A very high level. Some are saying its one of the biggest storms ever to hit our country. It built very rapidly,ed a briefing with secretary of Homeland Security and the administrator of fema and we are watching Hurricane Michael. Its just hitting shore now. Winds are going up to close to 200 miles an hour. Category 4. You dont hear about that. Its the most powerful recorded storm to strike the Florida Panhandle ever. It will bring with it anywhere from 150 mile to almost 200 mile an hour winds. The storm surges could be up to 15 feet. Additional rainfall could also produce Flash Flooding at the highest levels. We have been in constant communications with governor rick scott of florida. With all the authorities in the various states. Were very well prepared for massive amounts of food and we have First Responders all over, the Electrical Companies are staged and ready to go in after the storm. Over a thousands trucks. We have large amounts of food and water and Everything Else that you
beach. we re back looking at images from panama city beach, florida. it looks as though the rear view mirror on the passenger side has been ripped off. we spoke to kerry sanders on panama city outside his hotel and lester holt who is inside a three-story structure and he couldn t even show us outside the window because it was too dangerous. lester and his crew put the mattresses against those glass sliding doors. for people who do this on a regular basis, those of us who have covered a number of hurricanes, you don t really hear the words too dangerous from us a lot. we run toward these things. it s what we do. so when you have veteran hurricane reporters telling you that it s dangerous, it s the real thing her glasses blew off her head. while she was on tv. kerry sanders baseball helmet blew off his head. mariana was holding onto something.
carolina, a familiar spot for hurricane reporters and a scary one tomorrow. it is, indeed, shep. you see behind me some stallworth certainers out there taking advantage of some the highest waves they have ever seen. you ordinarily will only see surf like this when there is a major tropical storm system brewing. as you look down the beach here, really you are not going to see anyone without a surf board. most of the tourists are heeding the warnings and leaving. now, the mandatory evacuation for tourists is in effect today. then there is a mandatory evacuation beginning tomorrow for residents in this area. however, there were some people we spoke with who said they planned to stay behind. listen. we re pretty self-sufficient. i think we can handle ourselves. we have got a supply of water and food and everything. we got a doggy we take care of. everything will be all right. but thousands of other residents not wanting to take any chances. you can see the storm shutters