it. president joe biden canceled an appearance in florida this week ahead of the storm. brian: we have been buying that for the last two years anyway. we have fox team coverage senior meteorologist janice dean tracking ian we start with nicole valdez in tampa. nicole? good morning. we just learned nearly every county in the state of florida is now under a state of emergency that includes not only hillsborough county but the city of tampa, specifically. where i m standing is actually bayshore boulevard. this is an area notorious for flooding. especially when many of these storms make it to shore here. storm teenage mutant ninja turtle absolutely top of mind here for many who live in the tampa bay area. you will see the signs that people are taking this seriously. as you look at just the line of cars that go on for miles. this is the scene just yesterday all across tampa bay, what was a beautiful weekend turned into really getting down to work for many who know how seriousl
so that s why i need people along the big bend of florida and the panhandle to pay attention. sometimes these forecasts can move a little more to the west. the about the line is we will have major hurricane on the doorstep of the west coast of florida in the next several days. people need to be completing their plans. we have hurricane watches now in effect. this is going to be a big deal not only heavy rainfall, the storm surge will be upwards in some areas of over 9 feet over vulnerable coast line. this is going to be the biggest story we will be following over the next few days for the state of florida. of course they know how to deal with ukraine hads, but this one will be the first one of the season so people need to be completing their plans today. over to you. steve: indeed. all right. thank you, j.d. ainsley: all talking about how busy the grocery stores are. you can t find a lot of things now. people are taking all the water, buying the water just preparing for this. ste