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Or something like that. they don't want people staying in that because the winds, obviously, that could be really dangerous, really damaging. so there are a couple hundred people that have gone to shelter shelters. but, look, the fire chief, i spoke to him not long ago. he said, look, it won't be until tomorrow that we really know whether or not people expected this this far inland, whether or not they heeded the warnings and stayed indoors or whether or not there are going to be injuries or even deaths. and just a little context as well, anderson, tom was talking about the tornadoes. this are...

Apalachicola was 6.4 before today. flooding happens at 3. and the last report is up to 9 feet. so, historic records are being broken around the region for surge, wind, and of course, just the stage of the storm all together at its core. >> hey, tom, i want to come back to you, but we just got recontact with scott. and i just want to try to get him while we still have him. hey, scott, if you can hear me, what are authorities there most concerned about now? >> reporter: well, at this point, short term, anderson, because the wind speeds are so, so strong, above 35 miles per hour sustained, they a...

Winds, of course associated with that, we had that storm surge that we mentioned over and across areas of the bay to the east and the big bend. >> i want to thank you, tom sater, and scott as well. a moment ago, a woman we spoke with also lived through hurricane andrew, told me this one, hurricane michael, was just as bad. and the numbers, as tom just said, bear it out. nearly cat 5 intensity when it hit. still a powerful storm right now as it moves through georgia as we've been seeing. our "new day" anchor john berman experienced some of the worst in panama city beach. take a look. >> we knew...

Circulation and that forward progression, we still have the possibility of numerous power outages with numerous downed trees. could have thousands of them. even though we're down to a category 1 status. the record for water level in apalachicola was 6.4 before today. flooding happens at 3. and the last report is up to 9 feet. so, historic records are being broken around the region for surge, wind, and of course, just the stage of the storm all together at its core. >> hey, tom, i want to come back to you, but we just got recontact with scott. and i just want to try to get him while we still ha...

Rescues to be done with over a thousand people trying to rescue. >> wow, scott bouchard, i thought it was jason earlier on. >> it was jason, you're 100% correct. he dropped his cell phone signal. you talked to somebody who saved a life. >> i appreciate all you're doing. as always, it is just extraordinary, you know, this brings out the best in people zpur the best in all of us. i appreciate it and i wish you godspeed and we'll continue to check in with you. i want to check in also with chris, see what he's working on for cuomo primetime at the top of the hour. chris? >> to a large extent we're...