people coming out to be more spectators than anything. the storm surge threat has been realized. 5 1/2 feet at one of the tidal gauges down the road from us, and that is why we see this storm surge event unfolding across much of the big bend to tampa bay where i am located. that is an angry ocean there. you can see the waves just spilling over this coastal floodwater area. and in all of my years of reporting, i don t think i have ever seen people take advantage of floodwaters in that particular way. so, look, i am not going to minimize the risks. the ongoing risks that are real and dangerous, but the storm surge that they are anticipating and experiencing from where i m standing now all the way to the big bend, remember, this is the strongest hurricane to impact the big bend in over 125 years. we are at record level storm surge in tampa bay. this is incredible to see unfold behind us and just look all the
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move north. if it keeps moving at at this rate, water will be a problem and, man, we re getting hit. water will be the big issue, like you said, if this thing continues to meander and slowly soak southern louisiana. we ll have to worry about rivers, worry about the mississippi in new orleans, other areas, because it s a big storm. it s not just the eye we re worried about and the area close to here. there s a lot of rain with the system, covering most of southern louisiana at this point. we re going to see a lot of water out of this, guys. but at this point, you re seeing conditions right here, this is just a lake. if we take a look over here, i mean, this is typically a pretty flat place from what we understand, people take houseboats out here and relax. you can see, it looks like a raging, angry ocean right now. this is the most violent the storm has been yet. we ve been out here for about seven, eight hours today. back to you. kristin: rob, you ve been doing a great job. you ve got
expect the rest of the day. hi guys! we are seeing pretty warm conditions across the country. the west coast is the cool spot, and cisco appeared in the northeast, boston looking good at 71 degrees. we do have a cold front pushing down from canada. we are seeing some spotty showers and storms in spots. some of these will pack a punch this evening. mainly across new york city. tomorrow we start off beautiful across the major cities along the i-95 corridor. warm temperatures, sunshine. if you re going to the beach be careful. we will see an angry ocean. we will have pretty large waves, choppy seas and also rip current speed if you re going to enjoy the beach, make sure to keep an extra eye on the kids. a high-pressure system in the atlantic. this is pulling extra moisture into florida and the deep south. it is fuel for this storm. we will see powerful thunderstorms mainly in the evening hours. across the region.