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nicole valdes is in florida with preparations. first off, let's start with weather producer david parkinson. what's the latest? >> here's the crazy thing -- this storm should be weakening, it is not yet. this is a perfectly formed eye. this is a category-five mega hurricane, and it will weaken slightly before it makes landfall according to forecasts from the national hurricane center to a four potentially later this afternoon. look at all this rain ahead of it. so much of this storm is going to be front loaded and then crossing the state of florida down to a one and exiting out the other side. and we're all done by friday. but there's so much damage coming ahead of it. north of the storm, it is all about the freshwater flooding. this area north of tampa could see a foot to a foot and a half of rain. that continues all the way over to the st. augustine area. then we have to talk about the storm surge. this is the saltwater flooding. south of tampa, 10 to 15 feet, and realistically now down to fort myers, this is your major zone. no

been reports of touchdowns of tornadoes throughout the area and that's where we find cbs news' nicole valdescole. >> reporter: this was the roof of someone's home, ripped off by one of at least a dozen tornadoes that touched down in just a matter of hours, all while floridians braced for hurricane. powerful ring camera video showing that powerful tornado blowing through trees in this neighborhood. this has been quite the scene here for so many. our team moving further inland tonight to escape the storm surge threat that of course is still a life-threatening situation, while more than 100 tornado warnings blared across the state. another threat in an already life-threatening storm. the mayor of fort myers fears the worst for those still in the city tonight. >> i'm praying for their safety, and i hope they survive. >> reporter: you hope they survive? >> yes. >> reporter: do you feel like some may not? >> if we did the storm surge they are predicting and there are people in homes along the river, especially one story homes, i think it could be disastrous. >> reporter: all this debris, the shatt

earlier i spoke to cbs correponesdent nicole valdes who is in the city of fort myers on the florida coastton is due to make landfall in the coming hours. so many people taking the storm very seriously. in fact many people have already evacuated. we are just a few hours south of tampa where your corresponding was speaking to you and, for some context, there are some areas here that are very close to the water. if not by the river by the coast. or potentially barrier islands. all of those at the mandatory evacuation. several of them with curfews as of last night. downtown fort myers where we are standing right now where we have seen catastrophic storm surge, severalfeet have seen catastrophic storm surge, several feet of water covering the street behind me. businesses like this one not wanting to take a who own businesses here to try and protect as much as they can knowing what could happen in just a matter of hours. it's closing in on florida, that's for sure. it's just passing to the northwest of the western end of cuba. and we're talking about a landfall in a matter of hours now. so all

cbs's nicole valdes is on sanibel island with one of them. budd says she is staying. >> there's just no place i would rather be. you know, i don't suggest it for anybody. i don't -- i'm not promoting it. >> reporter: i'm rob marciano along the bay here in tampa where they are bracing again for a damaging and life-threatening storm surge. and if this hurricane makes a direct hit, it will take cat 3 and 4 winds and push seawater all the way up the bay, potentially pouring up to 15 feet of water right into the heart of downtown tampa. >> we are in emergency management. we got to plan for the worst things possible. >> reporter: jonathan antapasis runs the emergency operations in tampa. >> there is a lot of vulnerable infrastructure here and the geography itself that potentially puts us much more at risk. >> reporter: the exact storm track determines where the highest storm surge happens. anything into or just north of st. pete brings winds that funnel an already high water up into the city. a track just a few miles south actually pulls the water

let's go about 130 miles south to cbs's nicole valdes in fort myers, in a neighborhood where a suspectednado touched down. nicole? >> reporter: vlad, this was the roof of someone's home, ripped off by one of at least a dozen tornadoes that touched down in just a matter of hours. all while floridians braced for a hurricane. powerful drone video, rather ring camera video, showing that powerful hurricane blowing through trees in this neighborhood. this has been quite the scene here for so many. our team moving further inland tonight to escape the storm surge threat that of course is still a life-threatening situation, while more than 100 tornado warnings blared across the state. another threat in an already life-threatening storm. the mayor of fort myers fears the worst for those still in the city tonight. >> i'm praying for their safety, and i hope they survive. >> reporter: you hope they survive? >> yes. >> reporter: now, all this debris, the shattered glass, the broken wood from beams and walls, that's adding another threat to even inland communities as hurricane-force winds are expected

tornadoes were reported in fort myers, where cbs' nicole valdes was covering the storm. >> this was theoof of someone's home ripped off by one of at least a dozen tornadoes that touched down in just a matter of hours. floridians braced for a hurricane, powerful ring camera videos showing that powerful hurricane blowing through trees in this neighborhood. this has been quite the scene here for so many. our team moving further about land tonight to escape the storm surge threat that of course is still a life-threatening situation, while more than 100 tornado warnings blared across the state. another threat in an already life-threatening storm. the mayor of fort myers fears the worst for those still in the city tonight. >> i'm praying for their safety. and i hope they survive. >> reporter: you hope they survive? >> yes. >> reporter: do you feel like some may not? >> if we did the storm surge they're predicting, and there are people in homes along the river, especially one-story homes, i think it could be disastrous. >> reporter: now all this debris, the shattered glass, the broken wood fro

cbs news correspondent nicole valdes is in fort myers now where hurrican milton is expected to make landfallsurge just inches closer anywhere from eight after 12 feet of water could quickly submerge the roads that we are standing on. and that's why buildings like the one behind we have several layers of protection in place. be that plastic wrapping, sandbags, tape and as you can see some cases large tubes that are filled with water themselves. essentially meant to act as an oil boom to divert the water away from the building. that is at least the hope. will it be enough is the big question. but unfortunately local officials are warning those who live in the area that there could be lethal force that they expect to see from herrick and milton.— lethal force that they expect to see from herrick and milton. nicole with that update. — from herrick and milton. nicole with that update, thank _ from herrick and milton. nicole with that update, thank you. _ england's amputee lionesses will be attending the first ever amputee football world cup in colombia next month after raising enough money to cov