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water starting to come up. they are expecting a nine-foot tide here around noon. flood stage in this area is around seven feet. the roads right now look pretty good, very little rain, very little wind at the moment but they're expecting all of that to change. the big concern here is that tide and the storm surge. those two things together. the storm surge and that landfall for ian is meant to come around the same time as that tide. depending upon where it hits, that could really push a lot more water into charleston, charleston county. charleston is now at its highest level of alert....

Yesterday and we spoke with the residents there about what they went through and this is what they told us. when hurricane ian hit, this woman was alone in her home. >> when the surge took out my sliding glass doors, i mean, it was in ten seconds the water was up to my armpits and at that point, you know, it was just struggling to try to get out of the house. >> gail simms is 85 years old. she didn't evacuate her home in north mfort myers because she thought the hurricane was headed you south. >> there was a surge and it took me to the middle of the yard and i fought to get back on the posh of...

Amherst County’s Apple Harvest Festival is returning for a landmark event after being cancelled last year for the first time in its 50-year history due to the COVID-19 pandemic.