we are on weather alert. >> here is what you need to know. parts of the bay area are under a tornado watch. >> citrus county schools announ we are still waiting to hear from hillsboro and pascoe county. there are some sort of false reports out there saying the schools are closed, we do not know that as of yet. also, closing in the last two hours, check out those live pictures from the live drive camera. right now it's closed in both

wind. and here the bridge is there i promise but it is there -- barely visible. >> no it's not. looking live were hermine is heading. and, this is along the northern west coast. emergency management has evacuated this area. you can see some really rough surf, it's really kicking up. we have team coverage of this hurricane. multip c were flooding is still a big concern. let's start with denis phillips . >> yes, this is something that we have been talking about for the past nine days to and at long last -- and at long last it is a hurricane. it does not mean hurricane force winds we will not see winds anywhere close to

nice thing is despite the fact that we have had rain rainfall totals have been nowhere near as heady. in the coastal flooding is the problem and you look at this and you say that looks a little bit different all of a sudden you have the look of a hurricane. and, really continue for the next 6 to 8 hourshe a best rain rolling. and, -- rain roll in, and another one might be an issue. but we will continue to track those unsure until midnight maybe longer and potentially additional flooding as the rains come in. and we will have an update on were hermine is heading. >> and we are under this tornado watch. we have had a couple of warnings and these other

even into hillsboro and polk county, there will be an increased risk for those isolated tornadoes. so we will be watching for that and let you know right away if there is a warning. you can see the bulk of the rain is still offshore and, as we work our way into 8 pm it looks really dry. the bottom line is, the model isn't picking up the moisture. it will be training along the coastline. by midnight, we will s and tomorrow morning, if this model verifies just in time for the peak of the morning commute, it rolls on through through those major bridges. and, even some of this prther t southern counties were not necessarily completely dry

seeing some bands rotating so what's ahead and how much rain can we expect? governor. scott is expected to give an update anytime. by looking live there. the governor is not -- you are looking live there. the governor will as we told you, it is closed. and, they are in their live drive vehicle, warren what are you seeing? >> yes, what we are seeing a lot of water very high waves, some of it coming over the sidewalk, and we are seeing people that have pulled over trying to document this.

barricades are up. still a few people out. but we want you to take a look at some video of how high these waves are. they are crashing over that wall it's very unsafe and cars are struggling to make it through these waters especially southbound kind of near the bayshore boulevard. and, if we can back out live we have learned that emergency vehicles are able to pass through at least until this unsurpassable. thus impossible -- not passable. reporting live, lauren back to you. >> we are having the wind and rain picking up. >> they are having some flooding there. and adam is live on the beach with more.

is completely surrounded by water. and caught dennis was talking about that earlier. right here, about 2 mi.2 of land 17 miles of water most of this is coming from boca bay which it -- is a couple of hundred yards away from us. this is the southern part of the island maybe a mile from the hotel and where a lot of the residents live down here and it is also where the access is a steady steam -- stream -- so we have seen a lot of people with a steady stream coming true. basically, this right here is about a foot and a half 2 feet deep so far most of these vehicles have made it through it does look like it's been rising over the course of the day. of course some of these vehicles have been becoming --

and we have been watching the water levels get up higher on the main boulevard there in st. pete beach earlier today we saw problems and of course right now this road is still open and anyone who needs to be out here needs to use extreme caution. reporting live, adam. thank you. and in pinellas county they are telling people to stay off of the roads. petersburg this is at the mlk street south near lake mcgrory. you can see the water creeping dangerously close to the front doors. the mayor even tweeting out that there is a mitigation project that are in the works. it will hopefully ease this flooding when there are future storms. let's go live from clearwater

>> test >> reporter: yes it is closed but it's not keeping people away. here's what i want to show you. might not be able to see them, because the waves are so high at times. but when it gets low, you see these heads bobbing up and down. they're taking advantage of this. but they shouldn't be. the currents are very strong and, the title kind of goes -- tied they are trying to keep everyone safe. so, that's one issue the other issue is, the coastal flooding say you have been talking about. this- they have been dealing with this flooding. when it got to the point where it reached about this second

than what we saw this afternoon later on this evening they are going to be careful because it could create an issue as they reach their second high tide. they had told us that they have not needed to rescue anyone and they hope to keep it that way. >> we have a lot of heavy sure unstable sand, from all the saturated water. you can talk right off the -- you get knocked right off of your feet. >> now, here's the thing, it's not only dangerous to the people who are going out to the water but also, there's people here on vacation trying to make the best of their vacation that is somewhat ruined.

we will be here throughout the evening back to you. >> all right, and they are staying on track to hit the florida panhandle. >> and eric is live at shell point beach where hermine is expected to make landfall. >> yes, the wind is whipping, the rain is coming in sideways, the hurricanes heading this way the tallahassee area hasn't had a hurricane like this this is the picnic table that is just about underwater. and and the power has been shut down. they are evacuating and moving their boat. they know that this part of the big bend is going to get the

tallahassee is where we are. and, people really have just been trying to get out although we did find people from tallahassee to the beach who behold the spectacle of the ststorm as it moves closer and closer. well, i like to say, that i could be down here as long as i can so i could see some of the waves and the tide coming in. but it looks like i'm not would like.his water is probabl to get a lot higher. everyone that i know is telling me that i should go somewhere safe. 4 and people in the area, they have been experiencing tropical storms and hurricanes before they had dealt with serious hurricanes.

ewater system is taking in doublenoharmally does and they are worried about a potential wastewater backup. and -- >> you can't do things like wash dishes or close, if you can avoid doing those things, but as that storm passes, we're

with it they were let back in this morning, but debris got back into the drainage system, and flooding streets and nearby homes. and, we are there live right now. >> reporter: the rain is coming and going. in the flooding in the street the flooding has started to go down. and the truck is being told right there. i am pretty sure it was flooded out. at the beach earlier, a lot of

storm surge came in, there was that 2 to 3 foot storm surge. but once again, we are close to the beach. and the water goes back up. and it goes back down. people are hoping and those tides do not affect the flooding. this water has come up to the doorsteps of several of these homes. so we are keeping an eye on this. we will keep you posted. i am reporting live. clifton french. thank you. and right now flooding concerns are growing from the cody river along the west side of the river. floodwaters are rising. they are threatening properties in the area in new port richey. but that's what people expected in the area.

spoke with one man experiencing flooding is his back -- in his backyard. >> if the tie doesn't change soon -- tied doesn't change soon, and we get heavy rains we could be in trouble. >> so far no evacuations are in that area. we will keep you posted if that changes. images coming in a tweet on this is at the river walk. he says that the riverwalk is about to literally walk on the river. and, take your eyes on that river. this is what it normally looks like. and where do things stand right -- stand right now? >> you can see people walking on the said it may not be the best conditions.

currents, you want to stay out of the water i know that it can be enticing. and, just again stay on the water. and we have quite a bit of rain across pennell's county. and, right now they do not have any active warnings. and they do have the tornado watch in effect. and, best because as we see these bands of rain spin of those sometimes. so, we are continuing wch for that chance. and that's why we are highlighting this in the storm prediction center, they have issued a slight chance or a in the area. or severe s the storm continues to make its way towards landfall into the big bend area or into the panhandle. soyou can see that it is much more organized than what we

to 14 days. finally, it's coming today and bringing heavy rain across much of the area. so let's take a look at the possible rain totals from here on out. and 3 pm tomorrow morning we are looking at 1 inch -- 1 to 2 more inches of rain, about a half an inch those bands that go through the interior and then, when we work towards tomorrow night, we will see another band of rain coast. and anywhere around in inch to an inch and a half farther. so we are not looking at terribly high rain totals accumulating from oheren out. but a lot of damage has been done and take a look at these tides. the next one is tonight. so maybe we will see a little improvement. but probably not. and then, we get to a high tide at about 3:30 am.

we will start to see some significant improvements with that coastal flooding. as long as we are not getting inundated with heavy rain. so, scattered storms off and on, mostly near the coast. and isolated tornadoes are possible through the night esorpecial about 11 pm. so let's talk about those wind speeds coming up next. we are staying on top of hurricane hermine waiting for that next update. other big headlines. what was aboard the space x rocket that exploded in cape

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the church on heinz avenue. some of theslarge trees could actually be rotting or decaying tonhe inside. they talked abthdais butround t are on it might have been damaged during a previous storm but it didn't all that tim -- ball that time. and if you have large trees like now and get a hold of a professional. people try to do this cheaper rather than have to clean up in repair damage to their homes. in yes, -- >> yes, have a pro come look at it first. and one note in camp a, if it is a protect -- in tampa, if it is a protected tree you could get in trouble. appear here, conditions are continuing to deteriorate as

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closer, this is a live look in the florida panhandle. it doesn't look too bad from the shop. but as we know, it is heading for the panhandle forcing evacuations in northern coastal counties. the governor should update us at any minute from tallahassee on what is going on. it is expected to make landfall at some point tonight>> it is the same storm bringing nessus wind and rain. get home safely. for some, there still is time to prepare. and, remember -- reminding people to be safe and change or charge their cell phones to continue to get up dates. have batteries on hand, and have food and water to last you at least three days. the video you're looking at is clearwater beach. there are some hundreds of

and the person who knows it all is shay. >> yes, a look at our area, --. >> this has been picking up on the and when counties. scattered thunderstorms it probably feels like a typical summer day with breezy or gusty winds. but, take a look at the storm and, this band storms that is just off shore, likely to rotate through and affect coast that may bring extra gusty winds and is continuing to watch for that potential for isolated tornadoes. and, from tampa bay north, on tropical storm warnings, because of the concern for winds. and the gusts are little bit higher than that in this continues through tonight. we are all ready seeing those

around 19 miles per hour. t wind gust have been above 40 miles per hour and up 31 at clearwater. again, and lend -- inland it doesn't look that bad. we do have wind out there, but as we told you through the situation what we are looking at, is the heaviest rain and the strongest winds right a that will continue to be the case throughout the night and i know you want to know, what's after hermine? >> well, -- i have that forecast next we want to show this video. this is right out there by 60, halfway up on the trash. rising onto the pavement onto the boulevard you can see. this is the view from a

watching in preparing. >> yes, we are showing you some of the most stunning video. all leading up to the landfall so the come. caution thrown to the wind, a bicyclist braving floodwaters. and another in sarasota nearly wrecked by the spray of a passing car. look at this incredible video from the air. writing, it's hard to hold your phone study. and, this stretch near a bus stop, no way that a bus could make it through right now. and people wondering what is next. >> started worrying just how close it's going to start working its way up to the house. >> some of you have road seen so much rain. and accuweather -- all ready

that in almost 20 hours. and they are telling people to stay away from the shore. and, it could become the first hurricane to make landfall in florida and more than a decade. -- in more than a decade. and it appears, but some of them want to be prepared for that storm. they're giving us numbers on how many sandbags they gave out to that point. pinellas distributes 39,000, pascoe county reports 9 hernando county stopped giving them out about an hour and a half ago. and they say that they are not handing out anymore sandbags today hillsborough says that there are three distribution locations righ that will be open until 9 pm. and you can find the right now

were have a have decided to close school. >> and they join us from the river to show us how it's looking. >> reporter: right now high time just beginning to hit. and the big concern is storm surge, we can see this water rights possibly 3 to 6 feet, that is why so many peop are rushing out and getting those >> dozens of residents hit up to locations earlier in the day. the expectation is seen flooding along the coast, now that we are dealing with a hurricane. and, there is concern for animals particularly the monkeys. it sits in the middle of this island. their caretakers are ready with an evacuation plan. >> in case of an emergency situatnio we have a containment

endangered. we will tranquilize them with them off of the island and, take them and put them somewhere where they are safe. but, we have yet to have had to do that in any of the storms. >> you can see those monkeys have a home on stilts it is heated and they have made sure that they have plenty of blankets. >> reporter: rising waters will continue to be a concern. district to announce that they are shutting down schools for tomorrow. thank you. and it is still hard to believe that people were doing things like this today knowing how dangerous it was. look at them wfing. this wasn't at the beach but rather off of gainey boulevard.

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and the wife of the former governor. john lynch. and, he canceled because of hermine stay with us as we are expecting the newest advisory on hurricane hermine to come in 15 minutes. are ready, sporadic -- all

hermine has a son weather alert. and, we are still waiting to hear from our major counties about whether schools will be closed tomorrow. let's take another look, you can see, apollo beach. and, cloudy there. the rain is not coming down. the camera is shaking. it doesn't look good. i want to take a look at where is heading. that means, st. george island along the border. do we have that camera? we do not. well, we do know that that's

storm. you can see, we are still seeing those rain bands moving along the coastline. and that red box, a reminder that we do have a tornado watch in effect for quite a few of our counties, through 11:00 tonight and there is some rotation and that's where we get those isolated tornado warnings. this last band, you won't see some condition starting to up a little bit. and, we get more breaks. and you will even see some tomorrow. but i think that we will see it letting off some in comparison to were have been. and, the one hurricane is making its way into the big bend area, a little bit later on tonight close to midnight. and, into the carolinas through the day. and it does look like at this

winds deathly have a strong storm. and, it is heading into the carolinas. then we will continue to move offshore into the atlantic. and, as the cloud bands go to the storm that i into the panhandle overnight tonight, but there's a lot less on the southern side of the system because -- so that's where he will continue to have chances for rain. and associated with hermine. and we are working with a scattered storms off and on. and we will even have breezy conditions at times tomorrow because we are still on the south side of that system. buthe chance for me isolated tornadoes really does and later on tonight -- and -- end later on tonight. so tomorrow, it's still a

most of this will be in the first half of the day. the second half of the day will be drier. and saturday and sunday get better and better. it seems more like a summer day. and then monday it looks fantastic. it is 90 as a high. and dennis is standing by will have the latest update coming up . thank you. and people living in mariners cove, a mobile home park dealing with this. take a look. and, despite the fact that the water is still high, people are in their homes trying to salvage whatever they can and we see that spark right there and less than 12 hours ago. a humvee, that's what you're looking at, you see how it got stuck in that water. and nicole

are right now. >> the rain has been off and on the last hour. i can tell you that the road into the cold water has receded but it is still shut down. right now it's just a waiting game for people who live here. >> they have one last chance to get any -- everything that he needs. >> he ms. at the mariners cove in clearwater. >> session mariners -- he lives at the mariners cove in clearwater. >> you can see people going by boat to get their things. >> this is the same mobile home park that flooded earlier this summer from tropical storm colin. this man got his car through this time. >> last time i would say was up two about here. >> they told us earlier that

weeds. but it won't help those people because it's built in low ground. and, this over there has spilled over. and there's nowhere for that water to go. and this shows how dangerous it can be. for first responders for them in this humvee. >> we were there watching and praying that hermine doesn't bring more rain that they don't need. pascoe county will be closed tomorrow. meanwhile, citrus county is dealing with flooding. let's check in with jacqueline who is in crystal river. 4 we are here -- >> reporter: we are here in crystal river. you can see, ankle-deep water. this is impossible to cars. this is why it officials and

voluntary evacuations this amount of water pooling here in just under 45 minutes. and along the coastline in low- lying areas. this area has to -- happens to be one. they say if you have family on drier in -- land and loved ones that that will be the best

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elements ready to go live. >> but first, denis phillips tells us how much longer we will have to deal with the storms. yes, you're looking at this in clearly it's obvious where our next band is coming from. back behind it is not much more. but here's the thing with tropical systems even though we will continue to see this come on through i think that these winds will be sticking around well into the night. and this looks like a hurricane. hour. and, we believe it may get up to 80 or 85. and, that's just around midnight tonight. our latest advisories are there. the changes from early on this morning that tropical storm warnings all it up arguing area. we have been seeing winds gusting 45 nifty miles per hour because of that, the hurricane center extended those warnings.

or areas to the south. as we go through the next six hours we will continue to look at the possibility of not only coastal flooding but heavy rain in sustained winds. and the possibility of tornado. we are to have to tornado warning sumter county pascoe county hernando within the next couple of hours and it's certainly possible that this ne bd could spawn a few more. there is that center, a category one hurricane. and this is the bottom line. we will not have hurricane conditions in our area. absolutely gusts of about 35 to 45, coastal flooding overnight. there is that track, and this is going to be an issue for tallahassee. all of those big live oak trees, the winds are gusting in a very fast-moving system avenue it moves on cash as it moves on through the state -- as it