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phones, with their cameras to document this big weather event. we saw several surfers out there taking advantage of the good surf. although that is not sanctioned by anyone on an official level. we stopped by a shelter earlier today. and we know that about 200 people will be staying the night at that shelter at the local high school. now, the folks on the beach and folks here in downtown west palm, a lot of them are local who s aren t necessarily evacuating. now is not the time to evacuate. that time has come and gone. uber was actually offering free rides to help people get on shelters. they have now discontinued that offer because the conditions are worsening, as you can tell. so i think it is a bit of a mixture. i m a floridian myself. i grew up here. you tend to get a bit cynical. you can experience storm fatigue. you have some people who are getting out of here and getting out of dodge. that s why west palm feels like