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Downtown jacksonville. when we walked up upon hogan street here at 11:00 a.m. this morning, the waur was three blocks inland and it continued to rise throughout the day. as bad it looks then three blocks inland, we were told it was going to get worse. 2:00 p.m., that's when the tooitd was at its highest here is when the water was at its highest through these floods. five and a half feet today above what you would typically see at high tide in jacksonville. at times we saw white kams in those waters as they flooded the streets of downtown. i had my rain jacket on all day, but i don't think i ev...

Otis. i'm so glad that you are safe. these winds continue to batter us here. we are looking at white caps coming up as the st. johns river flows through downtown jacksonville and the fear that the water continues to rise. a couple of bridges have reopened with traffic going both ways and it purely depends on the wind speeds and all bridges are open from the westbound side, leading anyone who stayed on the barrier islands like jacksonville beach who tried to ride out the storm and trying to get those people back to safety. the lanes are open and the sheriffs department said they were out in boa...

Behind me you can see a marina just over my shoulder, and a bridge that would take you to jacksonville beach. these are already historic flood levels in downtown jacksonville, unlike anything that they've seen before and authorities caution, kate, it will get worse. the rain has stopped. i don't need a rain jacket to stand out here and talked to you. the rain has stopped. high tide not until 2:00 p.m. they are thinking levels could rise 4 to 6 feet above high tide levels here. i would like to be able to take you to jacksonville beach over that bridge to see what the conditions are like over th...

What's it like? >> reporter: yeah, you know, the rain has stopped. i could actually take off my rain jacket but my shirt is soaking wet that the wind is making it cold, so i couldn't do that up. unpacked a lot of good news in that intro. basically, i think, irma -- hurricane irma underdelivered in tampa because we missed the eye and it went more inland. and south florida it overdelivered. i think they got more than they expected. as for the situation here in tampa right now, it's much calmer than it was before. the eye passed us. there is no rain right now. wind is a factor. if you point up to...

When we last spoke, it was a very different picture. >> yep, yep, let me put my jacket on. whew! wolf, i didn't have a rain jacket when it hit because it had not rained a single drop here all day long. we haven't seen any rain. it just goes to show how quickly these things can come out of nowhere. so, if you are in florida awaiting this storm, don't be outside. don't be near the water. don't be in a place where something like this can surprise you. you know, we're on the weak side of the storm. the storm is not expected to make direct land fall here. it is passing off the coast. cuba is actual...