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Sarasota about 15 miles south of where anderson is getting battered there. so what are you seeing there? what's going on where you are? >> we're starting to get battered as well. we are about 50 miles south of where anderson is. we have watched what happened to our teams in miami and naples and fort meyers as this storms comes up the coast. right now at 10:00 p.m., we are entering what will likely be the most dangerous period for sarasota. we are expecting four hours of peak winds. let me give you a sense of what we're seeing here. i'm going to pull this cable with me. the main rod that has be...

Seen these giant cranes moving with the wind. it's supposed to happen but a bit of a frightening sight as the winds pick up. >> john berman, stay safe. let's turn now to meteorologist allison chinchar. where is the storm right now and where is it headed? >> the center of circulation is 20 miles due east of key west. we are starting to see that land fall about to take over the keys, make it back out over open water before it makes landfall over the peninsula. still a very powerful category 4 storm. you can see the heavy bands of rainfall for the few folks -- and maybe even none but for the few ...

>> for every wobble, one degree made so much difference, depending on the community where you were waiting for sandy. with every one degree wobble, this is big news for marco island, naples, ft. myers. >> even tampa. if you're in tampa, lot of people care about your family and property, you would rather see it go further inland at the expense of ft. myers and naples because it may be weaker by the time it gets to you. they're calling for 120 miles per hour wind gusts in tampa. >> that's not built to withstand that. >> that's category three wind gust in tampa. even though i am more concerned wi...

Mike: a lot of wisdom there, mr. mayor. there's a lot of concern, obviously, going forward. this storm is not over yet. what are your biggest concerns going forward, sir? >> my biggest concern is people will begin to become place sent because our category four storm that hit us right on the front porch with serious damage to our community now is marked down to a tropical storm, significantly lower winds from our peak winds. we're now down into 50 and 60 knot. and if people begin to get complacent and start to try to come back to the city, they're going to be met by life-threatening flooding co...

Carolina. nbc meteorologist bill karins is following the storm. a category 1. in perspective, nobody should let their guard down. >> no. still damage to be done with the next high tide cycle going from the central south carolina coastline, charleston northward. not much in the way of wind damage. trees hope won't fall into cars or homes. we're not seeing structures destroyed, any roofs ripped off. nothing more like that. much of the winds are down. a risk of tornadoes. one tornado warning here. bands coming in off the coast. usually those it tornadoes are weak, usually with winds about 100 mil...