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And our correspondents and analysts are also standing by. first, let's go to cnn meteorologist tom sader. tell us more about the brand-new forecast for hurricane michael. >> wolf, just two days ago we had winds at 40 -- or yesterday really, 40 miles per hour, then it jumped to 85. we've now seen another round of intensifying and sustained winds are at 120. this is a medium category three and only 10 miles away from a category 4 status. the gusts are at 150. little has changed with its forward momentum. it is about 290 miles south of panama city, moving due north at 12. that has not changed. la...

Town. >> well, last thursday, wolf, we noticed this cluster of storms in the yucatan. it had only a 20% chance of developing. so the meteorological world was watching it. but really, when it started to take an organization, then, of course, everybody finds out about it. it's not like an atlantic storm, where we have a week's notice. so preparations have to be done today, or even by tomorrow morning. but evacuations are taking place even as we speak. >> i hope people heed those evacuation orders. our meteorologist, tom sader, thank you. we'll get back to you soon. i want to go quickly to our ow...

Most of central california where the air pollution and air quality is so bad. you're starting to see some go into medical treatment to find out what's going on with the eyes burning and the throats. let's break these down. carr fire, over 89,000 acres scorched. only 5% contained. 3500 firefighters. they've got a squadron of about 17 water dropping helicopters. so they have been able to get a little bit of a buffer on that. the cranston fire, 13,000 acres. that's the one that prompted a rare closure of yosemite national park. of course, ferguson is up to 30% containment. there's a lot going on....

And all of our volunteers. our city is really coming together to give food, stand-up shelters. we carry on, and we'll get through this. the fire right now is still moving west and south. so they're trying to get a containment line on that. but it is a giant fire. it's going to require a lot of resources because of the winds. >> well, we wish you and your family the best. of course, also counting the blessings that you are all very safe. redding, california, police chief roger moore. thank you so much. all right. let's talk more about this explosive, dangerous fire behavior expected today in ...

Flood two years ago. one man was swept away and has yet to be found. breaking tonight, 30 million people in the southeastern areas affected by flood watches as alberto is coming ashore. tom sader is here to talk about that. let's start with maryland, tom. how high did the flood levels get? >> well, we hit app all-time record high crest on the river. think about the history here. this was a european settlement back in 1766, and since the 1760s, there's been 15 catastrophic flood events, but this one just like the one two years ago, is different than all the others. some of this has to do with...