there? we haven t seen a lot of folks on the street. some families looking around, trying to see what the water looks like now, for the most part, it s been vacant. not a lot of people around. you can see here this boarded up home. we are seeing people preparing for the storm. they re expecting 10 to 15 inches of rain here in charleston. this is a low lying area, it s extremely high flood risk, you can see how high the water is along the coast. that is expected to get up to 10 feet. so second only to hurricane hugo in 1989. the storm surge is one of the most dangerous aspects of one of
so far the only second category 5 storm in history ever to strike the bahamas, ever to strike in the bahamas. we re talking about such a low lying area, unlike the rest of the caribbean, the bahamas doesn t really have any mountains. so it s going to be absolutely catastrophic. it will have incredible destruction. when it arrives where i am, we will lose houses, roofs, trees, and perhaps even lives. this is as bad as it gets patrick, please stay safe. thanks so much for that report. up next, florida representative rick scott warning his state, do not let your guard down. upbeat music no cover-up spray here. cheaper aerosols can cover up odors in a flowery fog. but febreze air effects eliminates odors.
are nervous that they ll see some of the damage they haven t forgotten from hurricane irma. reporter: hurricane irma happened practically two years ago and there is anxiety because of the lessons learned there. also don t forget hurricane andrew which devastated miami and surrounding areas in 1992. here in miami beach, this is a low lying area. the city is taking no chances. you can see they re boarding up some of the city buildings behind me and i want to bring in the facility director. can you tell me the time frame you re working with? what are some of the lessons learned from hurricane irma? we started yesterday and as you can see we re starting to board up our most vulnerable facilities, working today, tomorrow, early saturday morning, some things we ve learned is to start early and during irma we also started to prepare a little bit too late so we learned those lessons and we re starting to board up,
that absolutely from the folks i have spoken to, it s an all hands on deck situation here in miami and miami beach. people are not taking this lightly. as you mentioned, this is a very wide storm. forecasters say it could be potentially the worst storm to hit central florida. here in miami, already with hurricane irma it was raining for days. people are making preparations especially here in miami beach which is a low lying area. i want to bring in the director of public works. tell me what is the sentiment here on the ground? is there a sense of urgency? there is a sense of urgency. we are preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. we are a low lying barrier island and subject to flooding. we re preparing for a direct hit. how is the city preparing. we re installing portable
it is a 100 year storm. and the surge is coming up, all the way over the tampa is unprecedented. nobody has ever seen it. i don t care how hardened you are to the storms you need to be paying attention to this one. that storm surge, we are saying it could be anywhere between nine and 12 feet along the big bend area, maybe even in panama city. what risk does that pose to your district? so, this is a low lying area. the surges like that, just just huge. whole bridges get carried away with that if you don t leave before the tropical storm-force winds hit the bridges will often be closed. you haven t got anywhere to go, and then you are riding it out in your car. we need the residents to be leaving today, this morning, because pi by this evening the bridges are going to be in peril of being closed. now deliver that message again this time as a politician not a resident. what do you want people to hear along the coast this morning? so we think in florida that