height here in crystal river at 4:30 in the afternoon eastern standard time which means we have several hours to go before we see this rising. by the way, it has risen at least five feet, at least from where we were which is right where the water s edge was. it was completely dry several years ago. now it is inupdated with water. these aren t tropical storm-force winds at this point. it feels like a regular storm during a florida summer afternoon. but this is definitely from the effects of hurricane idalia. let me now go to brian todd who is joining us now from another part of the west coast of florida. brian, tell me where you are and tell me what is happening where you are at this hour? reporter: we re in tallahassee, the same city that john berman is in, but we re in a different location, pretty far away from him in the city.