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Rescue. rob, we appreciate you joining us. we understand that you can talk to us about some of the damage happening in tampa, what do you know? >> yes, sir, we have already encountered roof fire rescue response delays from trees down, a lot of trees taking out power lines. power outages, some transformers, fires that were brief. and just roads that were difficult for units to pass right now. we are still responding to calls. it's just been challenging. >> yeah, i understand that the 18 foot storm surge, what kind of problem does that pose for you? >> 18 foot storm surge, i don't know if we exp...

Expected to last through the night, essentially, nine, 10:00. some of the worst hours for this storm in st. petersburg. we expect to hear more about the wind damage, more downed power lines, and the biggest concern, the flash flooding, of course with that surge coming in and then a deluge of rain upwards of over the next few, hours spread over the next few days as we all know how slow-moving the storm is expected to be. 3 to 4 miles per hour for an area where you have low structures, built up along tampa bay, billions of dollars built up and all of it at threat and when you have a rain event l...

It's going to flood into downtown punta gorda which is right just -- we could walk there from here. it's very, very close. there's a lot of concerns about the storm surge. people here have been certainly heeding the warnings. the county has about 2/3 of its people under an evacuation order. 126,000 people or so. a lot of people concerned because emergency services are going to shut down at 45-mile-an-hour winds, fire, police help. there won't be any help for anyone in this community, as you know, once things get even worse than they are right now. they've been through this before but nothing l...

Types of storms occur after the storm has left, people believe it's safe to go outside when, in fact, it is not. >> a good reminder for everybody. mayor, tell me about what aid you have gotten so far in communication between the federal government and governor ron desantis. we have all the necessary help that we have, and now we just have to sit back and wait to see how we react to whatever the storm brings us. this is obviously going to be an enormous rain event, and that generally leads to a lot of downed trees, which makes roads impassable and a lot of power lines down. also, when we hit 45...

Trees, because we won't be able to pick them up in time. any loose trimmings, take it to your local trash and recycling center. do not remove manhole covers. last major rain event that happened, not a good plan. everyone can check their storm surge by using the storm surge planning zone finder on our website. everything is on our emergency evacuation site. if you need help evacuating we want you to register. so please, everyone, this is the time to prepare, but be calm, no need for panic. >> important notes there for sure. you talked about flooding. your city knows a thing or two about floodin...