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that will leave significant impacts, and particularly in this part of the state. you've really got to go back to the late 1800s to find a storm of this magnitude that will enter where this one looks like it's going to enter tomorrow. so we don't really have historical analog in anybody's memory. it's likely to cause a lot of damage. that's just the reality. so be prepared for that. be prepared to lose power, and just know that there's a lot of folks that are going to be there to help you get back on your feet. we'll hear from kevin guthrie. >> thank you, governor. good evening, everyone. as the governor said, it's crunch time -- governor ron desantis warning florida residents about the significant damage that this storm is about to cause. hurricane idalia now a category 2 hurricane, going to make landfall -- he says the eyewall will hit florida tomorrow in the morning. desantis warning of what he

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biden administration being sued to opening up the area to more drilling. the familiarity with this kind of storm is what worries officials. there's a couple of people who refuse to evacuate this part. about 50 miles as the crow files south of us is cedar key. we talked to the mayor there who is imploring the hundred people who are steadfastly refusing to move to please, for your own sake, leave now. >> we're here to beg our citizens to heed this warning. this storm is worse than we've ever seen. all emergency services will stop. we can't allow our employees, our staff and in this case because our community is so small, our friends and our family to go out into this storm as bad as it's going to be and put people in danger.

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we're not encouraged about that fact, that people still seem to be wanting to ride out the storm as they've done in the past. this is not a storm. this is not a surge that you can afford to do that. >> sheriff, what more support do you need from governor ron desantis and from fema as this storm bears down? >> we have fema representatives in our emergency operations center currently. governor desantis was here with us yesterday. he has fully supported us with state resources. our fdle commissioner, florida department of law enforcement commissioner, he has agents, the florida highway patrol. we have extra troopers. we have fwc, florida wildlife commission here and they have

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residents? why is this storm different? >> i would beg them to leave and leave now, not wait till tomorrow. it won't be time tomorrow. the conditions will spread well out in front, especially the storm surge, well out in front of this system. they really have this evening and tonight to make that final decision, and it's going to be an important one if you decide to stay. >> all right. jimmy rome, we appreciate your time and perspective this evening. >> thank you. we'll continue monitoring hurricane idalia as it gathers strength on its way to florida's gulf coast. you're watching football wrong! what do you call a guy in face paint that can't get the game? ...a c clown! sorry, what app was it again? no, no. just give me a second... amateueurs. ohhh! sorry everybodody. directv sports central gives you access to every game... ...so you never have to compromise on gameday. ...was that necessary? i was just illustrating a point.

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now, if you do choose to stay in one of the evacuation zones, first responders will not be able to get you until after the storm has passed. that's right, they're not going to be able to get there until after the storm has passed. please make decisions that are best for you and your family. remember, you don't need to travel hundreds of miles away. you don't need to outrun the storm. simply getting to higher ground, in a shelter, a friend's house, hotels, any of that will work. a lot of times you can do that within your own county, but you certainly are thinking more about travelling tens of miles rather than needing to do hundreds of miles. the national hurricane center advisory includes that, if this storm hits at high tide, storm surge could reach 10-15 feet in some areas of the big bend. that's life-threatening storm surge. that's storm surge that, if you're there while that hits, it's going to be very difficult to survive that. please take appropriate

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storm surge is expected to push all this water from the st. mark's river up into this area. a local official told me this entire town of st. mark's is expected to be flooded in the next few hours. mandatory evacuations are in place. time is quickly running out for people to get out. idalia's first winds lashing key west as much of florida braces for direct impact. >> time is running short to make sure you're prepared for this storm. >> reporter: as coastal waters rise, authorities warning of life-threatening storm surge along the big bend area of florida's gulf coast. >> storm surge could reach 10-15 feet in some areas of the big bend. that is life-threatening storm surge. that is storm surge that, if you're there while that hits, it's going to be very difficult to survive that. >> reporter: the tampa bay area as well. >> there's going to be some flooding and it's going to be worse. we have a king tide. we have 4-6 inches of rain in a short amount of time.

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then the landfall about 20 miles farther west than it was forecast to be. the cone shifted about 20 miles farther to the west, closer to tallahassee, making significantly more wind damage there as you shift that cone farther and farther to the left. something else i've noticed there, seeing lightning now around the eye. that means the storms are getting stronger, getting bigger around the eye itself which means the storm is not losing strength. in fact, it's going the other way. when you see lightning in the eye, it's getting stronger. wind gusts around 30. sarasota, every time you see one of these cells head over your home, that's when the wind is going to pick up. the cell goes by and the wind will be gone. what the deal is with this whole storm is as it moves up into this big bend area, that's where the catcher's mitt effect is going to happen and we'll see all that water get caught with the storm surge that. surge is going to be 15 feet high.

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and they are really concerned about flooding there. listen. >> we're looking at storm surge of 4 to 7 feet at high tide, which has the potential to bring water onto the airport. and so we are taking all of the measures that we need to, to make sure we mitigate as best we can the impact of water onto the airport. >> here is the issue. tpa is right on tampa bay. so, very likely that they will have some flooding there. they hope to be able to do a damage assessment there some time on wednesday, hopefully opening the airport back up on thursday. but, alex, it's not looking good so far just yet. we're seeing cancelations already come in for tomorrow. >> it's going to be a very busy weekend. pete must nottane, thank you very much. we will be continuing to monitor breaking news about hurricane idalia as the storm strengthens off the coast of florida. but we are also following the latest developments in the 2020 georgia election interfierce

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anything like this really ever before. the storm surge here could be devastating. as you head inland from here, it's all flat. there's barely any elevation at all. so if the water does rise, it could head inland some miles before it stops. there could be a lot of severely flooded areas. now, this isn't a highly populated area, alex, a town of 500 to 1,000 people, depending on the time of year. but there's some 20,000 people in the county, dixie county which is nearby has 17,000. so tens of thousands of people are very much in harm's way governor ron desantis says the time to go is now. county officials say the time to go is now. they're not going to be able to help you here once this storm starts to bear down in the overnight hours. alex. >> it does not get more black and white than unsurvivable. john berman, thank you very much. as idalia closes in, airports in the tampa bay area have grounded

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county, bobby mccallum. thank you for joining us. we know how busy you are, how much is going on. i want to talk about cedar key. we just spoke with bill we're just north of you. cedar key and other areas could see a catastrophic storm surge. we understand as high as 10-15 feet. how worried are you? how dangerous is that storm surge going to be? >> extremely worried. we've been through a lot of storms over the years. we've been through a lot but nothing like we expect to see with this storm. that storm surge is just unbelieve nl. we're trying to convince the folks of seda key and yankee town and areas along the coast to please evacuate. they're about to run out of time as it sit here now, the winds, our first bands of winds and

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