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The fox extreme weather center, first to louisiana's governor held a press conference. what did he learn there? >> reporter: tornadoes, hail, flooding, high winds, all a threat. why governor john bel edwards put louisiana on high alert until at least tomorrow. take a look at this. at least two tornadoes reported in louisiana like this one in tioga. the governor is telling folks this is a rare and powerful storm system that could pack hurricane force-type winds. he's urging folks to stay off the roads, stay indoors and if need be, find a safe and secure room with no windows, preferably a bathro...

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First to louisiana's governor held a press conference. what did he learn there? >> reporter: tornadoes, hail, flooding, high winds, all a threat. why governor john bel edwards put louisiana on high alert until at least tomorrow. take a look at this. at least two tornadoes reported in louisiana like this one in tioga. the governor is telling folks this is a rare and powerful storm system that could pack hurricane force-type winds. he's urging folks to stay off the roads, stay indoors and if need be, find a safe and secure room with no windows, preferably a bathroom in the event of an emergency....

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Floridians are hearty folk who have ridden out a lot of these storms but this one is unique, isn't it? >> this one is very unique and extreme ly dangerous. we haven't had a storm event close to this caliber to 2004 when we had francis and jean. the worst we had was tropical form faye in 2008. it does not even compare to the others. >> what have you done to batten down the hatches and where do you go from here? do you wait this out and hope for the best? >> yeah, we implemented mandatory evacuations. we currently have almost 5,000 people in our shelters and a lot of people in the barrier island...