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a very high level. some are saying it s one of the biggest storms ever to hit our country. it built very rapidly,ed a briefing with secretary of homeland security and the administrator of fema and we are watching hurricane michael. it s just hitting shore now. winds are going up to close to 200 miles an hour. category 4. you don t hear about that. it s the most powerful recorded storm to strike the florida panhandle ever. it will bring with it anywhere from 150 mile to almost 200 mile an hour winds. the storm surges could be up to 15 feet. additional rainfall could also produce flash flooding at the highest levels. we have been in constant communications with governor rick scott of florida. with all the authorities in the various states. we re very well prepared for massive amounts of food and we have first responders all over, the electrical companies are staged and ready to go in after the storm. over a thousands trucks. we have large amounts of food and water and everything ....
well, right now it s just not being a little complacent. people that have lived in florida a long time just get a little complacent with these things. even though it s, you know, considerably offshore, we are still going to get tropical-force winds for 12, 15 hours. we are going to see some certainly some power outages and i m worried about the coastal erosion and flooding. i know there are evacuation orders in place. you said it s like a ghost town. did ever resident heed the warnings? obviously, the ones in the surf didn t. no. you know, at the end of the day we can t force people out. so hopefully as these bands come in, we are advising people to please stay inside. once the winds reach 50 miles per hour, unfortunately we can t come get you if you get in trouble. just as a rough estimate, what percentage of your town do you think remains in their homes, remains in cocoa beach? ....
Let us know what you are going. we were looking at him half an hour ago. can you hear us? put this in perspective. now standing out there on the patio of the hotel. there was no wind there. he s facing the building at the moment. the building was blocking the wind. that s why the surf didn t look so serious and why it didn t look so serious. he pulled out into an alley where you can see the wind and it was remarkable. now he s in that same spot. a baseball helmet. we saw the out door swimming pool. looked like you were looking at the ocean. the wind has changed. i m glad he has that helmet on. the video going around, jim cantore had a two by four that flew maybe 10, 15 feet passed it. if it would have hit him, it would have been ugly. reporter: came across about ....