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Tampa, not the worst of the storm. but this huge, wide sform has caused and is still causing damage, jake. >> let me go back to kyung law in miami. we see streets have turned to rivers, that the surge is coming. and it's flooding parts of downtown miami. >> and i can't see that from where we are. what i can tell you is the last time i chengedded in with the miami beach fire department, they said as far as massive flooding, that is not something they have experienced as of yet. as chad pointed out, the stronger winds still have yet to come. when my producer went onto the beach to check out the ...

Significantly. and when it comes back, the energy and momentum of the storm surge, that's where this situation is going to get very serious here. the other problem is duration. this storm moving as slowly as it is, that means it stays in each area that it hits longer. ask that's my concern here. that all of these trees that are starting to sway and all these parts of buildings that are getting hit hour after hour, what will happen when this wind almost doubles in terms of the gusts? that's the concern here, jake. >> and chris, tell us how naples has prepared for this storm, have residents take...

You have been raising flags about this. i think it was last year you were standing on the steps of city hall and you said if a category 3 starm directly hit tampa, that area would be under more than 3 feet of water. how concerned are you about the flooding in tampa? >> i'm hugely concerned. that is our worst nightmare. what we really fear more than anything is that storm surge. that area where you are standing, anderson, will be under water. my office, if that storm hits will lee likely flooded. my house will probably be damaged as well. this is a serious storm. and for those folks that are wa...

Danger, tampa, florida. and that's where we find cnn's anderson cooper. we've seen the outer bands of this hurricane hit miami. chris cuomo is in naples and starting to feel some of that as well. what about where you are in tampa? >> people have been watching the coverage here in tampa, seeing it in brickell whers, incredibl pictures of that water rushing down the street. this is a city has grown so fast over the years. and they have not experienced a storm of this magnitude, a cat 3 storm, which is what it's expect today be when it hits tampa, since 1921. it was not a very developed city. the...

In the morning when it's dark. any attempts at rescue will be just terrible. >> and it's a really intense storm, and we're starting to see the start of it as it's barrelling towards the west side of florida. it is also affecting the east. our breaking news coverage of hurricane irma continues as the storm roors through florida. stay with us. get the most out of every one of them. only proprietary tempur material precisely conforms to your body. you get up to twice as much pressure relieving power, so you won't toss and turn. and tempur-pedic is the best at minimizing motion transfer from your ...