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in the next couple of seconds, it s going to be gone due to the storm s ferocious winds. you can see it bending there. those winds so high and so destructive and down it goes. i want to bring in javon graham, the emergency manager for clear water, florida, the police department there showing video of flooding in the name sake 3 mile stretch of sand beach. you can t see sand beach because it s completely under water. thank you so much for being with us. the pinellas county sheriff warned this has made landfall the greatest impact is going to be storm surge. what are you seeing and what are your concerns? they re 100% correct with that. good afternoon, by the way. storm surge was our biggest threat with this. the wind was not a big issue. but beginning at 3:00 a.m. this morning, we started having with the tide a lot of water come in. it pushed the beach sand, it covered the roads. north beach and south beach was completely inundated with water.