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Evacuation order of our residents. this isn't their first rodeo. they are used to watching these and understanding where we need to put the word out. the other thing is letting folks know, particularly those in town for these festivals, is they methodically moved out. so we didn't have a huge traffic jam. so we were just methodical in how they responded to this threat. kelly: we hope things go well for you through the night and tomorrow. patti ann: they seem to have done a good job. kelly: we have video of what's going on in biloxi as well. biloxi is taking on the brunt of that landfall.

Patti ann: casey stegall, thank you so as much. kelly: the latest advisory from the national hurricane center says nate will make its second landfall along the mississippi coast near biloxi. a strong storm surge warning has been discontinued. phil keating is in nearby gulfport. you saw the storm surge hitting the beach of gulfport. how are things right now? reporter: we are experiencing some of the best weather we have had in hours. the eye of the storm is essentially moved into the gulfport and west area of the coastline of mississippi. or is about to. however, east of us, biloxi, east of tha...

Farther to the south we have had hours where we run back over warm water. landfall, i made the circumstance toll give an idea what we are looking at. it's when the eyewall hits landfall. there is your leading edge of the eyewall. this is the entire eye even thought it's weak on the backside. but it's the center of that. once the center of that eyewall hits land. that's when you call it a landfall. that's what we have seen. that continues to lift up to the north at this point. but their areas over along the coast, along i-10 where you are seeing strong wind. some of the heaviest rain and the st...

Kelly: billy hughes is the mayor of gulfport. how is your city doing tonight? landfall happened to your neighbor biloxi. >> landfall has pretty much gotten us all. but we are fortunate in the big picture. we have seen storms strengthen quickly. but this one has gotten a top speed of 26 miles per hour. but it's got to get them to punch through and leave. we are still watching the waters and we are getting a lot of gusts. it even took a while to feel the effectiveness. but it does not appear to have reached the high levels of 11 feet. but further over to biloxi, they are seeing a lot more of the...

Colleagues and our friends as well, melissa? melissa: absolutely. mike: they do heroic work in trying circumstances. bill, i'm wondering what your questions are in terms of some of the places that have gotten hit, the keys, the naples area, marco island, are you wondering how badly they were damaged? >> i think you nailed it, mike. that's why i was thinking about even just a few hours ago. how bad are the keys? adam housely was saying throughout his reporting during the day he saw no one on the streets. so it appears most people got out of the keys, which would be great news, but what the phys...