Vehicle come through, beyond that, seen no one, best case scenario. we don t want to see anybody out. this is clearwater beach, across from the inlet is clearwater. they are at higher ground. winds kick up, we hope there is not debris that comes flying and water does not way its way to pockets they were not expecting. it is coming through like this. it is just moving as if it is its own entity, like it should be here thshg is storm surge. todd: robert, you are in a foot of water, some areas expecting 15 feet of storm surge. safety is paramount and we know you will get to higher and safer ground. most homes in florida are single
Some serious allergic reactions and lung inflammation can occur. lasting remission can start with stelara®. if you ve been financially impacted by covid-19, janssen may be able to help. jillian: strong wind from tropical storm elsa slamming florida s west coast, this is clearwater beach, the wind picking up, landfall is expected on the northern gulf coast later this morning. todd: janice dean tracking it now with the latest fox weather forecast. janice: still seeing the result of the storm system. it is weakening, that is good news but the results are kind of the same, heavy rain, 3 to 5 inches across a wide swath, isolated total fire than that. 65 mile-per-hour sustained
That s what the governor was doing. this is clearwater beach, florida. you can see the weather for all intents and purposes it is fine. it s fine, but nobody knows what the next 8-10 hours will bring. that is the concern. it is a monster hurricane. we will keep you up to speed on this. 1 mile per hour. 15 mile-per-hour. the director of the national hurricane center with all a lot more answers on what this storm may do is joining me next.
Coming. trace: all my goodness gracious. that s nothing to toy with. brendon: and that s why we re so, so grateful that you have us on our show today so can you tell me how the that we can get that information structures of the island seem to be holding up so far? out. i know you ve talked about water, but can you give us an idea of the structural damage? once people are informed, it tends to ease that tension and do you look at out your windowd they can follow the procedures that are in place. say, oh, my goodness. trace: mr. mayor, the best how do we recover from this? or are things holding up fairly of luck to you and your people. decently? thank you for your time. a lot of people who are in a i know you re busy, but fingers are crossed for you. good luck. brendon: thank you so much position that have had their homes renovated. and god bless you. from what i can see, i can see a bit of roof damage. for the most part, it seems like trace: yet. same to you. a lot of flood
craft bobbing in the water there. not going anywhere today. most of the entire central and north part of the state is right now under a tornado watch, not a warning but a watch. a good indication of just the breadth of this storm, tropical storm debby and how far its reach. from tornadoes to water spouts to flooding in the tampa area, to the one death in venus, florida, reported so far. heavy rainfall. maybe up to 20 or 25 inches before all is said and done. we re going to continue to get pounded for at least the next couple of days. soledad? you ll be in the middle of it. john, thanks for the update. we ll keep checking in. tornado and flood warnings are still in effect today. let s get right to meteorologist alexandra steele, in for rob this morning. he made really great points, john, did, because what we re looking at is this is the tropical storm and it is stationary. that s been the biggest problem with this thing. there s no momentum. there s no movement because t