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It's still going to pack a punch because it will most of likely knock out power. that could be a problem for people living in areas who did not seek shelter or evacuate. what does the salvation army do in disastrous situations like that. >> we have 25 mobilized units. if goes out, they will spring into action to provide food and drink to folks who might not otherwise have it. and then long-term recovery providing financial assistance. assistance, such as food boxes for those who need it. kelly: because this storm has been a category one, and in norms where it's been downgrade

Patti ann: another blow in what has proved to be a destructive hurricane season. i'm patti ann browne. kelly: i'm kelly wright. the storm touching down near the mouth of the mississippi river near east plaquemines parish. the storm bringing intense winds. heavy rain and serious storm surges. states of emergency have been declared in alabama, mississippi and 30 counties throughout florida and the gulf coast. 11 feet of surge is significant. 80-plus-mile-an-hour winds are significant. spin-off tornadoes are significant. this is the worst hurricane that has impacted missince hurricane katrina. pa...

Generally the last couple storms we have seen, harvey, irma, they have been a tight circle. this is pulling in try air on the back side of this storm. it's strong and powerful on this evening. it will weaken pretty quickly. once that happens we are waiting for it to happen entirely. biloxi stretching off to the east. all areas where we are seeing the nastiest weather. the water is rising and the winds are picking up. here are wind gusts in the last little bit. in gulfport where we are seeing water over highway 90. that pushes that water out in front of it and that's where you see the storm sur...

And we are praying the storm continues to move at the rapid pace and that will be very beneficial to us. in plaquemine's we inguests in a non federal levee system. some of plaquemine's parish is in the risk reduction area of louisiana, but most of of it is not. so we invested funds into our levee systems. a pro lodged rain event, could deteriorate the earthen levees. we are praying this continues to ramble on past us. patti ann: a big investment there putting private levees in place. which i'm sure the residents are glad they did.

So keep those shoes by and keep those gloves. kelly: charlie neese bringing us a lot of good advice. and so charlie we appreciate all that advice and certainly a lot of people along the coast are just breathing a sigh of relief. but as he stated, the worst is not over yet. we'll watch it throughout the night. and we'll see what happens throughout the night. so be careful where you are and watch what this storm does as it moves all the way through in parts of those areas all the way into monday. strong winds and heavy rains and serious storm surges as nate relationships across the gulf coast. m...