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For the first time. when this storm was down here, this is about where it developed. somewhere in this area. it was here. right over here. when this thing developed in the gulf of mexico, there was no way to know exactly where it was going to go. they knew a general area. but destin was certainly in it. so was panama city beach. had this storm jogged a little bit to the left, it would have been one whale of a thing. let's go in to the center of circulation now. you can see where we're headed, this is i-10 here as it goes across florida. this is the main east west route. here's the city of mari...

We're getting hit. we have been for awhile. it's pretty difficult being out here. the rain is a soaking rain. it's coming in sideways. we've seen roof tiles come off. we've seen the building exterior being thrown into the sea. now we have a utility pole that's snapped in half, and lord knows what else in this community. >> shepard: and the eye of the storm is fully over land now and inland water ways headed for broad branch within the next 15 minutes you will be in the eye of the storm. do not go outside. to the east of this where they're getting enormous winds and rain, apalachicola. phil is ...

Departing of apalachicola. but at least the fury of the rain and wind has stopped. a.j. smith, the county sheriff, he told us this morning or this afternoon this was absolutely the worst he has ever seen. very dramatic day. now that the bulk of the system is really moving north into georgia and the carolinas, people kind of getting a bit of a reprieve over here in apalachicola. everybody is still supposed to stay inside. we did see some guy off in the distance down water street wadding. he was about waist to chest deep. not sure what he was doing. checking on a business. who knows what. now th...

Rick leventhal is there. how is it look something. >> it's better than it was, shep. we're still getting buffeted by high winds. i had my wind meter out. clocked a gust at over 50 miles an hour. the cover came off and i went to pick it up and it took off. that is gone. the way stuff flies around out here in the wind. we do see a utility pole that came down and a couple trees. what is remarkable to me, how many trees are still standing. look at the forest beyond me. most of the trees are still up. obviously that's great. we do see some sign damage, minor damage here and there. we'll get a bette...

>> its amazing how dramatically it changes here. last time we spoke, we were in the thick of some of the worst wind and rain we've seen all day. now some of it has died down. take a look at the mass cam. you can see what looks to be the edge of the storm. we can see it out over the water. it's making its way and looks like destin, florida, looks like for now they have lucked out. whether this is the edge or whether we're in the middle of one of those bands. take a look at the pictures from further down the road, panama city beach. the picture there much different. you can see the effects of th...