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a very high level. some are saying it s one of the biggest storms ever to hit our country. it built very rapidly,ed a briefing with secretary of homeland security and the administrator of fema and we are watching hurricane michael. it s just hitting shore now. winds are going up to close to 200 miles an hour. category 4. you don t hear about that. it s the most powerful recorded storm to strike the florida panhandle ever. it will bring with it anywhere from 150 mile to almost 200 mile an hour winds. the storm surges could be up to 15 feet. additional rainfall could also produce flash flooding at the highest levels. we have been in constant communications with governor rick scott of florida. with all the authorities in the various states. we re very well prepared for massive amounts of food and we have first responders all over, the electrical companies are staged and ready to go in after the storm. over a thousands trucks. we have large amounts of food and water and everything ....
the winds have picked up considerably in just the last few minutes, thank you, what is going on there? it looks like you have to hold on to stand up? you really do, sean, and we almost got blown over here. it gives you a sense of the power of this storm, it keeps increasing. and the people here who are either watching their homes and their communities on television or those who have decided to write it out just have a long, long way to go. florence has slowed down now and it s just creeping along, where nearly when you are in an area like this that is the worst of the worst, it only lasts a couple of hours. this is going to be 24 hours of hurricane force winds that we are just now really feeling the real effect self. to the rising tide is coming in. it is a terrible combination with the storm surge that will certainly destroy the dock and send these dock sessions into town to destroy everything and anything in the path. and watch the rain come down, it will be 40 inches of r ....
in flood communities. he see winds coming up the ocean. the rain coming in sheets sideways. this wind is strong enough to break off parts of the houses along the beach. [sound of wind blowing] [ ] we need a boat to get everybody out of there. jesse: wilmington, north carolina took a direct hit. mom s not going back. the devastation has been too much and she said she is done with it. reporter: we have some business to show you of rex s business. rex is a funeral director and he opened up a funeral home. tell me who you have got staying there now. we had 20 people who were rescued. and it was sheltering to take care of thing while the storm was going on. we heard about people who were in trouble through facebook and they were friend of ours. we just began to be praying but after that, found out they were safe and they had no place to go, i said bring them on. reporter: we were down earlier today off the coast in beaufort. we saw people in 40-knot wind trying to rescu ....
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