ditch and 35 foot high banks on both sides. it is about the only place you are survive a category five storm. for most guys when you own your boat, you make a living on your boat, storms like this, you ride on the boat. it's kind of like the captain dan forest gump syndrome. the only way you know it is going to survive is if you stay on it. >> we don't encourage people to stay. we're going to keep checking in with you during the day. thanks, major. >> bye-bye. >> diane is in panama city beach where you are already feeling the effect of this storm. >> that's right. in fact, the rain has picked up here. you probably see the satellite truck coming in behind me. that is because we did have to move our location from a beach front location due to this storm and the impact of it. now, look, you can see them coming in this sheathes. the wind pulling the trees a little bit here now. bay county is no longer responding to calls. so emergency officials, police