building like we have. we have to think and pray for the people here this morning. >> yeah. we are listening to the wind. feeling it on the ground, i know, is different. thank you for being there for us. stay safe. we'll come back to you in a little bit. >> a beast of a storm here. some residents told to evacuate immediately because of a levy failure and high tide in grand isle, louisiana about 30 minutes away from now. the flood threat is active. our meteorologist is tracking this monster storm live with us. cnn weather center. it's good to remind people that, you know, new orleans and some of louisiana had more rain so far this year than they usually do on average. it's a very wet and soggy situation. one reason why when the storm came ashore, it had the organized eye wall. it's so wet there. >> absolutely. it's a very good point here, as well. metrological phenomena that.