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life-threatening storm surge. we just learned the updated storm surge projections for those areas is now staggers. it is now 12 to 18 feet. that is the warning. already more than 16 on,000 customers are without power across the state of florida. more than 2.5 million people are under an erag ways order or warning. governor desantis said residents in the cross hairs need to shelter in place, because it is too late to leave. if you are in any of those counties, it s no longer possible to safely evacuate. it s time to hunker down and prepare for this storm. this is a powerful storm that should be treated like you would treat if a tornado was approaching your home. we are covering all angles up and down the western coast of florida. let s begin with john berman. he s in tampa. what can you tell us? reporter: good morning poppy and jim. this storm is bringing three interrelated threats. the winds, an historic storm, one of the most powerful projected, particularly ab ....
Anticipate we will, we re not coming. we re not putting people in peril when they didn t heed the mandatory evacuation. giving what we know now, do you know how many homes, what area will be under water when the worst of it hits there, when the worst of the storm surge hits for? well, right now, as it appears, probably not anything under water. we re expecting 4 to 6 feet of storage surge. areas of upper tampa bay, safety harbor, northeast st. petering burg, those are the areas we most concerned about. well, that s a good update to hear, but i know you and your team are taking this seriously, sheriff gualtieri, it s going to ....