Surge tonight. Meteorologist lisa has more. Thats right. Weve seen it weaken over the storm with the wind field expanding as it continues to weaken and move up the coast. Heres a look at it. You can see the yellows there. Were still worried about the possibility of tornadoes, flooding rain and storm surge. As it moves up the coast, it weakens to a category 1 by 2 00 tomorrow morning with winds of 85 miles an hour. Look at the rain, southern george into South Carolina and tennessee. Were looking at this continue to wreak havoc with flooding, and winds at 50 miles an hour and west palm still at 60 to 70 miles an hour for the next several hours. Back home its about the heat. Theres thunderstorms offshore that are pretty strong. Well get a piece of that action and talk about that. A video from naples shows the force of the storm in florida keys with the sheriff saying anyone on the streets could be arrested. Abc News Reporter Marcy Gonzales joining us. You can see winds are very powerful.
Mr. , that includes a deputy and a corrections officer. Nbcs reporter Marcy Gonzalez has spent the day directly in the storms patd. Shes in tampa underneath a downpour tonight. Reporter as you can see we are getting pounded by the rain. The wind is so powerful that fire rescuers say if there is an emergency they wont go out because it is too dangerous. Good evening we are just getting pounded by the rain here. The wind is so strong, fire rescuers says if there is an emergency they will not respond because it is just too dangerous. Hurricane irma battling the sun shine state. Wind gust hopping 110 Miles Per Hour, tearing the roof off this building. Oh my god. Reporter toppling trees and construction cranes, toppling power lines. The monostrus storm impacting the entire state. Street flooded in miami. Tornados touching down in central florida. I went screaming through the glass door close. Reporter major concern is the storm surge. With the hurricane sucking waters out of the canal in ta
Debris, ripping down power lines, and snapping and splitting trees. The storm surge pushed into downtown miami, flooding the streets. The hurricaneforce winds snapped a construction crane. People holedup nearby could hear it over the sound of the wind. Gideon ape, riding out the storm . Heard a the latest. Is in tampa with natasha chen is in tampa with the latest. Kron4 viewer bill duggan is in the thick of the storm right now. Hes live on the phone with us in st. Petersburg. justine irma hit florida with devastating storm surge, winds and rain. And she is not done yet. jr stone for the latest on the irmas path. Meteorologist Lawrence Karnow is in the weathercenter with the latest. S Lawrence Karnow Hurricane Irma continues to pound florida leave a wake of destruction behind. It came ashore south of naples with sustained winds of 115 mph. Much of the coastal areas have been inundated with ocean waters as the storm surge swept on shore. Flooding rains and winds gusting over 100 mph cont
Destruction in flacco florida so far we know in florida. So far we know there are four confirmed deaths, but they expect the death toll to rise when crews go door to door starting tomorrow. There are widespread power outages. More than 3 million homes and businesses have lost power. Millions of people in florida have evacuated from their homes. About 30 percent of the population. Emergencyishmenters are hughesing emergency shelters are hughesing more than a Million People. They expect housing more than a Million People. They expect devastation along the coast. It will be devastating to the homes on the beaches. Hes talking about coastal areas around naples that could get 10 to 15 feet of water. We have live team coverage, mark is tracking the ever changing path. But first the latest on conditions from miami. Reporter good evening to you and your viewers again. Were finding this all over the place now that the water is receding. Little shards of glass from panes of window washing up. At
Tomorrow. We have live coverage for you. Give us a sense of where things stand right now. Reporter were outside in florida. Weve seen the conditions drastically change from what we saw the past couple of hours when irma was really slamming this area. But were still having to deal with a lot of debris on the roads. Palm trees on the roads, which still makes it a hazard as were trying to get through. See even though it may seem like things have calmed down in this area, its still dangerous for folks to drive in. I want to show you what are some of the hardest hit areas just as irma was making its impact. Hurricane irma showed no mercy. Collapsed at least three cranes under construction in miami. Video captured dramatic moments as the cranes danged from a high rise building, posing a dangerous threat to the neighborhood below. Tens of thousands of people in search of safety. For those taking cover inside the germain arena staying dry proved to be difficult. Confirming a leaking roof just