Are already without power. And as millions in georgia and South Carolina brace for impact, millions more in florida are starting to take stock of the damage. The coast got the worst of it. This Video Showing how the wind tore roofs off of houses. Downtown cedar key, city hall was swamped with 6 feet of water. Officials say the storm surge got as high as 15 feet. Thats on top of 100 miles an hour winds. Strong enough to pull this Gas Station Awning on to its side. More than a quarter Million People are without power in florida. And moments ago, the head of fema talked about the people who chose to ride out the storm. And my biggest concern is those people who chose not to evacuate, and i know that our local first responders, the heroes that are out there in those local communities are doing amazing job already of going into the areas where people did not evacuate, and helping to get them to safety. Lets go to crystal river, florida, where msnbcs jose diazbalart has been moving through s
Were spared. The tampa bay area, i think things are good. Leon county is doing well. Were still assessing what is all going on on the ground in the places that had the initial impact. As i mentioned, the storm is now into georgia bearing down on savannah, which is under both a Hurricane Warning and a tornado watch. After that, its expected to push into South Carolina, slamming the area between columbia and charleston. This is what idalia looks like when it came ashore along keaton beach. Thats one of several coastal florida towns that got the worst of it. Areas that have never seen a hurricane like this. The town of perry is another, and that is where this unbelievable video was shot. 100 Miles Per Hour winds flipping a Gas Station Awning right onto its side. Right now roughly 275,000 people are without power across florida, more than 90,000 already in georgia, and thats where we begin in georgia. Nbcs Lindsey Reiser joins me now from savannah, lindsey, whats the biggest concern where
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