the way of that cannot survive. we saw that last year. structures get washed,a way and vehicles, and wind at 125 mile per hour, roofs will be ripped apart. in clearwater and tampa area, what we re not seeing thankfully is a lot of structural damage. roofs that were peeled off by heavy wind and not seeing the surge we could have seen, up to seven feet. we saw about four feet. having said that, this morning was intense, no doubt about it. one point, jasper think we thought it was going to be a lot worse here. there are people going through t tremendous amount. the storm is not done it is moving to georgia and south carolina, charleston. a lot more to go, more assment d
turned roads to rivers after idalia rolled ashore as a category 3 storm. water reaching four feet high in some spots. we await high tide. governor kemp is holding a press briefing, let s listen in. your honor itting us loose to do the job we are trained to do, we appreciate that. that quick response allows us to fill a room with state assets to do the job we need to do. we have prepositioned assets all over the state, patrol, dnr, forestry commission, air asset, drone, search and rescue teams, tarps, mre s, water, things needed we have prepositioned and down range. we have our staff inside local
multiple hazards, storm surge, wind stretching to the coastal carolinas during the next 24 to 36 hours. janice: janice dean here. thank you for your wonderful work, first of all, hats off to you at national hurricane center. you are our beacon and you did so well with the forecasting of this storm. it was very accurate from the get go, it was a tropical starm and hurricane and intensity forecast was right on. what do you attribute this to? we have a lot of great experience here and had a lot of storms so we know what to look for in terms of the environment. great modeling capabilities we ve impelemented are tools to make the forecast for the track and intensity. that is information we need to
shelters up and shelters run by the counties. the 800-number is a number that will get you service or visit our website for a list. we have a banner scrolling says kroo the top of ours that will get you to resources we might have. we are standing by waiting for the storm to continue doing what it s doing. we are in wait and hold pattern. the governor mentioned we are hopeful it is out by 8 p.m. this evening, maybe 10:00 and we will begin to,a sess. those hit first, we will try to get to you first to provide resources. with that, we ll take questions. you have anything? so as governor mentioned, it is category 1 hurricane right now, weakening quickly,
management centers to get response quickly and in a timely manner. something we want to remind everybody, trees that are down, it will take a while. we remind you, 72 hours is time frame you need to be thinking before you can expect a true power response. if before that, we are very pleased, ittic tas time to get back into the area. we have to clear right-of-ways and assess transformers, get live wires down. we need wind below 35 before we can get folks up in bucket trucks. that is important. we have shelters all over the state, as well. if you have to evacuate due to the storm, we have shelters standing, american red cross has