, we will let you _ systems. 0k, jamie rhome, we will let you get _ systems. 0k, jamie rhome, we willo - systems. 0k, jamie rhome, we will let you get back to the - will let you get back to the important work you are doing, deputy director of the national hurricane centre, thank you for joining us. hurricane centre, thank you for joining us-_ john dailey, the mayor of tallahassee, has been speaking to the bbc about the impact of idalia on his city. and he reflected on the role of climate change in this storm. i gotta tell you, these storms seem to be stronger and more intense every year. i've been a little 17 years. this is not my storm event in tallahassee but they do seem to seem to be more powerful, they do seem to be bigger and i think that's because the poster think about the environment and global warming and what we are doing. of course, you can get the latest on tropical storm idalia on our website. we have reports form the team on the ground, plus information on which areas are the most impacted, and the latest on the recovery efforts, and more. that's at bbc.com/news. the wh

rhome: all yes.ations are that it is continuing to strengthen, and our forecasting supply category 3 over the next -- our forecast take into a category 3 over the next welcome 18 hours. amna: what should folks expect to see over the next few hours? deputy dir. rhome: the projected path has been relatively consistent over the last several days. it has not changed, and i do not anticipate significant changes. it looks like it will make landfall somewhere in the florida, big bend area. it is hard to tell precisely which county, but some went -- somewhere in the big bend area, likely passing close to the tallahassee area. they could be getting big winds as well. deputy dir. rhome: part of the national weather advisory said today, "don't mess around with this storm." they put it into historical context a little bit. compare to storms in the past, hurricane ian, for example, which people are still recovering from. how does idalia? compare? deputy dir. rhome: perkins are little different, so comparing storm

deputy director of the national hurricane jamie rhome, thanks forjoining us.ent situation with the idalia? idalia has transitioned into a tropical storm but unfortunately no less dangerous than it was this time last night because of the very heavy rains and flood threat that appears to be unfolding as we speak over south—eastern georgia, eastern south carolina and south—eastern north carolina. did idalia make landfall as had been anticipated and how widespread was the damage? unfortunately the intensification into a major hurricane prior to landfall did occur. it went inland within the florida big bend near a small community named keaton beach. we don't know much about how badly they were impacted there because for obvious reasons there is no communication or television, so it will probably take until tomorrow before we truly understand the magnitude of the impact. you have been warning about record levels of storm surges. did we see that it, has the worst passed or people still need to be wary of water levels? what we do know is a community to the east of whe

jamie rhome, deputy director of the national hurricane centre, thank you very much.ernment is sending in soldiers to help battle more than 400 fast—spreading wildfires in the western province of british columbia. 0fficials there say two of the largest fires have now merged, destroying houses and other buildings. a state of emergency is in effect there as firefighters warn the next few days will be difficult. here's wyre davies. oh my god. there are more than 1,000 wild fires raging throughout canada. desperate scenes in parts of the country as homes and livelihoods are consumed by the advancing fire. there is particular concern in the western province of british columbia, where 30,000 residents have been ordered to leave their homes. even more have been told to be ready to evacuate at any moment. the town of kelowna to the west of vancouver is being threatened by an advancing inferno, the nearby lake no barrier to fire, as strong winds carry embers across the water, setting fire to homes and buildings on the other side. —— east of vancouver don't travel to the region

jamie rhome is deputy director of the us national hurricane center — he says the areas being hit aren'tf storm. you have an unusual situation of a tropical storm moving into southern california, where much of the area doesn't handle this much rainfall, let alone this much rainfall over a short period of time. what happens when the rain falls on the ground, rather than the ground soaking it up, itjust runs horizontally and creates these flash floods. let's get more on those wildfires in canada, as soldiers are being sent to british columbia to help tackle hundreds of fast—spreading wildfires. there are currently more than 400 fires burning across the province. tens of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate. a state of emergency remains in force across the province. the prime minister, justin trudeau, has described the situation as "extraordinarily serious". canadians are seeing, in the horrific images they see, of devastation and fear of residents in northwest territories and in bc. it is an extraordinarily serious situation. the federal government is continuing to step up. we

for more on this rare storm, i spoke to jamie rhome, deputy director of the us national hurricane centertate of emergency. what makes tropical storm hilary so dangerous? much of the area has _ hilary so dangerous? much of the area has a _ hilary so dangerous? much of the area has a soil _ hilary so dangerous? much of the area has a soil that - hilary so dangerous? much of the area has a soil that does i

my colleague caitriona perry has been speaking to jamie rhome, the deputy director of the national hurricane has transitioned into a tropical storm but it's no less dangerous than it was this time last night because the heavy rains and the flood threat appears to be unfolding over southeastern georgia, eastern south carolina and southeastern north carolina. did south carolina and southeastern north carolina.— north carolina. did you dalia make landfall _ north carolina. did you dalia make landfall as _ north carolina. did you dalia make landfall as anticipated | make landfall as anticipated and how widespread is the damage?— and how widespread is the damaue? ., ., , damage? unfortunately the escalation _ damage? unfortunately the escalation into _ damage? unfortunately the escalation into a _ damage? unfortunately the escalation into a major - escalation into a major hurricane before landfall did occur, and then within the florida big bend there, a small community called tiki beach, we haven't seen or we don't know too much about how badly they were impacted down there because for obvious re

earlier, i spoke with the national hurricane center's jamie rhome to break down what we can expect fromk you forjoining us. where is the hurricane at now, it has changed its trajectory a little and strengthened? it is currently _ and strengthened? it is currently 200 - and strengthened? it 3 currently 200 miles south—west of tampa bay, florida, maximum wind has been increasing steadily during the day it is now a category two hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 100 miles an hour and all indications are continues to intensify as we speak and i more than likely will be a major hurricane this evening. already people in 50 counties are under evacuation orders, schools, colleges closed, airports closed, trains cancelled in hospital suspending services, will this be as scary as it sounds? for some communities _ be as scary as it sounds? for some communities it - be as scary as it sounds? fr?" some communities it will be worse than they envision because so few people understand the power of a major hurricane, just look at the red area which is the hurricane warning area or area where peop

for more on this rare storm, i spoke to jamie rhome, deputy director of the us national hurricane centerthank you so much for being here to help us understand a bit more about this tropical storm in california has declared a state of emergency. what makes tropical storm hilary so dangerous? much of the area has _ hilary so dangerous? much of the area has a _ hilary so dangerous? much of the area has a soil _ hilary so dangerous? much of the area has a soil that - hilary so dangerous? much of the area has a soil that does i the area has a soil that does not handle this much rainfall, let alone this much rainfall over a short period of time so when the rain falls on the ground rather than soaking it up ground rather than soaking it up it runs horizontally and creates flash floods. we are seeinu , creates flash floods. we are seeing. as _ creates flash floods. we are seeing. as you _ creates flash floods. we are seeing, as you mentioned, l creates flash floods. we are i seeing, as you mentioned, this is taking aim at communities like palm springs. these are almost desert communities. how vu

jamie rhome is deputy director of the us national hurricane center, he says the areas being hit aren� storm moving into southern california, where much of the area has soil that does not handle this much rainfall, let alone this much rain all over a short period of time. what happens when the rain falls on the ground rather than its soaking up runs horizontally in creates flash floods. live now to rob mayeda in who is an nbc bay area meteorologist in san jose california. he�*s been closely tracking storm hilary. from a meteorological perspective, why is this so unusual? it is unusual, a lot of times this storm is compared to the tropical storm which made landfall in salop —— southern california 1939, usually ocean temperatures prevent the storms as they approach as warm core low pressure systems, they weaken on approach or curve back out of sure but this is not the case with storm hilary, we heard the sound bite from the national hurricane centre, they repositioned the storm you can see over my shoulder the storm and its centre is located close to downtown los angeles, within the last

. >> jamie rhome, thank you for that sage advice as california stares down another natural disaster.o fire, is new fears today that the death toll from those maui wildfires could surge. the hawaii state representatives joining me next to talk about president biden scheduled trip to the aloha state. where he hopes to hear from the president. all of that is coming up next. up next. to help prevent bleeding gums. try saying 'hello gumwash' with parodontax active gum health. it kills 99% plaque bacteria. and forms an antibacterial shield. try parodontax active gum health mouthwash. age is just a number, and mine's unlisted. try boost® high protein with 20 grams of protein for muscle health versus 16 grams in ensure® high protein. boost® high protein. now available in cinnabon® bakery-inspired flavor. learn more at boost.com/tv my heart failure diagnosis changed my priorities. i want time for the people i love. my heart doesn't pump enough blood... so my doctor gave me farxiga. ♪ farxiga ♪ it helps my heart do its job better. farxiga helps keep me living life... and out of the hospital fo

mike: jamie rhome, great advice from the national hurricane center. we appreciate how busy you are, thank you very much for your time. more on the federal response on joined by marcus coleman from the federal emergency management agency fema, welcome. >> thank you. >> as someone who response to disasters, what is your biggest concern right now. >> mike i'm currently in the national response coordination center, place where we have all federal government agencies in several nongovernment partners making sure that we are pre-position did well plan to help support the needs of any of the impacted states and communities. we also have a team of people deployed to california and have a permanent presence in california and recorded in closely with california office of emergency services to ensure any pre-position personnel or equipment that is needed that were able to provide it. the biggest concern that people take the storm seriously and that they taking final steps to prepare. three things i'm encouraging my family to do, follow the instructions of local