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Steve harrigan. steve, how you doing? >> reporter: shepard, we're doing fine here. there's really been little let-up in the wind force right now. we're starting to see more and more debris fill the roads and also come off from buildings. there's one building down the road which is beginning to lose part of its roof. we've seen the tile just batter around down the street. we're seeing larger pieces, larger branches fall off. and as you can see, the roadway behind me is really beginning to be filled with debris. the two concerns here for people's safety are, one, that wind and, two, a storm surg...

Nuclear hurricane saying this could be the big one. you still as concerned even though the storm track has shifted west. >> absolutely as concerned. we're getting outer bands, we're seeing trees down around the beach. it's only just begun. it's not only about the storm, the wind force, it's about the tied al surge, we're very concerned about that, we're a low lying barrier island. you've seen what it's done not caribbean and we hope it doesn't happen that way in florida. >> mayor, where are you right now. >> we're about to go into city hall, i'm going to be hunkering down with the city manager...

Away from windows, if it gets hairy, i suggest you go into a stairwell. wind force is important but it's about the tiedle surge. we don't want the water to come up to 5, 10, 15 feet. god for i hbid. >> are there any shelters. >> we don't have any on miami beach. we've provided free buses and trolleys to get anybody across the bridge to shelters. there's shelters that accept pets, for disabled, for seniors. there's obviously still space available. at this point, there's no more going to shelters. you have to hunker in where you are. i think the key here, of course, is everybody understanding th...

Could not stand a the wind force of a category for? because naples is built for a category three. we face those same hazards and dangers some will be affected but that storm surge in some areas will show that critical infrastructure all of these departments affected have already moved their assets into areas that are safe like miami beach their fleet and personnel is in our station so they can respond as soon as the hurricane has gone through. we offer a and assistance to each other. >> that is good with the interagency is relating with

The maritime transportation system, that is the economic arteries of the islands that move critical commodities and people back and forth. >> admiral, in terms of damage, is the bigger concern the winds or the storm surge? what are you concerned about? >> well, there's a saying that you run from the water and you hide from the wind. so, ultimately, the water can -- the force of the water can produce much more damage than wind force can, although spectacularly strong winds can produce damage like we saw in barbuda and st. martin. so we're very fortunate in puerto rico and even st. thomas which ...