Category two. Instead he exploded in veracity to a category four. Its going to cause a huge amount of damage. Our hearts go out to those folks. Sandra thats it for us. Special courage continues here on the Fox News Channel with Shepard Smith. Hurricane michael, its on the way and it is expected to be historic. Im Shepard Smith on the fox news deck. Often in programming including outnumbered will not be seen today. Hurricane michael is a major category 4 storm set to make landfall somewhere around Panama City Beach, florida. It is expected to be the most powerful storm ever to hit the region. It is but an hour or two away. Lets get a live update from the National Hurricane center in miami. Back to the National Hurricane center, this is ken graham on the operant center. Its noon eastern, 11 00 central. The latest information on the Hurricane Michael. A couple of things to make note
here, the latest information we have wins still at 150 miles power. The pressure has dropped. We have the H
you can see the rain. that is the eye wall, where you are finding the most destructive winds. once the center pushes onshore, potentially catastrophic wind damage is likely. highly likely, especially anywhere between apalachicola into panama city. it is definitely very close to making landfall. all of the same features are present to carry it into the florida panhandle. high pressure to the east, front, mid section. but it seems like this one, even as it interacts with land, will stay a hurricane for a longer period of time. possibly a category 2 system moving into sections of georgia. then, eventually a tropical storm around the middle atlantic states. we have new advisories that have been updated, four portions of north and south carol anna. here s a closer view. it is likely to make landfall between panama city and mexico beach. that will happen in the next
of newsroom. two major stories unfolding this hour. mitt romney locks down the republican nomination, but this morning all the buzz is about who really stole the show. but first, hurricane isaac unloads its fury. floodwaters are rising, and rescues are lagging far behind. so let s quickly bring you up to speed on isaac and the conditions that are living up to some of the worst fears. a levee in plaquemines parish is overtopped. that is as serious as a breach which is a structural failure, but it can undermine the strength of the levee. the overtopping is occurring in an 18-mile stretch, and emergency officials are warning of significant deep flooding. that is already happening. parish president says some homes are under as much as 14 feet of water. also this morning, we re hearing from one family who did not heed the warnings to evacuate that parish. the floodwaters have chased them to the attic where they are stranded with their baby. listen to this heart-wrenching phone
morning all the buzz is about who really stole the show. but first, hurricane isaac unloads its fury. floodwaters are rising,nd rescues are lagging far behind. so let s quickly bring you up to speed on isaac and the conditions that are living up to some of the worst fears. a levee in plaquemines parish is overtopped. that is as serious as a breach which is a structural failure, but it can undermine the strength of the levee. the overtopping is occurring in an 18-mile stretch, and emergency officials are warning of significant deep flooding. that is already happening. parish president says some homes are under as much as 14 feet of water. also this morning, we re hearing from one family who did not heed the warnings to evacuate that parish. the floodwaters have chased them to the attic where they are stranded with their baby. listen to this heart-wrenching phone conversation with cnn affiliate wwl. right now, i m in my attic with my wife and my year and a half old baby. th