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>> that's great, cal, that just tells the story. >> this is why people move there, right? >> that is the tip of the spear that is going to be the first ground contact of this storm. >> the top of those hotels are the only spot that is higher than 10 to 15 feet. i mean -- >> right. as you know, a high-rise building can actually change a category in a storm. because you've got higher wind effects. >> you're safe in the high rises in interior rooms but yeah, the winds will be higher. >> to the other coast now. this was something you mentioned. this was that power line explosion in boca raton. >> ...

Important thing about this storm. up here in new orleans, biloxi, mobile, up there. look at the timing here. if it is on track and becomes a hurricane later today, then we are going to look at the morning hours so here we are, tomorrow morning with the center here, but the wind effects already affecting the coast and at that point, water is being piled there into the area to the east of new orleans and then by evening, it's right near new orleans, it's still there wednesday morning. so a long duration event, power outages, people trapped at home. not the severe event but the long duration poun...