That Storm Surge could be the worst part of this storm. So we will be on that during this hour. Ill be watching. Thanks alex. Thank you. We are going straight to bill karins. Msnbcs meteorologist. Nbc News Meteorologist for the latest on the situation there. Bill, what can we expect now in florida . This is when all the damage is happening. We cant show you where the worst Storm Surge is. But we know it is moving in. We have had reports of a ten foot Storm Surge in sarasota. As we go down the coast, all the way to naples, its been at least five to six foot Storm Surge. That is higher than helene in most cases so we have new significant damage that is being done tonight. As the storm is moving inland. The winds are still pushing that water against the coast. It is still rushing in. The other thing you will notice, the black line is the center. Just north of the center which has been the past five hours over tampa, torrential rain. We are talking two to three inches per hour. Now that is
Out of florida, millions of people under threat from Monster Size Hurricane milton. That powerful Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 120 miles an hour has come ashore. The eyewall made landfall half an hour ago in siesta key, which is a Barrier Island off of the coast of sarasota. Right now, the storm with a diameter of 450 miles, is bringing lifethreatening winds and potentially devastating Storm Surge up to 13 feet. Earlier today, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, noaa, took steal drones on the gulf of mexico. They showed 40 nautical miles away from meltons eye, the winds were gusting 76 miles an hour and waves were cresting up at 28 feet high. That powerful storm is hitting land. For those not in the eyewalls direct path, there is reason to be vigilant as much of florida is under a tropical Storm Watch or warning. The national Weather Service also issued warnings in parts of south and central florida, where milton has spawned 10 tornadoes. Airports,
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she is shooting through a set of double doors and then punching her way through the broken glass. she then makes her way through the halls of that school. she is armed with two ar-style rifles and a pistol. police say she had drawn elaborate maps of the school and call this attack calculated and planned. bill: when she was over she shot and killed six people. three small kids. names evelyn dieckhaus, hallie scruggs and william kinney all nine years old. cynthia peak was a substitute teachers. katherine koonce was the head of the school and mike hill was a custodian. audrey hale was the shooter. her motive is unknown. she bought two of those guns legally. she also left behind a manifesto which hopefully we ll see soon and she recently began to identify as transgender. bill: we re learning the names the officers who shot and killed her. they are on the screen now. police are praised for a quick response arriving on the scene inside the school in only 14 minutes. those hei