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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20181010:07:10:00

just the lay-out of florida, and the panhandle region, it s almost in the shape of a c. you can think of it as a catcher s mitt, anyone who plays cricket, perhaps or anybody who plays baseball, knowing that when you catch a ball with a glove, it s going to form the shape of a c, to get the best, the best angle, that s what the geography of florida s panhandle looks like. when the water is rushing in, it s caught in the big bend location of florida. that s why it s so susceptible to storm surge. there s a highway 98 that runs along the coast. as we were trying to find a safer live shot location, george, we could see waves coming and crashing next to the interstates or the highway. i should say. and we also came across a high

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20181010:08:37:00

if you look at the vegetation, apalachicola is located on the big bend of florida s panhandle. it is surrounded by a national forest. chad was talking about downed trees, power lines, that will certainly be a factor here. there are some large bridges that connect apalachicola to the major part of the panhandle. and if the winds get over tropical storm force, they close those down very, very quickly. if you look at a map of the panhandle, you ll notice it s in the shape of a c. that s the big bend we talk about. almost a catcher s mitt. any time you get a large swell of water from an approaching hurricane it catches the water from the gulf of mexico. that s exactly what hurricane michael is doing. it is bringing all that water and will deposit it in the storm of a storm surge that s over my head in this area. right now, sea level, we re about 13 feet above sea level. we had to evacuate from the previous live shot location

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20181010:12:10:00

you need to stay where you are. about 60 miles from here is apalachicola. good morning, john. i m standing on highway 98, one of the main thorough fairs through. that way is panama city. let me get you to this side. that s the ocean. that s where the water is expected to come up. we re concerned about the storm surge. we keep talking about it. the new projected numbers, between 9 and 14 feet. that means water approaching some of the first floors of the buildings in and around where i m standing right now. do yourself a favor. look at the map of florida. notice the big bend area. that is the area that s shaped like a c. it is almost as if it is a catcher s glove or a catcher s

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20181010:09:06:00

big bend. look at this virtual ghost town behind me. the only cars that i ve seen, racing up and down the street, emergency personnel. they obviously have places to go. plenty of businesses boarded up. we have had tropical storm-force gusts here. of course, we know the worst is still yet to come. do yourself a favor. look at the map of florida. look at the big bend region. we keep harping on the storm surge here because it is projected to be 13 feet. my crew and i had to literally leave our previous location because we were at four feet above sea level. now we re at 14. we have a buffer for safety because we expect the water to rise quickly. the c shape to the big bend of florida, that s like a catcher s mitt. all the water from major hurricane michael piles up and pushes into the shoreline. that is what makes storm surge incredibly dangerous. it is the greatest killer, the

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20180913:11:03:00

Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20180913:11:03:00
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