get out of the realm of simply doing tree damage and into the kind of intensity where you can start to see structural damage to roofs. you can also see objects be lifted and thrown through the air and do additional damage as loose missiles in the air. so you really will do once you get over 100 miles per hour move to a damage damage regime. unfortunately that s the circumstance we find ourselves in in the florida big bend this morning. ryan, chief meteorologist from weather tiger. appreciate it. florida state university in tallahassee where ryan is, there are 30,000 students-plus, off until at least friday. the tallahassee mayor, andrew gillum, running for governor, the democratic candidate, will be on new day later this morning. speaking of politics, the search for nikki haley s replacement is on. the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. stunned washington with an announcement she plans to step down by the end of the year.
want to bring in our hurricane expert, ryan turchalet. the pressure is dropping, wind speeds are picking upment when you look at radar, the eye is perfect and closed. this is exactly what you do not want to see if you are in the path of a hurricane, right? that s correct. we have a circular eye. overnight the eyewall has clause closed off. we have a fall eyewall for recon reports and satellite imagery. every indication is that this is going to continue to intensify for the next six hours up to landfall. with florence that devastated the carolinas, it was about the slow-moving pace and the rain event dumping feet of rain on the carolinas. c with michael, what s the most dangerous aspect? i don t want to pick between wind and surge because i think