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To the shelters just because it s too dangerous to be out here on the road. there are power lines down. even though you can see it s pitch brack out here and the power is out. that doesn t mean the power lines don t have power and, of course, trees are down. just the idea of driving in this hurricane is just a little too dangerous. which is certainly why law enforcement are urging people to just stay where you are no matter what you need. essentials. if you can, just stay where you are right now, especially with daylight expected in less than two hours there. kerry sanders. for now let s go to joe fryer who is in galveston, texas, a little northeast and not looking nearly as bad as the situation. kerry was facing joe, but definitely those winds are picking up. we can tell. yeah. the wind and rain have spikd up just here in the last couple of minutes. more than we ve been experiencing so far this morning. you re right. it s not nearly as bad as where kerry is, and it wasn t supposed ....
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Up, there s a big difference in those final 20, 30, 40-mile-per-hour winds. we know in victoria it s been over a decade since a storm like this has hit around there. you have lifers who basically say, yes, we ve been through so many of these storms. we know how to do this, but you may have some people new to the community as well. what were you gathering from some of the people you spoke with as far as their preparings and how they were taking in the storm? i just lost a lot of the question in the noise of the rain. try it one more time. i m going to see if i can listen a little closer. with the people who you spoke with before the height of this storm, knowing that it s been over a decade since the storm like this hit texas. what were you hearing? you have lifers who know and maybe news after 10, 12 years of seeing a hurricane like this ....
Galveston that know what it s like to ride out this hurricane. there was ike. you were talking to me about it in 2008. what was the mindset of a lot of residents there knowing that, no, this is not necessarily the same kind of threat as further south in the coast, but when it comes to the flooding that may come in the next couple of days with this system stalling, how are they approaching that? . they have an understanding of what is going on here. they knew this wasn t going to be as strong as hurricane ike. they weren t as worried about the winds in the storm surge. you can see water marks and businesses that talk about just how high the floodwaters got. homeowners that we talk with say especially those in low-lying areas that know they re prone to flooding say that that s what they re keeping an eye on. there are a lot of sand bags put out. in fact, it was hard to find sand bags yesterday. ....
Night. a lot of their work will be when day breaks. 6:55 is when sunrise is there, when they start going out and responding to these calls. talk about the resources they have because this is a small community. there s 67,000 people in victoria? it s a small community, but the fire department and the police department here just to show you the dedication, some of the officers live more than an hour ago. they left their families to go on shift and start working and work around the clock. some of them catching cat naps. they ve had patrols out on the street until they got as bad as it is right now. just to make sure that the few cars that were out there had a reason to be out there and not just looky lous driving around. one of the biggest problems that happens here is after a hurricane or in this case during what s going to be a prolonged hurricane, people have a tendency to get sort of couped up in their homes, and they decide to, like, well, i have a big enough pickup truck. let s go ....