and that area right there near tallahassee is called the big bend, where the panhandle of florida hits the peninsula, hits the gulf coast while the panhandle has been traveling over the gulf of mexico, which is warmer than it has been in the past. it is gaining even more strength. so now let us go to cnn news central anchor john berman who is live in steinhatchee, florida. what is the major concern for residents there? reporter: the major concern is the storm surge, jake. there s no question about it. i m standing right now in a marina and the hurricane in 2016 people were walking away with water up to their waist. that was 6 foot storm surge. they re talking 10 to feet storm