hotels and people were told to evacuate as of 11:00 this morning. they ve done so for the most part. it is very desolate here, and that is exactly what officials want as that storm surge comes in. it could be catastrophic, as you said. four to seven feet of water forecast for this area here. that could do a lot of damage. john? yeah, seven feet. when ruhr talking about the 10 to 15 feet where i am it doesn t sound like much. but seven feet could be absolutely devastating, which is why the people do need to heed those warnings. i like the fact that the people say they live five miles inland. but they weren t inland. they were walking on the beach and checking out the waves. gloria pazmino, great to have you on. thank you very much. well, much more from steinhatchee. the storm bearing down. in just a moment. ( )