landfall somewhere around the big bend of florida as a cat 4 storm. that means we re going to see some really destructive winds. we re going to see some life threatening catastrophic storm surge. up to 15 feet in some spots. that is unsurvivable. that s a wall of water moving over dry land. then it s going to keep its strength as it goes throughout the state of georgia. it s going to weaken as it goes over land, could see some tornados with that, and then it s going to skirt across the carolinas. still seeing the chance for storm surge as well and flooding ranges coinciding. life threatening catastrophing i know those are big words. we re looking at historic storm surge and surge accompanied by large and destructive winds as well. you need to heed any warnings in
advizry. from leafy or dixie county, this burst of convection powerful thunderstorms on northern and western flank, incredibly powerful, that burst of convection is tugging the system further off to the north. that subtle change will make a big difference on the coast of who sees the most catastrophic storm surge. this is tropical forecasting, sometimes it is just staring at it and doing now casting. it wobbles and wobbles make all the difference. that will do it for coverage on fox news. thank you for joining us, our coverage continues all day on fox weather temperature is available on favorite connected tv device temperature is on and free temperature is two screen
team, gainesville, tallahassee, we will get back to the coast and talk about what will be the most devastating effect of this storm, surge. reasonable worst case, jane, will happen close to and immediately right of where that powerful center that has developed over last several hours comes ashore, up to 16 feet of surge. we saw this in tampa, 3-1/2 feet of water, jane. some areas are especially susceptible to storm surge, in excess of 15 feet of surge. incredible to see that number and for a place why no reference for it, cannot womb pair it to what is coming to come. cedar key up to 2.3 feet. waves crash over the rails to the road, this cadillac swallowed up by water and it will be a goner by the time the
ashore as a category 3 in the big bend region which hadn t seen anything like this ever. dana: even before i think in the 1800s is when governor ron desantis said might have been the last time this area saw one. not the most populated area but people are in the evacuation zone there. many people left. some were left behind. you have to imagine they are undergoing quite a bit of impact right now. bret: the hurricane is lashing the coast near keaton beach bringing with it the potential for catastrophic storm surge. forecasters are calling this storm nothing short of unprecedented because since 1851 as far back as weather records go, the state s gulf coast has never seen anything like this. dana: right now the life threatening storm is packing winds near 125 miles-per-hour prompting tornado warnings and alarms and impacting millions of people trying to cope with imminent danger.
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