That Storm Surge could be the worst part of this storm. So we will be on that during this hour. Ill be watching. Thanks alex. Thank you. We are going straight to bill karins. Msnbcs meteorologist. Nbc News Meteorologist for the latest on the situation there. Bill, what can we expect now in florida . This is when all the damage is happening. We cant show you where the worst Storm Surge is. But we know it is moving in. We have had reports of a ten foot Storm Surge in sarasota. As we go down the coast, all the way to naples, its been at least five to six foot Storm Surge. That is higher than helene in most cases so we have new significant damage that is being done tonight. As the storm is moving inland. The winds are still pushing that water against the coast. It is still rushing in. The other thing you will notice, the black line is the center. Just north of the center which has been the past five hours over tampa, torrential rain. We are talking two to three inches per hour. Now that is
More than Five Million people in florida are under Evacuation Orders with the impending arrival of Hurricane Milton. Its the most powerful category five Storm, with ferocious winds of up to 270 kilometres an forecasters say Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall within the coming hours, and has the potential to be one of the most destructive ever recorded in the region. Lets Ta Ke lets take you to the live tracker of the Storm. President Joe Biden says getting out is a matter of life and death. Lets take you to the live pictures in tampa, florida. This is where the Storm is expected to hit and that is where President Biden advises people to leave, a very popular is part of the state. This is coming less than two weeks since another powerful hurricane hit the area, Hurricane Helene. Daveyis davey is still piled up after Storm Helene two weeks ago and now people are being told they have to leave again. Mandatory Evacuation Orders are in place for nearly 6 Million people as Hurrica
Fort myers beach, in florida. You can see those high winds and heavy rains beginning to lash the coast there in fort myers. You can see how much the camera is shaking with the wind there, and obviously large waves warned of Storm Surges and rising water levels, as you can see coming up over the beach and onto the barriers, and beyond. This is from a short time ago in fort myers. You can see the before and after of water coming up over this hotel pool. Quite dramatic there. And just to show how dangerous this storm is, even with the storm still offshore, it is already causing damage. It has spawned several tornadoes which have been reported in the state, including in Areas that are seeing flooding. This is a home in fort myers that was hit by one of those tornadoes. You can see the roof is ripped off and the interior already destroyed, and the hurricane itself hasnt even arrived. These pictures from space give you a sense of the size of the monster storm. Its bringing winds of up to 120
Long time and have experienced these storms many times, power you talking with them about how this is going to be different. And what and so the difference between what theyre used to and what this will be as a way to hopefully give them more encouragement to know that they need to get out you Thank You, Madam Vice President. Yes, weve been emphasizing the size and the intensity of the storm and the direction in which its approaching, which is unusual and really raises that Storm Surge Risk for the West Coast of florida we typically see hurricanes approach the West Coast of florida from the south or southeast, moving parallel to the coast. This track more perpendicular to the coast really raises the Storm Surge Risk. And the size of the storm is going to produce hazardous impacts across much of the peninsula. So weve been hitting the Surge Risk on both coasts. Actually, the Hurricane Force winds, the flooding, rainfall all threat to tornadoes and trying to reemphasize the Scale And Bre