this whole of government approach is what is needed to get the right resources to the people of maui, the resources and the assistance that they need and that they deserve. now, back a little bit to what we know so far on hurricane idalia, while it is still too soon to assess the total damages, we know that the storm made landfall as a category 3, which means over 120 miles per hour winds and up to 10 inches of rain in some areas. peak storm surge in some places along the coast, it has peaked right now but it could surpass once they measure over 15 feet of storm surge. we ll get exact numbers as they re able to go in and assess what the storm surge was. idalia was the strongest storm to hit this part of florida, to make landfall in this part of florida in over 100 years. but fema and the entire biden/harris administration, we
here in keaton beach. still though, in perry where we just came from, you heard from governor ron desantis, that area saw some of the most extensive wind damage there. we re in the process and first responders are in the process of going to some of these communities that were hit hardest. but this is the region where 00 idalia first made landfall as one of the most powerful hurricanes this region has ever seen. chris. i m very curious, gabe, as you were driving in that direction, could you almost sense where the higher winds were, where some of the water was? did you see a change in the kind of damage that there was? reporter: yeah, and chris, as you walk with me, i want to really show you and show our viewers exactly what we re seeing here as we walk by here. again, some boats are being sent into these neighborhoods here to, you know, check for survivors. the water thankfully seems to be receing here after all this storm surge. i just wanted to show you the national guard vehicles