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Inches of rain. it's not over with yet. >> a very deadly system. thank you very much, tom sader lives for us in the cnn weather center. more still ahead, we're back in a moment. he country. after expanding our fiber network coast to coast. these are the places we call home. we are centurylink. we believe in the power of the digital world. the power to connect. and that's what drives us everyday.
At least five people are still unaccounted for. so officials are trying to track down any sign of them. of course as we have seen in many of these kinds of cases, there are also stories of survival. i talked to one man who rode out the storm in a bathtub with his wife and baby son. when the storm was over, he started helping neighbors, he and his brother were able to dig out three small children, they're okay, but they do have reason to believe their parents are possibly are among the dead. these are stories we're hearing on the ground. these are stories we'll be hearing from many people here....
Residential areas, those will swell, as well, and the people that decided not to evacuate could be in a very precarious position. >> absolutely. that storm surge always a huge issue when it comes to these hurricanes. stand by, ross rosa. our meteorologist, tom sader is in the cnn weather center. where is hurricane matthew now? it's already breaking records and where is it at? >> it's about 70 mile it's within 70 miles just east west of west palm. we may be looking at one of if not the cost liest storm in history. we've got more businesses, homes, property values up. number one cost liest storm...
Increased from 4:00 a.m. to 68, up to 87 at 10 in the morning. these will constantly change as the storm gets a little bit closu closer to us. jacksonville, 39-miles-an-hour the, 4:00 a.m., still hundreds of miles away, and savannah, as well. we'll be able to update that, provide what these winds are doing. gusts lawyer stronger and we're watching the days ahead to see if the steering occurrents pulls that system back around. this is why that system is so important, don, every mile means something. in yellow you've got the tropical storm-form winds that extend all the way to the coast f. we ca...
Long night for people here. >> not too late to evacuate. if you're in harm's way, get out and get out quickly. cnn meteorologist tom sader is also tracking the storm for us. you have the latest. update our viewers. >> right now #prayforfree port is going around. this is the largest hurricane to make landfall here since 1935. we know what the storm system did to haiti. humanitarian crisis. washing 35 homes off the coast in cuba. now freeport, which is in the eyewall right now, they're going through just incredible winds and high surge. outer bands are affecting florida. any one of these bands c...