enforcement was unaware at the immediate moment that this individual was mobile. normally when we hear a call for an active shooter situation it's at a static location where law enforcement can set a perimeter and address the threat. yesterday was really challenging for the first responders where they didn't know where the threat was. so they had to go out and find it. again, a new paradigm in the active shooter model right now. >> thank you for sharing with us this morning. >> hurricane dorian is now starting to make landfall in the northern bahamas. a category 4 storm. very strong winds. gusts up to 185 miles per hour. heavy rain. flood surge, a strong surge is coming there. we have learned that it's track has shifted closer to the from fla coastline as well.