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Able to give better picture or understanding of the potential flooding in st. pete beach. this is zone a of evacuation, mandatory evacuation area because it is prone to flooding. >> early afternoon hours onshore flow. see what kind of shape the beaches are in, we are a few days out from the holiday weekend. that is matt finn. we're coming up, going to check in from fox weather a nicole valdes in the hillsboro side of tampa bay. that is cedar key, the exclusive storm tracker mark suduth. you have wind around 45 mile per hour. this pressure has been dropping every time we've checked on this. tha...

Historically hit by storms this strength had to wonder about sandbags. had to wonder about boarding up windows and had to weigh like so many other floridians whether or not it was time to evacuate. thankfully it seems like we've gotten through the worst of the wind gusts and it's going to be up to the emergency crews and emergency response coordinators to start assessing any damage that might exist. jose. >> thank you so very much. julio, as we come on the air right now, we're getting our news, confirmation of the first fatality. it is someone who lost their life inside a vehicle on i-75 somew...

Majority of places in zone a are seeing the flooding. we have seen exactly why those places have been evacuated. that goes not just for here and tampa, we're talking also about the peninsula. now, i want to point out behind me over in that direction tampa general hospital. this is tampa bay's only level one trauma center. that is where people with the most serious of injuries go to. it is supposed to be operational during the hurricane. it is only accessible by those bridges. it is on an island. it's really interesting, they obviously have to put a lot of precautions in place. they have these ...

>> so this line has literally taken me two hours. i've been waiting for two hours. it's been hot, as you know so not very fun. >> yeah, i had to go to three gas stations to get this gas, and fortunately, though, i am not a homeowner where i need to sandbag the house and so forth. >> reporter: hillsboro county is ordering a mandatory evacuation for anyone in zone a here or in mobile homes and homes in low-lying areas. you can see the sheriff's office here making that announcement driving through neighborhoods this afternoon. eight shelters in the county are already open for people to come in an...

Storms. someone could get up to a foot of rain, especially in north florida, but even through the carolinas, four to eight inches is possible. as you expect, a major hurricane, you'll have all sorts of issues, we'll have to wait and see how this plays out to see if we get any last minute shifts. it looks like this one will head toward the big bend of florida. >> bill karins, thank you for that. guad venegas is live from crystal river, florida, where evacuation orders are in effect. i want to let you know, guad, we're waiting for the white house press briefing and the fema administrator will ...