alright, he is al jazeera weather presented jeff harrington and jeff, what more can we expect from harmony and, well, you know, 1st of all, emily, this was the 5th, is strongest storm ever to strike the mainland us. so it has dealt a devastating punch to southwest florida. let's talk about how exactly this happened. give you a play by play right now. so look at the, i mean landfall just to the south of tampa in cale costa on wednesday afternoon. and when it made that landfall, those winds were sustained at 250 kilometers per hour. had that been 250 to 253. that would have been a cat 5, but really 2 or 3 kilometer per hour when it's negligible, all of this was catastrophic. and we had about 5 meter high storm sewers. so when you get those winds, it literally picks up the ocean and shoves it further inland. so i wanted to give you an example. this is a storm search in action. this is time. lots video of about an hour. look at this road just under water and see some of the homes in the background there. that is the 5 metre high storm search that we were dealing with. ok, let's talk about wher

i to jo, castro al jazeera and we have our 0 whether presented jeff harrington standing by. jeff, what can we expect from her? it can, and i think similar scenes that harvey was just showing assembly of the catastrophic destruction. so this was the fis biggest storm to strike the mainland us. so i give you a play by play of exactly what happened that i making landfall just south of tampa wednesday afternoon and look at this during that last fall. those winds were sustained. 250 kilometers prior, so it was pretty much teetering on the brink of a category 5 storm and we saw a storm surge, 5 meters high. so those winds 250 kilometers per hour, literally picking up the ocean and shoving it further inland. so here's an example of that storm search. this is time lives video over the course of an hour, this street and some of those homes in the background just under water, and that will continue to play out as we head toward thursday. so let's track out where ian is right now, and not only is this a big wind event, it's going to be a large rain event. so north of orlando, i think we

jeff harrington has more on what could be a historic storm any way you look at it hurricane fiona has cause catastrophic destruction. we've seen it roll through his span jolla, it's moving up the atlantic, and it's now closing in on bermuda, looking to sideswipe, the island here at ward the west, but it will maintain its strength as a category for hurricane. but let's remember just a few weeks ago that we had storm earl, pass toward the east, but again, fiona, looking to pass toward the western side of the island there. okay, let's fast for this. put it in to play on friday and look at this. we have fiona racing up at the atlantic here. but again, that's the forecast on friday. so let's see what happens on saturday. this is looking to make landfall in canada, nova scotia province. i think around cape breton island. and the water is in this area running in some cases about $5.00 to $10.00 degrees above average. so that is going to provide fuel to the storm. now at this point, it's looking like saturday morning local time for nova scotia, and it's going to make that land for the winds w

the presenter jeff harrington's get more on the storms progression. her came, fiona has ballooned into a category for storm. so here's where it is right now just to the north of turks and keiko's in the atlantic spinning around there. but let's track out this together. we're, it's going, it is going to close in on bermuda in the days to come. now this is not good news because earlier this month we had storm earl passed through this area. so the ground is saturated. so this means any more rain is certainly not good news, and it is forecast to maintain its category for hurricane strength. now at the same time that's thursday, by the way, i want to take you to canada's maritime provinces because we are just getting down with rain. you brunswick, prince edward island, and nova scotia. but check this out on friday. there we go. there we see fiona racing up the atlantic. that's a picture on friday and it's still raining across canada's maritime provinces. now i think at some point over the course of the weekend, probably on saturday, this is gonna make land

state will likely be pummeled for days to come. heidi joe castro al jazeera weather report say, jeff harrington explains why storm surge is, can be so destructive. storm surge is when you have hurricane force winds. in this case, those winds are exceeding 200 kilometers per hour. that literally picks up the ocean and rise. it rate into the coast, generating waves about 3 to 4 meters high. so what does this mean? let's for example, take this 2 story home. each floor is about 10 feet or 3 meters high. so with a storm surge forecast of anywhere from 3 to 4 meters, we've put it in half right there. 3.5 meters. that means the entire 1st floor of this 2 story home would be under water. now this is a concern for coastal areas. so the closer you are to the water, the very real risk you run of seen a scenario like this and the danger zone will be florida south west coast, anywhere from tampa to naples. a russia has called for a un security council meeting over damage to 2 of its no stream gas pipelines in the baltic. sea, russia security service says it has lost an international terrorism investigation

jeff harrington explains why storm searches can be. so destructive. storm surge is when you have hurricane force winds. in this case, those winds are exceeding 200 kilometers per hour that literally picks up the ocean and rise it rate into the coast, generating waves about 3 to 4 meters high. so what does this mean? let's for example, take this 2 story home. each floor is about 10 feet or 3 meters high. so with a storm surge forecast of anywhere from 3 to 4 meters, we've put it in half right there. 3.5 meters. that means the entire 1st floor of this 2 story home would be under water. now this is a concern for coastal areas, so the closer you are to the water, the very real risk you run of seen a scenario like this and the danger zone will be florida south west coast, anywhere from tampa to naples. a lead us from full regions of ukraine that held referendums on joining russia have landed in moscow. the kremlin could move to next . the areas in the coming days, european union and the u. s. have rejected the results of those referendums a

well, for more on that his, with a present to jeff harrington. storm surge is when you have hurricane force winds. in this case, those winds are exceeding 200 kilometers per hour that literally picks up the ocean and rise it rate into the coast, generating waves about 3 to 4 meters high. so what does this mean? let's for example, take this 2 story home. each floor is about 10 feet or 3 meters high. so with a storm surge forecast of anywhere from 3 to 4 meters, we've put it in half right there. 3.5 meters. that means the entire 1st floor of this 2 story home would be under water. now this is a concern for coastal areas, so the closer you are to the water, the very real risky run of seen a scenario like this and the danger zone will be florida south west coast anywhere from tampa to naples. well, 3 rockets have had the highly fortified green zone in the rocky capital bag. dead. 7 people were injured in the attack that says parliament convened on whether to accept the speakers resignation. it is the 1st time in peace were to meet since supporters of she, a politician, was the el, sada, h

gain strength over the coming days. manuel did up a little al jazeera san juan, puerto rico jeff harrington's back now for more unheard of confusing us some extraordinary pictures that we've been seeing there. just give us some of the contexts about what's happening around this. well, rob, it's not good news. the latest update that we have is hurricane fiona has ballooned into a category for storm. so here's where it is right now, just to the north of turks and keiko's in the atlantic spinning around there. but let's track out this together where it's going. it is going to close in on bermuda in the days to come. now this is not good news because earlier this month we had storm earl, pass through this area. so the ground is saturated. so this means any more rain is certainly not good news. and it is forecast to maintain its category for hurricane strength. now at the same time, that's thursday, by the way, i want to take you to canada maritime provinces because we are just getting down with rain. you brunswick, prince edward island, and nova scotia. but check this out on friday. there we go,

jeff harrington has more on what could be a historic stone any way you look at it hurricane fiona has caused catastrophic destruction. we've seen it roll through his span, your la, it's moving up the atlantic, and it's now closing in on bermuda, looking to sideswiped, the island here. i toward the west, but it will maintain its strength as a category for hurricane. but let's remember just a few weeks ago that we had storm earl, pass toward the east, but again, fiona, looking to pass toward the western side of the island there. okay, let's fast forward this. put it in to play on friday and look at this. we have fiona racing up the atlantic here, but again, that's the forecast on friday. so let's see what happens on saturday. this is looking to make landfall in canada, nova scotia. providence, i think around cape breton island. and the water is in this area running in some cases about $5.00 to $10.00 degrees above average. so that is going to provide fuel to the storm. now at this point, it's looking like saturday morning local time for nova scotia and it's going to make that landfall.

west coast, as you heard there is likely to suffer a dangerous storm surge or whether reporter jeff harrington explains exactly what that means. storm surge is when you have hurricane force winds. in this case, those winds are exceeding 200 kilometers per hour that literally picks up the ocean and drives it rate into the coast, generating waves about 3 to 4 meters high. so what does this mean? let's for example, take this 2 story home. each floor is about 10 feet or 3 meters high. so with a storm surge forecast of anywhere from 3 to 4 meters, we put it in half right there. 3.5 meters. that means the entire 1st floor of this 2 story home would be under water. now this is a concern for coastal areas, so the closer you are to the water, the very real risk you run of seen a scenario like this in a danger zone will be florida south west coast anywhere from tampa to naples. jeff, i thank see what the news are from al jazeera. still to come on the program syrian families more those last, when a boat carrying migrants sank last week, we find out why many a being prevented from burying their dead. and

milan for that update from tampa, florida, or more on stormy instructors or whether presenter jeff harrington. hurricane in was the fis strongest storm to strike the us mainland and its spelled a devastating punch to the southwest of florida. there's the i just south of tampa, the storm making land falling, tail cost on wednesday afternoon and it really cooked up and intensified in those warmer gulf of mexico waters. so at land, fathers winds were sustained 250 kilometers per hour, making it just shy of a category 5 storm. and with winds that powerful literally picks up the ocean and shoves it further inland. so storm surge, 5 meters high, that's a wave of water coming out you. so here's an example of storm surge time lapse video. now over the course of an hour, this street just fills with water and some of the homes in the background there. so we talked about it right when the big factor, storm surge, but rain, also a part of the story. so here's where the storm is. now on thursday, i think north of orlando, we could see about half a years worth of rain over the span of 24 hours. by friday,

he is whether presented jeff harrington. lets break this typhoon down by the numbers 1st. so it did make that landfall in the southeast coast of south korea and we saw more than half a meter of rain within a short period of time. those winds whipped up to a 116 kilometers per hour. it was just north our booth sun. so it shows the pictures we had, the roads flooded out, and marines there trying to carry our rescue operations. but this was a quick move in storm. looked toward the top of your screen. that's where it is on wednesday in behind it. plenty of sunshine so that will allow for things to dry off . i take you back to china, no longer yang see river valley were seen. those temperatures climbed again, but what weather locked in toward the south? so showers seem likely in hong kong with a high of 30 degrees. now the same time we're seen our monsoon rains pick up across india, especially around karnataka state. there's certainly been some flooding and bang larue there spilling into tom. and i do see those darker colors that indicates some more intense rounds of rain will

moments ago, florida's west coast is preparing for a dangerous storm surge, or whether reporter jeff harrington explains what that means, storm surge is when you have hurricane force winds. in this case, those winds are exceeding 200 kilometers per hour that literally picks up the ocean and rise it rate into the coast, generating waves about 3 to 4 meters high. so what does this mean? let's for example, take this 2 story home. each floor is about 10 feet or 3 meters high. so with a storm surge forecast of anywhere from 3 to 4 meters, we've put it in half right there. 3.5 meters. that means the entire 1st floor of this 2 story home would be under water. now this is a concern for coastal areas, so the closer yar to the water, the very real risk you run of seen a scenario like this and the danger zone will be florida south west coast anywhere from tampa to naples. we were hoping to were to take you back to tampa at join ah, reporter or rather embassies report chris bologna. we appear to have lost connection with him. we'll try to get him back in just a moment. but 1st, i will tell you about the mi