felt here. you know, for folks who have already lost so much, additional bad weather is just going to add insult to injury. you can look at this house right here. the belongings strewn all around. you know, it s important to remember these are pieces of people s lives. and they have been just blown literally to the winds. you can see broken windows here and pieces of power pole all around. that s what i m standing on here, broken like twigs. it s just crind bl when you think about the power of the winds that were whipping through here. and as governor just stated, 5 people confirmed dead here in arkansas, 1 here in the little rock area, 4 over in wynne. neil? neil: max, i mean, you ve had enough to cover here, but, you know, we were talking last week about the same sort of storms that were hitting the mississippi if area, extended to alabama and elsewhere. i m wondering, this is a season that goes through the end of
a little bit different, but there is significant rainfall. and so we will have to look at that event but is projected for this monday. and you can see what we are looking at here, and we re talking about already coming in today and tonight, and we re expecting a first wave of storms that will just be a taste of what we are expected to see later on sunday night and into monday and tuesday. some 16 million people statewide are looking at flood risks, and this is a state of 40 million people. six people have died in storm since new years eve. and they add insult to injury, alex, this rain is coming so fast and so early in the season, that even though we had this historic drought in california, experts are saying that the drought still may not be over. you have to play that is hard to see capital like. that when i was reporter, and then the beat south of, there and that used to enjoy coming to visit the coast and all of
what that is , is the torrential, the blinding rainfall that we were talking about before. i was just reading the report. there s a flash flood warning that s in effect for parts of orlando. orlando is , you know, is is home to orange county. and in orange county itself, we picked up anywhere between eight to 12 inches. that s what law enforcement was reporting when i was looking at the flash flood warning that was ongoing. and again, all of that rainfall that we re seeing right now is only going to add insult to injury. all right. let s talk about what s going on right now, because not only is it the rain element, but the wind element. look at that. katy byrne was talking about this before wind still gusting over 50 to 60 miles per hour. let s focus on the winds, because this is going to be a big story, too, unfortunately, although in parts of southwest florida, we re slowly and very slowly at that scene, perhaps a few more power restorations and up toward places, tampa,
0 with first cause of this surge right now. reporting in fort myers, robert ray fox. whether. all right. thank you so much for sticking with us. right here on fox weather. a hurricane in a water log in southwest florida. streets and buildings completely flooded, as you can see here. power knocked out to two million people. and one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the united states . the hurricane making landfall wednesday afternoon near jocasta. a protected barrier island just west of fort myers in the hours since landfall in have moved inland, hurricane force winds likely to be felt well into central florida. yeah, thanks again for sticking with us right here on fox. whether i m local customer. and i m jim enah. thank you for joining us and a special welcome to those watching on fox news channel. well, the 2:00 a.m. advisory is in mike lindell, still a category one hurricane. so no major changes there, although and continues to shift and land continues to weaken just a