please, that is always priority one. j jennifer, help us understand, the map put up on the graphic model. where derek is, they re seeing some very strong bands right now, there s appalachiala right there, he s right here, the center of the storm is right there, so you can see the eye of the storm so he s getting some of these have been strong bands, you see those oranges that come through there, those are some of the strongest winds, of course not the strongest winds that are contained within the storm, but some of the strongest winds he s experienced so far. and for apalachicola, they are going to experience a little bit stronger winds. they re getting the stronger surges. to see the water where he is now is expected to
every time people do leave, it s not bad and they take it for granted, instead of leaving, they got help. population about 2,300, apalachicola? oh, it s a little more. i don t know that it s that number, but i think it s a little more than that. stay with us it you can. our meteorologist is also in apalachicola. derek, if you can hear me, tell us what you re seeing? hey, john, good afternoon, listen, here in apalachicola and we have sustained hurricane force winds where we are, but what s the most surprising and the most astounding to be quite honest is out quickly the storm surge has taken over this town.
look at the streets behind me, we have had measurements within the past hour about 6 1/2 feet above low tide, so high tide hasn t even occurred yet and water is still fill thing this area, we have seen submerged vehicles, and dumpsters. and it s kind of hard to stand up in these conditions, but appalachian cola a apalachicola is taking a really, really powerful hit. highway 98, which is the major artery in and out of this location, it goes to tallahassee and it goes to panama city. it is no longer accessible. the bridges are closed off. emergency personnel are begging for people who decided to ride out the storm to hunker down, stay indoors, stay away from windows as the peak of major hurricane michael starts to sink
extremely high, and it s as bad as i have ever seen it. i ve been here 35 years and it s blowing hard right now. the water is up. i figure we re going to get even more in the next few hours, but it s pretty bad here. it s been a few years, but i love your town, i ve been there a few times. great shrimp, fishermen and the like, not many people leave. how many people do you think are still within apalachicola. i would say probably say 60% people stayed. what emergency services are available right now if somebody needs help? right now there s no emergency services. if they need help, they can give a call, but it s probably too dangerous, but there s no ambulance service, no medical, so they re pretty much going to be on their own until it lets up. and projections right now,
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