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We found that out -- we had 100 mile per hour winds when we talked about arthur and that didn't do a whole lot of damage. but a 75 mile per hour wind will likely do less. it's the wind, the surge and the flooding rainfall. there have been six to ten inches of rainfall already here in parts of japan as the storm does make its way right over tokyo eventually. not that far from where will is right now. winds by then will be about 45 miles per hour. the big surge problem here and also the flooding problem here right through the coastal sections tomorrow and into all of the highlands. you have to u...

Hour. heavy rainfall up to a foot. but wind gusts anywhere from much of new jersey up towards long island, southern new york, southern connecticut. up to 100-mile-per-hour. widespread coastal flooding. this will be a surge problem. more people die from hurricanes because of surge. there is more property damage because of surge and the winds. a long-lived wind event of 90-100-mile-per-hour battering this coastline. this is one of the most vulnerable areas for storm surge and wind damage with all the trees with the leaves still on them. we'll see widespread power outages. this is a major event. ...

we begin from drought stricken texas where people have died as a result the wildfires. a 20-year-old woman and her 18-month-old daughter were killed when flames took their mobile home. one is now threatening 1,000 homes. central texas dealing with the worst fire season ever. a record 3 1/2 million acres have burned. tropical depression lee has gotten weaker, but it is unloading lots of rain as it marches north from the gulf. louisiana and mississippi have seen flooding and power outages already. there was a lot of concern about new orleans. but the mayor says the city is okay. even t...

Smaller and the storm regenerates power, sometimes stronger than before. there is the big eyewall. as it gets tighter, it will gain wind speed. wind speed is not important. this is a surge problem. this is a surge of 10-12 feet that will inundate houses through the keys and key biscayne, that is all very low. cape coral, naples, venice, inundated with six to ten feet. it hasn't changed much. we have an 8:00 a.m. arrival close to the florida keys. i would say almost to key largo, right in the middle, we are watching the european versus the american model yesterday to look for any differences. t...