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I hope our fox guys were neat and cleaned up after themselves. i worry sometimes. >> they were perfect gentlemen. we got a lot of landscaping damages. these buildings are built tough is why i stayed. i knew residents weren't allowed to come in soon after. the people that were here would be available to help, which we have been able to do. imagine coming in saturday looking for rooms and sunday after the storm and none of the hotels are now even open. we're providing a service. i have a fema guy coming in tomorrow, too. >> neil: is that right? what made you stay at the outset? i sure many urged...

Furthest point south up -- all the way up the state. sara seidner has been battling the elements. the forecast said it wasn't supposed to hit with the ferocity it did. what is the latest at this hour? >> just trying to wipe off the lens there for you. when these rain events happen and the squalls come through, it tends to make it very difficult for you to see. i hope you can see the picture. the rain has subsided. the wind gusts are still coming. it has calmed down significantly. we were here about 4:20. i couldn't stand up. i had to literally hold onto this or fall over. same with my photogra...

Beach, what's the latest? >> reporter: i can tell you, again, winds die down, but now the winds have shifted. before they were coming right at us right off of the beach. i want to show you what it looked like on daytona beach. right now we're getting gusts of winds but it has slowed down significantly at what it was earlier today. around 4:20, we got hit with the strongest winds that this town had seen in many, many, many years. i want to let you see the moment at around 2:00 a.m. when those w squalls started coming in from the eye. >> it's the strongest winds that we have seen since we have b...

For the high tide in jacksonville. looking at the winds whipping up the water with white caps. this is downtown jacksonville. looks like they superimpose the buildings behind the ocean. irma has been downgraded. it does not look like it there. it is now a tropical storm. but the winds and water, obviously still doing their worst. jacksonville getting record-breaking storm surge, only expected to get worse with the high tide at 2:00 p.m. eastern. people tracking inside their homes are expected to put out a white flag or something like that so that rescuers will know how to find them. much of ce...

Stay indoors. it's not that wet right now. but the gusts and the rain can turn very quickly. keep your guard up is the message. we even saw tornadoes in fort lauderdale. and a lot more rain because the squalls came north of miami. and we expect it to get worse here in miami. mike: another 26 hours ahead. we wish you the best. molly: the florida keys are already feeling the impact of irma and the worst is still yet to come. adam housley is live in key largo finding out firsthand. adam, how are things going? >> it's been a long battering for the keys. continuing winds, rain, and the threat of hi...