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Continental United States since hurricane andrew more than 25 years ago. Winds approaching category 5 intensity. Homes and buildings simply torn to pieces. The video youre about to see was taken in Panama City Beach, florida. Were playing an extended clip so you can really see what people there went through late today and get a better idea of the devastation theyll be dealing with when the sun comes up tomorrow. Take a look. Holy hell. Those scenes were repeated across the panhandle. Forecasters predicted that wind would be punishing and it certainly was that. Local officials warned of heavy f...

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Solid surface. and we're near the exit of the crawl space, so we could get out if we wanted to very quickly. >> right. well, i'm so sorry about the oak trees. i know, you know, it's such -- when you love trees like that, it's just awful to see, but loretta and martin, i'm glad you both are safe. and martin, again, kudos for the vacuuming and the blankets and whatever alcohol you brought down as well. i wish you both the best. hope you're able to come out quickly. >> thank you so much. >> appreciate it. >> thank you very much. >> you take care. >> joining us, a busy man, andrew gillum, mayor of...

They're safe, thankfully. they join us now. loretta, martin, thank you for being with us. at what point during the storm did you move down to the crawl space and what made you seek shelter there? >> we had decided to stay in our home. we had talked about our plan of action. my husband suggested this idea, and i thought he was crazy. i'm afraid of certain bugs and i assumed they would be under my house and he came actually down here and vacuumed it and cleaned it and laid down blankets and made it very inviting and when the storm got really going and limbs, large limbs, were falling, it became ...

The eyewall coming through right now making landfall in mexico beach. that's about 45 minutes from where we are. we're told the winds are 155 miles an hour. 157 miles an hour is what would make it the most powerful category storm. a category 5. so right now, you are looking at the strongest, most powerful category 4 hurricane to exist. and this is one for the history books. this is going to be a record breaker. and unfortunately, we are so very concerned for those in the path. >> local reporter witnessing, sadly, a hurricane that now lives in the record books. in tallahassee, loretta denes and...