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>> ian: we have a camera there and meteorological equipment. we mounted a camera earlier. there it is. wind speed at 40 miles per hour. pressure 20 minutes back that is 998 you will see the number go down a lot it is displaced but the numbers dropping. we have a live vantage point of the water rising this numbers going up and this number is going down short term. an indication thus 1 —- this major hurricane with the sustained wind is coming throug. >> jane: maybe 5 or 6 hours from seeing landfall and we slowly see the turn to the northeast. that will be critical who sees

This morning but continues through southeastern georgia and coastal carolinas through the day into tomorrow. flooding rain and tropical force wind. >> ian: we are minutes away from the 4:00 a.m. update thinking this is a stronger hurricane it's already category 3 perhaps even category 4 as soon as we get that update we will bring it to you. it is definitely closer to the right edge of the forecast so each little wobble from here this will dictate who sees the worst-case scenario. >> jane: looking at the cycle of the eye with the potential

The impact. >> ian: looking in cedar key north of that is dixie county and then taylor county the reasonable best guest on —- guess. when we talk about reasonable worst-case scenario from the surge it was up at 16 feet that will occur. not with a whole swath but close to where the center moves on sure for the i wall and immediately displaced off to the right on the advancing side of the system. that's where we get the strongest push. look at those lines in the shape of the coastline. that geometry is important. very shallow water, very warm but that piles up quickly. >> jane: look at the con...

Category four. this has been so interesting to watch last couple of hours as the waves crash over the rails. flooding water taking over the road and thankfully we still have some power we saw the lights flicker once in the last hour but likely to see conditions worsen as idalia tracks further into the big bend region as we had over the next couple of hours. 120-mile per hour wind as the hurricane hunters flying through the storm that is so critical in the hours to come. >> ian: digging into the latest the hurricane hunters at 2:00 a.m. they realized by the air force reserve from lakeland

Waves continue to crash over the rails and barriers. a beautiful stretch of restaurants out in the distance. they have already seen one brief power flash and the power has come back on, but likely to go out as we see water rise. for the storm surge with the tropical storm force winds already and impact. >> ian: we have a major update here from the national hurricane center. it is subtle but there you go indication it is still intensifying the air force reserve has been conducting a recon flight watching the storm get much stronger. this is what prompted the upgrade at major hurricane status an...