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Survive. jake? >> from key west to key largo, you've talked to people that refused to evacuate. why did they stay? why are they remaining there? >> a lot of different calculations they make. somebody's nice welcome sign just blowing past. in some cases they evacuated for a storm that missed them and it was too much hassle and they vowed to stay behind because it was too stressful being away. the other was fear of getting on the road and running out of gas. you don't want to run out of gas in the everglades and sit through something like this in your car. as a first responder i want to be there...

Remember, over the top is better than being on the dirty right side of the storm, for tampa, close call storm surge, it is iffy, maybe not as bad to friends to the north. holding on to category one, to ocala national forest, gainesville area, we could see hurricane force winds as far north as tallahassee, and mentioning tropical storm force winds further to the north. as we go throughout the next couple hours, we have three or four more hours of tropical storm winds, brian, where we see reporters out there, get into squalls, looks dramatic. if you're with us this afternoon, starting about 2:00...

Is under a tornado watch. we have had tornadoes in fort lauderdale 30 miles from here. that's the danger with these squalls. that's what causes that rotation. and that rotation can cause tornadoes. and we have seen some of that. so it's a situation that by all means you do not let your guard down despited the fact the eye is going stover key west. this storm is so massive. you will be seeing these conditions until tomorrow night from what we understand. reporter: we'll be checking in with you in the hours to come. thank you. mike: adam klotz is tracking irma live in the weather center. adam: w...

It could ultimately tick packbap to a massive category 4. florida has already ordered the v evacuation of 7 million of its residence. that makes this the largest evacuation in american history. residents still braces for whatever may come. we begin in fort myerseachn the west coast. what are you seeing? >> reporter: hey there, ari. right now it's pretty calm where we are, but we're seeing those outer bands come through. as the storm approaches, you kind of get the squalls through, the wind picks up, the rain picks up and then you do have these lulls where you don't have the w wind and rain and...

People who had evacuated, driving back towards miami because that's going to be spared the worst effects. now those rain bands are east a west, you're seeing a lot of the weather in miami, in fort lauderdale, we're seeing it. about a hour ago we got a flash flood for this area, huge squalls dumping big amounts of water. then we'll see the tropical force winds in the morning it looks like. >> chris hayes we'll stay close to you through the course of the storm. in naples florida. >> joining us florida senator bill nelson. good evening. this is quite a experience for you. you have met with emerge...