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A very high level. Some are saying its one of the biggest storms ever to hit our country. It built very rapidly,ed a briefing with secretary of Homeland Security and the administrator of fema and we are watching Hurricane Michael. Its just hitting shore now. Winds are going up to close to 200 miles an hour. Category 4. You dont hear about that. Its the most powerful recorded storm to strike the Florida Panhandle ever. It will bring with it anywhere from 150 mile to almost 200 mile an hour winds. The storm surges could be up to 15 feet. Additional rainfall could also produce Flash Flooding at t...

By 8:00, there's some places that will still have 100 miles an hour winds. >> that may surprise some people. they were expecting 24, 48 hours ago they weren't expecting a hurricane. we continue to look at the radar over your shoulder there. now we're about to exit the panama city area and about to head up towards i-10. it's one of those areas. now we'll start talking about this storm crossing into geor a georgia. >> all right. let's bring back ken graham, director of the national hurricane center. this has been an extraordinary two hours for ali and i sitting here watching this storm progress....

Those storms that is a nervous of wreck for forecasters and all florida residents, especially in the northern gulf and into areas of mississippi, alabama. i haven't even completely ruled out our friends there in louisiana, although i'd like to. let's show you the forecast path. it's just one of those storms that is it trying to snake its way around the land areas. it's hard to miss florida if you look at it. extends pretty far down to the south in the gulf. but this storm has its target to try to move through the florida straits. in other words, it's already been a rainy, miserable day in sout...

That now that it's come ashore. it's just a tropical storm. it first made landfall last night as a cat 2 storm crossing into northern mexico south of brownsville, texas. it did not hit the lone star state very hard. dropped rain and triggered a couple of tornadoes but no one has reported any injuries. in mexico the floods killed at least two people, tore down power poles and trees and dumped more than a foot of rain in some spots. our chief meteorologist rick reichmuth in the extreme weather center tonight. still causing trouble, rick. >> it is. it's ringing out more moisture. maybe another 6 ...