records show sustained winds reaching 120 miles per hour in some areas. and the storm surge, it soaked the south carolina coast with maximum storm tides of 20 feet, observed in some areas. the wind is picking up so dramatically. there is no water and the eye hit. when the eye hit, it started. it was like filling up a bathtub there was no waves there was no nothing. like in about 10 minutes. reporter: decades ago in 1969, it was camille, a category 5 hurricane that made landfall along the mississippi coast. the winds were so fierce, they destroyed all the wind recording instruments in the area. what now? now we ll start over again. i got the clothe is got on and $22 in my pocket. reporter: the winds at the coast were estimated to be about 200 miles per hour. and with those winds came water, lots of it. a storm tide of 24.6 feet occurred at pass christian, mississippi according to officials. randi kaye, cnn, palm beach county, florida.
along the mississippi coast. the winds were so fierce, they destroyed all the wind recording instruments in the area. what now? now we ll start over again. i got the clothes i got on and $22 in my pocket. reporter: the winds at the coast were estimated to be about 200 miles per hour. and with those winds came water, lots of it. a storm tide of 24.6 feet occurred at pass christian, mississippi according to officials. randi kaye, cnn, palm beach county, florida. and tonight s super moon will enhance the tides, which is expected to worsen idalia s storm surge. a super moon is a full moon that is closer to earth than normal. so this week s super moon will be nearly 18,000 miles closer to earth than usual. the moon s gravity has a stronger effect on gulfs and oceans. forecasters say the projected storm surge of up to 15 feet already takes into account the