there are so many stories and about a people here people are talking about how they will rebuild again. it seems impossible but not in their hearts and in their minds. molly: that was an incredible interview we thank tom for the interview and his service in the amazing spirit and just pulling for the people in that community the devastation behind you that is shocking to see with the american flag is really heartening. thank you very much. kevin: thank you so much, obviously colorado that s an important story to me and 70 millions of americans and we wish them the very best. the governor of kentucky declaring a state of averages after tornadoes strike the commonwealth again rita hit the very same areas devastated by twisters last month. the very latest from hopkinsville kentucky, i m not sure if this was an m0 or f1
and will muhit and rita hit. the drought is over with a vengeance. the harvey hurricane it wasn t the winds, of course, that were so destructive there. it hit with wind speeds considerably lower. but it hugged around and dumped a ton of water. here we re looking at the islands that s just been through this. and the earlier reports we re getting is when 185 mile per hour winds hit anywhere, that s going to do an unbelievable amount of damage, right? absolutely. chris, this is roughly equivalent to an ef4, even ef5 tornado. the winds around the eye, that doughnut that s right adjacent to the calm eye, that s what causes the damage. unless you re living in a strong home or some sort of building that s reinforced, traditional
the previous record was allan, which hit back in 1980, 18 hours above 180 miles per hour. you can t just take a snapshot. you have to integrate over time. and if you look at the size and the intensity and the persistence i mean folks in florida and even carolina and the coastal georgia need to look at this. 2005 that s the year katrina hit and will muhit and rita hit. the drought is over with a vengeance. the harvey hurricane it wasn t the winds, of course, that were so destructive there. it hit with wind speeds considerably lower. but it hugged around and dumped a ton of water. here we re looking at the islands that s just been through this. and the earlier reports we re getting is when 185 mile per hour winds hit anywhere, that s going to do an unbelievable
declared evacuation. this is something happens on the local level. neil: not a lot of fighting back and forth, but the argument with sylvester turner, the democratic mayor not issuing an evacuation. says it would cause more. for dietary journal florida attorney general maybe the community should have been evacuated, allow them be evacuated now. everybody seems to be on the same page about keeping people safe. what you make? i agree with that. the texas house of representatives, issued a report after rita hit. in 2005, and you have approximately 3.7 million peopl people. and they took the evacuations during hurricane rita, over 100 deaths. 60 of them were linked directly to the evacuation.