>> reporter: they have 5 shelters, 787 people in it and these waters over the hours could be sustained for most of today into the afternoon. 3 years ago, that track, the flooding areas of low-lying areas, brought so much damage. the majority of deaths occur from water events, not necessarily wind but the wind is picking up a little bit. we are nowhere near hurricane yet. if that comes this way it will get worse. steve: griff, you should get an award for concentrating for what's going on around you. in addition to the high surf. in anticipation of the storm with the outer bands going through right there, you also have the phenomenon of the king tide which has been impacting florida, this is an unusually high, high tide.