eole in strengthen as we speak. already peeple in 50 strengthen as we speak. already people in 50 counties strengthen as we speak. already people in 50 counties are - strengthen as we speak. already people in 50 counties are underl people in 50 counties are under evacuation orders, schools and colleges are close, airports are closed, trains are cancelled, hospitals are suspending services, is this going to be as scary as it sounds? going to be as scary as it sounds? ., .., , sounds? for some communities, es. for sounds? for some communities, yes- for some sounds? for some communities, yes. for some communities - sounds? for some communities, yes. for some communities it s i yes. for some communities it s going to be worse than they are and envisioning because so few people understand the power of a major hurricane. i meanjust look at this red area here which is the hurricane warning area or area where people could expect hurricane conditions. you can see just how many large cit
carolina, and points north. they re just now starting to feel the first effects of irma. my next guest is an expert on one of the big problems in with this storm, storm surge. jamie, is a storm surge specialist with the national hurricane center and joining me right now. i really appreciate there are flash flood emergencies in jacksonville with the st. johns river. we were talking to kaylie about this. what does it mean for storm surge in. a quick and immediate rise in water levels that can be life-threatening in those areas. you need to heed all local authorities and their directions in terms of protecting your life. and what does it mean to break records? we expected to see records being broken in jacksonville. they are breaking all sorts of records and the water is surging in the st. johns river, the highest since 1846.