counterclockwise. i want to bring in randi kaye. because as the storm gives storm surge on one side it's sucking energy from the other side. we're seeing the water move away from places like naples and tampa bay, but that water's coming back and when it does it's going to multiply and have power behind it, that's where the fear of storm surge comes in. randi, what are you seeing up there? >> reporter: chris, hello to you. we are on bay shore boulevard here in tampa where the rain is coming down. let me pan off me and take a look. the situation, where a lot of folks have been playing in the mud, because the water has receded. you could probably hear police trying to keep people out of here all day as the storm starts to make its way in, but you're looking at 700 miles of beautiful shoreline here in tampa. and now with such a low tide and the water is being pulled out to sea before the storm actually hits, people have sort of been going out there in the mud and