Page 44 - Tree Limbs News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Obviously, there were some concerns about that devastating floods that didn't happen. but what are your immediate concerns? what are your immediate jobs this morning? >> well, good morning. the job right now is to handle the power outage we have in our cities. we have a lot of people trying to get back on the road and causing some traffic issues. we have about 90 people now without power. >> is your advice to people just stay home right now? >> we're actually doing a press conference telling people to stay at hopme, stay in place. just get some of the debris clear. we have our major roads clea...

As the wind's picked up, we started to see some tree limbs down. so far again it's just a wind event. if you see the bridge behind me, this is the flint river. it goes right through downtown. in big storm also in the past, it has flooded. but most of the area along the riverbanks are parkland so we're going to keep an eye on that. the big concern here will be high winds and power outages. but, again, things really just starting for the experience of tropical storm irma as it gets here. into southern georgia. p today, chris. >> as we said, it's still eight hours away from what they're expecting...

They will be checking out making sure people survived the storm. it's tree limbs and power lins s out here, we got a sense it was 850,000 people. i wonder what it is in the area are you in right now. >> reporter: right, so state wide, it's millions, the county where we are, 234,000 customers without power out of only 2 swrien,000 pow 59,000 people. the majority is without and that givers you some idea of just how much work is ahead for those power crews. >> >> do we have any timing how long they will take to reach marco island and everglades city?

Damage this storm possesses. nearly 200 miles south west of tampa, over night, appears calm but more certainly on the way as well. let's go live and get the latest from cnn's stephanie elam. what are you seeing there? >> reporter: good morning, dave. i kw tell you i checked in this with the police department in tampa and they did confirm they do have tampa police and fire kesk out here responding to calls now. they're saying the most they're seeing most of what they're seeing is downed tree limbs which may have taken out a fence here or there, but still the threat of power lines so much like s...

Surge. but now it's your turn as the center of the storm passes up to the north. even on the eastern side of this, the winds still gusting, roaring at 70 miles per hour. you saw thomas' live shot out there in the tampa/saint pete area. it's just a roaring, relentless wind. that will continue here for tonight. with that, you get these power outages. you get the tree limbs coming down instantaneously, the transformers blowing on you. again, it's not a friendly night to be out. you want to be hunkered down in your house, away from windows because, remember, some of these objects become projectile...