so that seems to be the worst of it, definitely that tree falling. it s a big pine tree. look, teddy, we are so glad that you have managed to make it through what seems to be the worst of it. thank you for taking care of all those people around you and be careful in the coming hours and days because there are still plenty of dangers ahead. thanks so much for being with us, teddy. thank you for calling. reporter: all right, joining us now is ken graham, the director of the national hurricane center. director, thanks so much for joining us. let me start with telling you what i m seeing, which is it does seem here in panama city beach, the winds have died down just a little bit. have we seen the worst of this already? for your location, once this landfall came through, you re on the back portion of that eye wall. it continues to move northward. what s interesting is relative to where you are is what you re going to experience when it comes to damage. looking at that previous video
but so much fast-flowing water has the force of a raging locomotive and the roadway begins to crumble under the momentum. 5,000 pound pieces were falling into a creek newly created between the river and the lake. the lake water cuts a gorge through the earth to the wisconsin river. phillip white is watching from the shore and is documenting the catastrophe from a safe distance across the lake. there goes that big one. wow. just when it looks like things can t get much worse, the unthinkable happens. there was a house i was watching from across the river. the water went around that house, took out this big pine tree that was in front of it. then took out the house. this is unbelievable. there it goes. holy cow. unbelievable. oh, my god.
5,000 pound pieces were falling into a creek newly created between the river and the lake. the lake water cuts a gorge through the earth to the wisconsin river. phillip white is watching from the shore and is documenting the catastrophe from a safe distance across the lake. there goes that big one. wow. just when it looks like things can t get much worse, the unthinkable happens. there was a house i was watching from across the river. the water went around that house, took out this big pine tree that was in front of it. then took out the house. this is unbelievable. there it goes. holy cow. unbelievable. oh, my god. once it tipped in, it would hold together for a bit then caught up in the chasm of water rushing down there and then bust apart. onlookers watched helplessly
locomotive and the highway begins to crumble under the momentum. 5,000 pound pieces were falling into a creek newly created between the river and the lake. the lake water cuts a gorge through the earth to the wisconsin river. phillip white is watching from the shore and is documenting the catastrophe from a safe distance across the lake. there goes that big one. wow. just when it looks like things can t get much worse, the unthinkable happens. there was a house i was watching from across the river. the water went around that house, took out this big pine tree that was in front of it. then took out the house. this is unbelievable. there it goes. holy cow. unbelievable. oh, my god. once it tipped in, it would
wisconsin river. phillip white is watching from the shore and is documenting the catastrophe from a safe distance across the lake. there goes that big one. wow. just when it looks like things can t get much worse, the unthinkable happens. there was a house i was watching from across the river. the water went around that house, took out this big pine tree that was in front of it. then took out the house. this is unbelievable. there it goes. holy cow. unbelievable. oh, my god. once it tipped in, it would hold together for a bit then caught up in the chasm of water rushing down there and then bust apart. onlookers watched helplessly as the unforgiving waters eat away at the land beneath neighboring homes. exposing their foundations and