the lower portion of the florida keys. irma now churning just 30 miles southeast of key west. the storm s eye wall expected to hit the lower portion of that area within the next hour, maybe sooner. the national weather service says storm surge has already began to impact that area. the tampa bay area could see between 5 and 8 feet of flooding. forecasters expect other parts of florida s coastline to see storm surges reaching up to 15 feet. 280,000 plus people don t have power right now. that number expected to rise dramatically. perhaps into the millions. back with me wnbc meteorologist steve salsna. i keep going back to what the emergency management officials said on the phone, i m terrified for all the people who are still there right now. what are we looking at over the next hour? first off, the weather service folks are doing a heroic