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Were worried about specific neighborhoods that had never got flooding before. once it gets safe on the roads, we can get out and take a look and go to some of those areas that have probably never seen effects like this. it s been since 1921 that tampa and st. pete actually had their own brush with their last big hurricane. how about if you reporter: and now irma comes along. how about if you take off after you towel off, dry off, catch your breath from having to report within all these wind squalls. you re an absolute rock star, thomas roberts. we are going to see you again but step away for a few minutes. reporter: thank you. there was a little bit yeah that towel won t get too much more wet. we also have good news about the category strength, steve sosna. this is to be expected. after landfall you have a weakening system. so down to a 1 with officially that was called. officially at 2:00 this morning. brand-new off the presses here. ....
Miles an hour. let s take you a little further up the coast. this is the new jersey coastline, delaware and maryland coastal areas. if you live in those areas, this information is for you. your main impact, while they ll start as we go through the night to be. the peak will be tomorrow afternoon until about 4:00 a.m. sunday morning. i ll give you the all clear in the jersey shore by about 4:00 sunday afternoon. once again, some storm surge. not devastating. the rainfall could be crazy. four to eight with max 15 inches of rain. those are areas that have gotten a lot of rain this august already. max winds, 70 to 90. the last zone, these will be the last people to feel the effects, coastal connecticut, rhode island, massachusetts, long isle and new york city. your impact will begin as we go throughout your saturday afternoon. the initial rain, some of those wind squalls. the peak of the storm for southern new england coastal areas will be 4:00 a.m. sunday to 2:00 p.m. sunday. i think i ll ....
forces in libya are free tonight. late word of a new kidnapping and last ditch battles that may be linked to moammar gadhafi s escape plan. and cnn goes inside the virginia nuclear power plant near the epicenter of that historic quake. we have a lot of questions about nuclear safety and whether the east coast is prepared if another big one hits. wolf blitzer s off today. i m joe johns. you re in the situation room. hurricane irene is bearing town on the bahamas with winds of up to 120 miles an hour right now, and the national weather service warns this category 3 monster could be upgraded, upgraded to a category 4 tomorrow. that means irene could be capable of catastrophic damage when it slams the east coast in the days ahead. the storm has been pounding the turks and caicos and other islands and gaining strength along the way. there are reports of damage but so far no serious injuries. we do have a view from space that gives you an idea of just how big the storm ....