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White truck that just went past. steve: i wonder if that s emergency services guy. ainsley: maybe. so. steve: there is a lot of water. i don t think i would go that way. let s check in with nicole valdez in tampa where we okay. and there is nicole, point out that fence behind you. tell us what that white fence is back there. well, yeah, i will paint the picture for you. in the distance is tampa bay. but it looks like i m standing along the bay, except i m actually on the road if you can believe it. it s completely under water at this point. as we are now looking at what is likely close to 4 feet of storm surge that has been pushed in from the bay on to this main road and has been this way for the last several hours, really kicking into gear overnight as the wind gusts associated with hurricane idalia really have just sent these intense impacts and packed a punch here in tampa bay despite the fact that ....
ainsley: causeway. steve: that s the howard franklin. ainsley: in south carolina governor mcmasters declared a state of emergency. the tropical storm warnings and storm surge watches in place for coastal georgia as well as south carolina. if you live in those areas and the water is coming up, the rain is coming your way, get your car into a parking garage, go up to the second or third level. on times cities will work with you and they will let you park for free on some of the higher levels so you can save your car. steve: yeah. brian: all right. let s check in now with kelly cowen from our tampa affiliate. she is gulfport, florida. just southwest of petersburg. kelly, see the wind you can definitely see it and hear it as well. you can see street flooding that s going on because of this storm. and because of the high tide. so we had high tide, king tide coincide with this storm s arrival. its approach as it passed by us. so it brought significant wind from the south pushed up ....
Here is a live look at cedar key, florida. fox weather has prepositioned a bunch of cameras in different locations. this is one of theirs. this is exactly where robert was talking about, the big bend area. and janice dean janice, how many miles away from the coast is the eye wall or rather the center of the storm? janice: the actual eye is about 7 miles away from the coast line. steve: so we re going to make landfall. janice: within the hour. ainsley: janice was thinking 8:00. janice: the national weather service has to make that call, not myself. brian: janice, we will get to you in just one minute because. ainsley: first go to fox news senior correspondent steve harrigan he is live in tar pen springs, florida slightly north of clearwater. steve, what are you seeing there? good morning, take a look at look at what downtown tar pin springs looks like right now. we are not seeing the dramatic wind yet. we have had steady rain overnight. gives you a sense of just how bi ....
You are noticing these crashing waves breaking over there and essentially heading right into the area. police now have this area blocked off. it has been under water for the last several hours. but, the intensity and the pace of the water that s been moving over here has been incredible to witness. every few minutes or so it s another couple inches higher and we are having to move further and further inland to stay safe because we know that just a few inches of water can sweep us off our feet let alone what it can do to a car. talk about the overall impact of. pinellas county close off barrier islands because of the significant threat that this storm surge is posing right now to those in and around those areas. we re looking at several major bridges in and around the tampa bay area that have also been shut down because of how strong the wind gusts are and they are unsafe to drive over. this is a very dangerous ....
Traveling, barreling exactly toward tallahassee, i can t remember. this was 20-some odd years ago. we have fox weather multi media journalist brandy c campbell isn tallahassee north of where the hurricane made landfall. we are a hour and a half away from where it made landfall right now the rain is starting to pick up and wind gust in that year. that has been the concern here because tallahassee is known for its tree coverage. you can see them just behind me blowing in the wind 55% tree coverage. worried about the wind impact blowing down the trees and causing power outages. i just checked according to pour out damage u.s. there are about 10,000 in this county alone. that s not the most when you compare it to other counties. so, that is the main concern here in this area there was a mandatory evacuation for those living in mobile homes because of reasons like that. so, with this landfall, we know ....