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Navy rescue victim of this storm and will continue to help them in the recovery. can you give us the latest that you're seeing on the ground. >> yeah. lj thanks for having us and you know, it's been like four or five days now that we've been deployed down there to southwest florida, and you know, i'm seeing and i hesitate to say this but i'm seeing katrina like devastation you know i'm from new orleans, i went through katrina myself that's what we're seeing only difference is that flood quarter isn't staying around like it did because new orleans is below sea level but the -- wind damage, surg...

Up. also, heavy rain has come up in the last few minutes. there is more oceans, it's more water evaporating and into warmer atmosphere. there is more rain to fall when it does develop. so all these things they do ramp up the water aspects of the storm, as ali we saying. and one aspect, it's fascinating because andrew -- in 1992 -- memorable storm in florida, horrible storm. most of its damage was wind damage. and so florida ramped up its -- way that doesn't really help much when you have surge from -- i think with yeah i agree that most of the damage by far will be surge damage and waterborne ...

Works at the hospital there is actually on standby to help reopen the hospital after the storm hits. that right? >> yes. he is in medical supply. and he is part of the team that is going to help reopen if there is any surge damage. so you know, we can't open up to the rest of the public, get the locals back here until the hospital is going, the bridges are checked, and roads are clear. >> we wish you and your husband and your pet the best. we'll continue to check in with you. stay safe. be careful. coming up, a storm the size of irma can actually shred boats, no matter how big they are. so flo...

Afternoon. they have it as a strong category 2. it's going to do the same amount of surge damage. it's going to do the same amount of rainfall damage. the wind damage, 5 miles per hour, one way or the other, it doesn't make much of a difference. here is the path. that's 160 miles in 36 hours. that averages 4 miles per hour. that's how painfully slow this storm is going to move over southeast portions of north carolina. that means extreme rain as we go throughout areas of the southeast. then the biggest problem, the reason why i'm not focussing on the wind, this is the causes of deaths from atl...