Back in all the way from tampa bay all the way up to appear latch shah cola bay storm surge will increase over the next couple hours. we are seeing a lot of tornado warnings. so far there have been 11 as the governor has said. of the four or five that happened since about 3:00 a.m. this morning. at least three of those by our meteorologists have indicated radar indicated tornadoes; in other words, they have seen debris in those rotations but that will all be confirmed by the national weather service, local forecasting offices throughout the day. we will obviously see more tornadic activity as the day goes along. if you are in a tornado warning in your area, get to an interior room. free from windows, consider putting mattresses and things over your head, even to include helmets. we can replace a lot of limbs but we cannot replace your head, obviously. so, please protect your head, cover your head at all cost.
Are on deck right now. there s going to be a lot of efforts as this storm passes. but this thing is hitting really within the next hour and a half, most likely. it s going to make landfall. it is a major hurricane, as we have been saying it was likely to be for the last couple days. we just hope everybody stays safe. don t put your life at risk by doing anything dumb at this point. this thing is powerful. if you are inside, just hunker down until it gets past you. you don t want to be messing around with these winds. there is going to be things flying all over the place. obviously if you are in a place that s close to the coast, and you see that surge, that s going to be legitimate surge, it s going to be a big, big deal. and it s going to be very, very dangerous. and there we go with our power here. we re back. so, i m going to have kevin guthrie come up. we will hear from major generals who.
Unfortunately. if people have not left that area they are in deep trouble. if you haven t left certain pockets of clearwater beach you also may be in trouble as the wind pushes in. [horn] continues here this morning. the sun coming up in the next hour. we will get a better assessment of how many roads are actually underwater from this surge off the gulf of mexico, guys. brian: do you have any idea what that siren is? steve: it s a car horn. that is a horn. that is a horn from a vehicle that is inside of a garage, beyond my camera shot here. it happens. you know, anything happens in a hurricane. we will probably start to hear home alarms go off, too, as water potentially innun dates some of the homes. hopefully that doesn t happen but we do see that in these major hurricanes. and, by the way, this major hurricane, this is not the norm by any means for the big bend. it s historic. they just haven t seen it. it doesn t occur in that part of florida. and tampa, by the way, as you
But you have to run from the water. this was always a storm surge event. just because of the vulnerable coast line and how and the fact that we are seeing this incredible amount of water pushed in from the gulf of mexico. that s why this is catastrophic. don t even pay attention to the category at this point. right? you are still going to feel strong winds, hurricane force winds for a duration of hours and they are saying treat that almost like a tornado, right? go to the lowest portion of your home away from the windows. but this is a storm surge event like fort myers was during ian. brian: i love governor desantis tone over the whole thing. not sensationalistic. right to the point. as a matter of fact. ainsley: not dramatic. steve: he has had practice. brian: not hair on fire. here is the surge, this is what we have got to do. this is where the vaccines belong. it s very similar style from when we were dealing with him with two years of the pandemic. steve: janice has a bu
Know, taking in surge as well. tampa bay like a big catcher s mitt pulling in the water from this hurricane, guys. it s something else and we re going to be out here. steve: yes indeed. ainsley: robert, thank you so much. the governor said the storm surge could be as high as 15 to 16 feet. did he suspend the tolls so people could evacuate and not have to pay the tolls. he said there are 25,000 line workers on standby to assist with the power restoration and estimates 30 to 40 workers will thereby eventually to help. he has closed the schools in 50 different districts closed. 29 state colleges and seven universities have closed or canceled classes. i was talking to one woman who said she dropped her child off at school on friday in tampa, and on thursday they had dinner and met another family from their small town in new jersey, and the lady said i live here now, if your daughter gets in think trouble or needs any help i m here. she can call me. so monday the child says mom, i need