That Storm Surge could be the worst part of this storm. So we will be on that during this hour. Ill be watching. Thanks alex. Thank you. We are going straight to bill karins. Msnbcs meteorologist. Nbc News Meteorologist for the latest on the situation there. Bill, what can we expect now in florida . This is when all the damage is happening. We cant show you where the worst Storm Surge is. But we know it is moving in. We have had reports of a ten foot Storm Surge in sarasota. As we go down the coast, all the way to naples, its been at least five to six foot Storm Surge. That is higher than helene in most cases so we have new significant damage that is being done tonight. As the storm is moving inland. The winds are still pushing that water against the coast. It is still rushing in. The other thing you will notice, the black line is the center. Just north of the center which has been the past five hours over tampa, torrential rain. We are talking two to three inches per hour. Now that is
spill spilled a little bit on one spot of it. you re so good. keep going. let me show you what s going on. let s go to the map. if you look carefully, we see some showers popping up across parts of the northeast, especially in parts of vermont, new hampshire, even the finger lakes and the adirondacks of new york. higher elevations, snowflakes are falling. what we re seeing across the nation in terms of a national perspective which would be the nation, of course, a mix of sunshine and clouds in chicago. frontal boundary is going to come through, might have a breeze pick up into the afternoon. skies will clear out. clear across much of the great lakes. beautiful along the gulf coast. high pressure is going to keep things stable and dry. out in los angeles, a mix of sunshine and clouds. 73 degrees. fast forward from day today into