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Of st. marks, about 20 miles south of here because that town is going to probably get to at least nine feet of storm surge. when that happens the issue there is that that town lies between two rivers. the st. marks and the wichita river. when those two rivers converge, right near that town, it is very low lying town. we have also got the apalachee bag, which has never seen a hurricane of this strength in recorded history. so, we have got the history coming up that, by we could be cut off if we hadn t pulled out of the town. we re going to try to get back to that town as early as we can tomorrow morning. there are emergency evacuation orders for the residents of st. mark s, a lot of people did heed those orders, but still several people stayed behind and emergency officials are ....
Way as far as you can see because it is so low to the water. you ve got three bodies of water converging here. this is the st. marks river. you ve got app latchie bay has never seen a category 3 hurricane in recorded history. that s why folks are so worried about how it could affect this area. they just don t have a barometer with which to measure it. some people here have built-in protections. this house is up on about 15 to 20 feet of concrete stilts. but this house is the exception. most houses are like these over here, low-lying, vulnerable, not too well put together, some of them. and, again, that s why there are mandatory evacuations here. i just talked to an emergency management official from just north of here who covers the county. emergency evacuation orders are in place. sheriffs deputies have been going door to door knocking on doors through this town. of course you can not physically force people out of their homes. but they are strongly urging people to get out of their h ....
Bring with it strong winds and life-threatening storm surge. i am very hopeful, i am praying. reporter: it is all hands on deck in hillsborough county. residents preparing for the potential power of hurricane idalia, filling sandbags, bracing for up to 11 feet of storm surge along the florida coast. after ian last year, and keeping hurricane kit because ian stuck up on us. reporter: 19 counties under emergency evacuation orders. officials warning million of residents along florida s west coast to get to higher ground. this is going to be a major hurricane. this is going to be a powerful hurricane. reporter: supplies are quickly running out. this woman could grab the last few remaining gallons of water at thi publix. are you ready? i m used to it. just hunker down and hope for the best and pray we have power. reporter: residents are being asked to keep their gas tanks at least half full. but there are concerns after gas was contaminated at 29 gas stations across florid ....
Fayetteville, west of charlotte and the mountains, expect flooding and potential landslides beginning tonight and continuing into monday. some of the areas will be impacted that have rarely experienced any flooding. get prepared and stay alert for forecast updates and emergency evacuation orders. finally, please be safe and be smart and use your common sense. don t drive through water, no matter how confident you feel or how much you want to get out of the house. roads are closed in many places and more are closing even as we speak. secretary trogdan will inform you about the closings, when you re out there you re impeding emergency vehicles, you re ....
Reason why it s dead quiet here. people have gotten out. people have hunkered down in their homes and gone to shelters t. roadway you are seeing right now. that is the beginning of the overseas highway, so we ve seen some cars still coming northbound, very few going in the direction of the peck-up truck you see headed southbound now. most people getting out, because in the florida keys, keep this in mind, there are 42 bridges between here and key west. so what monroe county emergency managers have pointed out is, hey, any 81 of those 42 bridges goes out and you re stuck. that s what makes the keys such a dangerous place to be. also, all the hospitals there are closed and they ve said, listen, if you stay in the keys, despite emergency evacuation orders that have been in place for days, don t expect first responders to risk their lives to come save you if you have an emergency. now, asmin and aymon, i can tell you rain is starting to fall as ....