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i was on the police department for 25 years, saw a lot of storms here. this is by far the worst storm i have ever witnessed. i promise you, i m never going to sit through another storm ever again here. i am one of the lucky ones. just some of the survivors of hurricane ian after the storm decimated wide sections of florida, and now the storm is on track to make a second u.s. landfall threatening the carolinas and georgia. good morning, and welcome to morning joe, it is friday, september 30th. joe is off this morning, but we ll get right to the latest with ian. intensing into a hurricane again, heading to south carolina after leaving a trail of devastation in florida. it is expected to make landfall near charleston around noon today as a category 1 storm. the national hurricane center is warning it could unleash life threatening storm surge, floods and strong winds. a state of emergency is in place for the carolinas, georgia and virginia. the damage from hurricane ....
We re looking at moving at northeast at 9 miles per hour. as we go throughout the hours here today. the location not far from charleston, 145 miles south, southeast of charleston. and you can see on radar, already seeing that heavy rain. most of the rain is on the northern edge, we re seeing that already. where you see brighter colors, the reds, oranges, yellows, that s where we re seeing the heavy rains falling. north carolina, south carolina and a bit of georgia seeing that as well. as a result, we do have a flood watch. that is ingrained for portions of virginia, north carolina, south carolina, and georgia. also looking at those flash flood warnings. that means flooding is happening at this moment. where we see the red, that s where we see the flooding happening. we saw that on radar, where we see the darker colors. 15 million impacted by the flood alerts. we re concerned for life threatening flooding, storm surge once again, it has been such a water story with ian, and will continu ....
A state of emergency is in place for the carolinas, georgia and virginia. the damage from hurricane ian is coming into clearer view in southwest florida. at least 12 people have been killed across the state due to the storm with president joe biden warning it could be the deadliest hurricane in state history. officials say some of the hardest hit areas are fort myers, sanibel and fort myers. homes are wiped out. 2 million people still are without electricity across florida this morning. officials say the electric grid for lee and charlotte counties will have to be completely rebuilt. cell service is also down for the majority of the area, and many people don t have access to the internet. this video shows a section of the causeway linking sanibel island to florida s mainland has been destroyed and washed away. let s go to naples, florida. ....
With the heavy rainfall. people need to be in their safe place now, and sort of ride out the worst of the storm that s going to occur in the next 12 to 24 hours. michael, as you look at the next 12 to 24 hours, we saw some of our forecasts earlier this morning. the rain bands extending all the way up into the northeast which speaks to the size of this storm. who else should be thinking about sort of nasty weather coming their way. yeah, i mean, you know, there s going to be sort of a separate high wind event up into the chesapeake bay region as the circulation of ian interacts with the front. the heavy rainfall front, we were focused on the carolinas to the lower mid atlantic states over the next day or so. some places have as much rain as 6 to 8 inches in virginia and north carolina. we get to the mountains, and that can cause considerable flash flooding. the coast of south carolina and parts of georgia, north carolina, getting ready as we ....
The national hurricane center is warning it could unleash life threatening storm surge, floods, and strong winds. a state of emergency is in place for the carolinas, georgia, and virginia. the damage from hurricane ian is coming into clearer view in southwest florida. at least 12 people have been killed across the state due to the storm with president joe biden warning it could be the deadliest hurricane in state history. nbc nightly news anchor, lester holt walked through flooded and destroyed neighborhoods meeting people who survived the storm. reporter: our first look at ian s astonishing trail of destruction. entire neighborhoods flattened, homes still smoldering. people s possessions and livelihoods strewn across beach. our community has been in some respects, decimated. this is what s left on sanibel island, shredded buildings, ripped off foundations, the causeway ....