brunswick s evana getting into charleston. storm surge warnings are in place now. these numbers will likely come down along the west coast. so let s focus on the northeast coastline of florida, merritt island. we could see one to three feet of storm surge up into st. augustine, bringing into beach st. simons island, tybee island there along the coastline of georgia. three to five feet of storm surge is expected as we go through the on thursday into friday. now, michael, these are very low lying areas. i lived in georgia for quite some time in any thunderstorm that comes through brings in some flooding, especially for charleston. you all know all too well king st. james island takes on that water very quickly. not only do we have rain in the forecast for the coastlines of georgia and south carolina, but bringing that added risk for storm surge, flooding is going to be a very key component. and you really need to heed the warnings, prepare as much as you can, especially opening up your e
0 with first cause of this surge right now. reporting in fort myers, robert ray fox. whether. all right. thank you so much for sticking with us. right here on fox weather. a hurricane in a water log in southwest florida. streets and buildings completely flooded, as you can see here. power knocked out to two million people. and one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the united states . the hurricane making landfall wednesday afternoon near jocasta. a protected barrier island just west of fort myers in the hours since landfall in have moved inland, hurricane force winds likely to be felt well into central florida. yeah, thanks again for sticking with us right here on fox. whether i m local customer. and i m jim enah. thank you for joining us and a special welcome to those watching on fox news channel. well, the 2:00 a.m. advisory is in mike lindell, still a category one hurricane. so no major changes there, although and continues to shift and land continues to weaken just a