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That storm surge potential especially from the mississippi river to alabama/florida border where we could see 5 to 9 feet of storm surge innovation in these areas. places like gulfport, biloxi, mobile bay and southeastern louisiana. that's a life-threatening storm surge there. so anybody in those areas asked to revac wait, we encourage them to do so today, while you still have time. >> we're also seeing the wind gusts in biloxi. all the way up even into montgomery. knocking down significantly power lines here. what about the power outages from this, all the way up to atlanta? >> yeah, as nate ...

You need to leave. evac wait, evacuate, evacuate. >> reporter: after pummelling the bahamas, matthew is expected to gain strength with gusts up to 165 miles per hour when it strikes the sunshine state. more than 2 million people are currently in evacuation zones. highways headed inland are clogged while national guard convoys are moving in, 3500 members have been activated. >> what are you going to do? it's just mother nature. not a thing you can do. i'm going to -- i'll err on the side of caution as opposed to watch it blow away. i'm not dorothy. >> reporter: airlines have canceled more tha...

Lashing the state. more than 2 million people in georgia, florida and south carolina are being told to get out. i want to bring in rosa flores, she's in atlantic beach, florida. tell us what you're seeing there. we know some of the outer bands are coming in as we brace for the worst here. >> reporter: you know, brianna, you can see the winds picking up much you can see the surf. rising. but that is the big concern here, the big storm surge that they're expecting. now, all of these people are expected to evac wait, but you can see up and down here that you still see vehicles, still see cars, st...

From the explosion. it was just going looked like it was going down into the ground it wasn't, it was going down into my legs. >> i started to pray. >> a fire. hurry to get here. >> obviously, the news was full of the four explosions. and one of them was in the square here. now i thought, well that's not a problem, because my son would not be in the square. he works over in the city. >> i had spoken to my dad on the phone after she got vac wait and before she got on the bus. >> it was an eerie scene, because the bus had been ripped apart by an explosion and a deadly quiet. >> one lady died the...

Seen officials by the white cannister. they were saking photos and investigating. it appears they are trying to figure out where to go next. luckily this did not affect any patients at the university of minnesota medical center. however, as a precaution, 20 people in a nearby building were vac wait. authorities say debris from the mudslide fell into the mississippi river. so it could cause problems for boaters. it could also cause problems at the locks and dams. as far as the next step is concerned, structural engineers and park board officials will determine where to go next from here. but at...