mid-atlantic states. after leaving florida, ian did make landfall earlier today near myrtle beach, south carolina, as a category one hurricane. it heavily flooded a local street. do you see this? this was a scene a few miles south and nearby pawleys island. the streets are turning into rivers look at this. the power of the storm surge as the hurricane was churning, the atlantic ocean, it sliced a peer into. as ian news northward tonight, a tornado watches now in effect for parts of the carolinas and virginia for at least one more hour until 10 pm eastern. meanwhile, back in florida, the extent of the destruction, well, it s staggering. this, that we re looking at, that is aerial video of fort myers beach. much of the committee has simply been totally obliterated. the result of a hurricane smashing into that part of florida as a massive category four storm. last night, the sheriff s office in lee county what you campuses the fort myers area, is releasing this new video, showin
the devastation in very direct terms. the impacts of this storm are historic and the damage that was done has been historic and this is just off initial assessments. take a look at fort myers, close to where ian made landfall. you see the downed trees and the boats tossed around like toys. storm surges as high as 7 to 10 feet swept through surrounding areas making streets look more like oceans. ian has left more than 2.5 million floridians without power. folks who were in shelters are leaving to see if they even have a home to return to. the focus is now on the people who did not evacuate. finding a lot of the roads are impassable. we have a lot of power lines down, a lot of flooding going on. i don t want to speculate on fatalities, but we have had some reports being called into us in reference to potential bodies being found. right now the storm is moving eastward through florida with the carolinas and georgia in its sights with flash flooding a major concern. you c
Thursday afternoon, the harbors in the Midcoast were getting cleared of dinghies and sailboats, in anticipation of rolling oceans and heavy winds. The path of Hurricane Lee shifted again slightly eastward, after shifting westward Wednesday, and.
Presidentjoe biden said the state will get whatever help it needs. we re worried about the ocean surge, we don t know what exactly it is, hour to hour we are watching this, i told the governor and the mayor, likely to hit the first, we ll be there as long as they need making sure they have everything they need. the management agencies said it s standing ready to support florida in the path of hurricane 10 too. i know the people of florida are no strangers to storms, and i urge all floridians to take this storm seriously. very few people can survive being in the path of major storm surge, and the storm will be deadly if we don t get out of the way. early i spoke to someone from
Receive the edges of a hurricane in this area has received the edges of many hurricane canes but if the strike materialises the core of a powerful category three could move through later tomorrow. and at this stage, do people have to leave the state to be saved or are there local options for them?- saved or are there local options for them? they would follow where options for them? they would follow where the options for them? they would follow where the actuation - follow where the actuation orders issued by local authorities and evacuate tens of miles, not hundreds of miles. ., ., of miles, not hundreds of miles. . ., , miles. 0k, well, i are a busy man. thanks miles. 0k, well, i are a busy man. thanks indeed - miles. ok, well, i are a busy man. thanks indeed for- miles. 0k, well, i are a busy man. thanks indeed for yourj man. thanks indeed for your time. presidentjoe biden has already approved an emergency declaration for florida on monday. many of the state s counties are a