in the face. feels like tiny bee s stinging you, wave after wave of rain shooting down the street, using it as a wind tunnel. it has gotten eerie in the last few moments. the sun has set, it has gotten dark. thankfully there s no one out here but the power is starting to go. it s somewhat surprising the power is still on, just moments ago, all the power in this area went off, all the street lights, all the shopfronts, everything went down, including where we re staying. it has come back on but you re hearing this ringing noise which you can tell is that the power systems trying to struggle with all of this water and all of this weather. now, we are starting to see branches snapping off of trees, those palm fronds littering the streets, pieces of metal, signs shaking in the wind, all this stuff that is going to become these projectiles, as these winds pick up. hard to say of course how strong
to wish, even when you see me in the rain suit, nothing keeps you dry. i am soaked through. my crew soaked through. wind is peeling off the the win yeah, that is true, when we ve covered these things, they have not made the garment yet that keeps you dry. you said the fourth floor so you must have a pretty good view of the area around you. what kind of damage can you see off that roof? you know, i actually did a little drive-around because we came from the naples pier and came here. the damage when we came here about i think it was about 90 minutes ago, we weren t in the hurricane force winds. they were still the tropical force winds with a few very strong gusts. so driving on the main road, u.s. 41 here, palm fronds littering the street. you have to zigzag yourself on the highway there. there s some trees that have