in and around the tampa bay area.about tampa general hospital in a similar situation as the water starts to ri rise, threatens the capability of the hospital to keep patients safe and healthy so much goes into that process as we watch the strength of these waves we could see some band later on but it is very telling with the storm surge watching the situation play out at clearwater beach or saint pete beach this is why we try to stay above it you don't know how deep it is on the ground on the road level and just how strong the waves are. coming in hot you can see how they pushed over into the me median. i would be shocked if we see that continue further down into the road we already notice the businesses and homes they are boarded up, sandbags, even they recognize that threat is very real and possible at this point. >> jane: not only the waves with the barrier but we track the band going into tampa bay rain is still potentially coming through talk about the concern with the community the rain on top of the storm surge

so not only are we getting the surge and the push of water into tampa bay, the major artery here being bay shore drive, bullpen we've got heavy rainfall occurring within the city, within the town. that water wants to exit into the tampa bay. so what happens? well, the two waters kind of collide. the coastal water, the storm surge, and the inland flooding. and what do they do? water seeks its own level, so it goes up and that is what we anticipate to take place here in the coming minutes and hours. >> derrick van damage, thank you for showing us what is happening there in tampa . it is important for people to get out of the areas. and we'll check back in with you. i appreciate it. and i want to let you know where i am, i'm about 80 miles from where derek van dam is in tampa. i'm in crystal river. we are north of derek and then another 50 miles away, so we're closer to where the eye of the storm is, another 50 miles away is where cedar key is which is supposed to get a direct hit. but look at what happens. earlier today it was pouring down line. and then it was gusting and now it is rela

petersburg, tampa bay, clearwater area. but you also see the shift in the wind, slightly a bit more so for a place like st. petersburg, but still clearwater beach coming off land, it's really been an interesting forecast as really i think a lot of the readings could be coming in as the high tide starts to rise. >> nicole mentioned the eerie feeling. that's a lot of folks in tampa bay watching another catastrophe go by. you had ian and irma to the south. now idalia which will be moving off to the north. but we have some problems here. i'm concerned into the high tide cycle early afternoon hours tomorrow, because now you've got this. you saw those wind particles. you were making this point, jane. that's not even a true onshore flow just yet. by the way, those numbers, that's above what would be considered the average high tide from the past 30 years. in this particular case, those numbers would be a little bit above zero anyway, because the high astronomical tide with the full moon. then you've got the surge effects. but thes

bay. it's not just the coast where bob is, not only the river walk here behind me, tampa -- excuse me, bay shore boulevard is an area that we know consistently floods here around downtown tampa. so it's an area that police are driving up and down. they're trying to make sure no one is driving, no one is walking. the bridges here again are still open, as bob mentioned, but they could close if wind gusts pick up to a point where they're not safe to drive over. but we are seeing emergency crews around the area, whether their sirens on maybe helping to get people out if they haven't already or trying to just monitor to make sure people are not out because at this point it is probably going to be too late very soon. >> yeah, nicole that aqua fence protecting barrier around the hospital is such an important innovation as we go into storms like this. good to see that people are heeding the warning. we'll check back in with you in a couple minutes, nicole valdes live in tampa. we talk about the storm surge especially for tampa bay and ian you spent a lot of time in tampa you forecasted down there

by tomorrow afternoon, this gets here and the wind is blowing into tampa bay. you're not getting the surge now, tampa, but you'll get it probably 18 hours from now. alex. >> let's listen in. >> we mentioned this in terms of what the models were showing. they put it at a westward shift. so the impact is going to be further north, and it is going to bring more direct impacts into counties like leon, jefferson and wah chula county if it continues on that. these things can move over the next 24 hours, but it seems like most of these models are in agreement about the general area. it's definitely going to hit the big bend. everywhere in the big bend is going to get storm surge, is going to see major impact, whether the eyewall is hitting you or not. please prepare for that. it is going to be a significant, significant impact to that region of florida. now, if you are in an evacuation zone and you've been directed to evacuate, particularly if you're in a low lying area or coastal area, in that big bend region, now is the time to do it. you still have a little more tim

if it wobbles east, tampa bay would see more impact.urricane center moved it slightly to the west and looking at taylor county. yesterday we were looking at it further southeast on impact. no one is out of the woods, things can change, that has been a thing the models have agreed upon. >> steve: cone of uncertainty is becoming more uncertain. we will look for your briefing at top of the hour. >> brian: thank you, governor. he leaves campaign trail and handling the jacksonville shooting, goes there and deals with the hurricane. i think it is best way to see if that candidate is the type of person that can run the country, how do they act in crisis with the state. >> ainsley: right. fox news alert, national archive revealing thousands of e-mails sent by joe biden under a fake name, pseudonym, according to a lawsuit. >> brian: e-mails show the two parties coordinating response to inquiry from house republicans. >> steve: griff jenkins is in the nation's capital and joins us with this report. >> griff: paging robin, robert and jrb wehr, joe

pete 2.4 and even in the bay, old port tampa over on the old tampa bay side that's over two feet and eastern faces shores even the interior face of pinellas water -- >> starting to come right up and it's out of the southwest for the last hour, the hour and a half and they're just starting to see their high tide over. their high tide was 12:30 and at about 3:30 -- >> yeah, bob, earlier in the night, there were emergency officials out, you know, kind of trying block off some of these roads and have you seen anything like that. >> as things continue to get worse , any flashing lights, police trying to keep people out of the way? >> no, i don't see anybody. >> and there's no lookie looks out here either. >> i don't see anybody walking around. >> i don't see the police out here either. >> but you are going to see us exit in about 20 seconds from now because i'm watching these waves come in. >> they're a little bit stronger, you guys are right. >> jane: not only do you have the waves coming at you -- waivers are unpredictable. >> you could get that big push of water and you get that danger

>> right now it is horrible in tampa bay. a flood zone, my family is not in a flood zone issue but they have lost power. the weather is so bad, bayshore boulevard is flooded out in tampa. all four lanes. what is scary for folks and when i was attorney general, we dealt with hurricanes and hurricane michael wiped out panhandle, mexico beach and so much of the panhandle. remember, don't go out in this water, like robert, your reporter was doing, he had a crew with him. there are dumpsters floating down the road, there could be power lines down temperature is dangerous for people to be outside. people have curiosity, don't do it, it is not safe. stay inside, keep your kids and pets inside with you, as well. >> todd: a lot of people evacuated, in tampa, did most of your neighbors stay? >> we did, we were not in an evacuation zone. we are fine. our families are fine and cars are fine, but people are losing power. levels are so different. bayshore boulevard is flooded out, under water and bit further south where robert is in clearwa

tampa. derek? >> reporter: yeah, john, we've been on this bay shore boulevard all morning watching the storm surge cts here around the immediate coastline of the tampa area, and our viewers may not know this, but there is the port of tampa that's over my left shoulder directly about 10 miles behind me. this is a critical supply chain for the entire state of florida, including petroleum. 45% of the state's fuel comes through that port behind me. and we just so happened to find ourselves the ceo of the port of tampa, this is paul anderson, and appreciate you coming on with us today, a lot of people want to know how the storm is impacting the availability of fuel across the state. >> yeah, thanks, derek. i just returned from the port. it's less than a mile from here. our fuel terminals, we have six major terminals that serve about 17 counties for the state of florida. as you mentioned, about 45% of your state's fuel supply, that's for 22 million people. we had 140 million visitors last year. it's a very strategic asset for the state of florida. not just our community. and having just returned, we had

we have 126 miles of coast along the tampa bay area, waterfront houses and commercial development. so we are at the top of the tide right now. we are on bay shore boulevard, you can see downtown behind me, but i think the worst of it is over for us now. we just had a band of rain come through and now i can see blue skies on the horizon here. so, we are considering ourself fortunate as we look at what has happened to the neighbors to the north of us. so we have damage but it's not nearly the severe damage that some of our neighbors have incurred. >> john: mayor, we saw some pretty dramatic pictures of interstate 275, the howard frankland bridge, the tidal surge, a big funnel tampa bay and overrunning the bridge. kicking a lot of debris up on to the roadway, and i think that we are looking at it from the west going east. is that still covered with water now, or has that subsided? >> it is -- it is still covered. it's starting to subside, but we have three bridges that will take us over from hills borough county to pinellas county, we expect those to be open as the water starts to rece

and that over to your right, over my left shoulder, is an angry tampa bay. pa over my right shoulder behind me, this is bay shore boulevard. and what we have seen checking some of the storm surge readings across this area, about 15 minutes away to my south and west, has set a preliminary record for storm surge of 4 feet before normally high tide. and that is really saying something because that means that the forecast that the national weather service, national hurricane center, predicted is being realized this morning. bay shore boulevard floods. this is a common occurrence. however this amount of water pushing up from tampa bay is significant. that is an angry sea. we get the taste of the saltwater coming in from the ocean here. remember, there is a combination, almost a trifecta of impacts that are coming together for this conglomeration of high tide, the super moon which we saw peek out of the clouds in between the rain bands that have come through here, and a then also the fact that we have inland flooding. so then three there's combinationsanda then als

it looks like the tampa bay is all around you. >> yeah. you were speaking to your guest about water all around. this is right outside the hotel that we at nbc news and msnbc have set up as ground zero for our operations. it's been flooded. it's completely flooded out. this is the essentially entrance to the hotel. the bay is on the other side. these waters just continue to come. two people have already confirmed lost their life because of this hurricane here in florida. one in gainesville and one near tampa on i75. sarasota airport is reopening. tampa is not. the situation here is that it's just so much water. a little while ago, i spoke to a great family, phil and brenda, who drove their jeep right up to where we were. they evacuated. they will go back home, because they say that their neighbors are actually having to swim out of their houses. listen to that conversation. >> the hood of my jeep. people swimming out of windows right now. >> are you talking about people swimming out of their windows? >> swimming out of their windows. >> we

>> reporter: well, kaitlan, we are in for a wet and windy night here in the tampa bay area.ook at the radar shows that we're in for a strong line of thunderstorms associated with the storm. in the next hour or so, we expect that bad weather to really continue through the night. of course the big concern as chad laid out there for a good part of the state including just about all of hillsborough county here in the tampa bay area as well as pinellas county is the flooding that might be headed this way when you take into account all of this rain that is going to fall over the next 12 to 24 hours. then you've also got all of that water just being pushed into the tampa bay area, and then you mix in high tide and that is the concern from emergency officials right now, are the folks that live in these low-lying areas in the tampa bay area, they really want to see them get more inland. they want to see them get to higher ground. kaitlan? >> any surge that is over four feet would break records that have been set in tampa. i know officials have been saying it could be not only four fe

a storm surge of 27 feet above normal levels is expected in and around tampa bay. millions of people live in that area. how are they preparing? >> reporter: yeah, that's exactly right, jake. right now there are two mandatory evacuations. one of them is right here in hillsborough county, which is home to the tampa bay area. the other is west of us in pinellas county. that's home to clear water and st. pete area. now, the concern through tomorrow here in hillsborough county and tampa bay area is going to be the flooding, right? we're talking about a storm surge as you noted, jake, anywhere between 4 and 7 feet. right now the tide is falling, but this time tomorrow we expect to take into account of course all this rain which is starting to fall. we're talking anywhere between 4 to 8 inches of it. we've also got to figure in high tide, and then we've got the storm surge going to make its iowa in here. the concern is the flooding, hurricane shelters and we're told those can hold up to 20,000 people. >> let's stay with the tampa area right now and bring in the tampa fire

i don't know if this is the case around tampa bay.ut any time there is a big tropical storm, people do try to go out and surf. you haven't seen anybody with surf boards yet, right? >> thankfully the answer to that question is no this time around. i can't say that for other storms. >> steve: right. >> as you can tell i'm sure that surfers might see this and think that's amazing. there is so much danger out there. you can see the water level is now flush with the road. so i mean it is so beyond dangerous, beyond words there, looking at the current and the surf out there. >> ainsley: all right. thank you, nicole. stay safe. let's go back to robert ray in clearwater. he is getting hammered there. this is west of tampa. things are really picking up. >> steve: oh my goodness. >> yeah, guys. these are incredible, incredible bands coming through here. idalia is throwing hay makers right now into clearwater beach. these are the winds and rain we have seen you see the storm surge that i'm walking through here or coronado drive right now. this i

that is an angry tampa bay.orm surge, but this is a combination of several factors, remember, we've got inland flooding, we have a full moon which is actually exacerbated by -- wow, incredible. made worse by the super moon. that gives a greater tug on these tie dal swings that we ha. greater highs and greater lows in terms of the tidal strength. in combination with the amount of water that's just being pushed up by a major hurricane in a very shallow, shallow eastern gulf of mexico, which is record temperatures, by the way, that's how it's fueling itself to rapidly intensify. but i just want to set the scene here, because what we've seen is a brick wall on bay shore boulevard, a major artery for tampa, over my right shoulder being completely inundated by waves. any local will tell you this place floods given any rainy day. this is different. this is storm surge inundation, made worse by the fact that the inland flooding is helping make the problem even more challenging. ellison, i did a calculation earlier, goog

this would be a bigger deal if we were pushing this surge into tampa bay. you're not seeing any surge right now because the storm is still to your southwest. but when that surge starts is when the storm is going to move just to your west, and then farther to the north, and the winds are going to shift and move back into st. pete. so, the surge is a big deal. but i'm telling you right now that this is also going to be a wind event. the surge pushing water in two to three miles inland. but the wind is going to continue all the way into georgia as a hurricane. and we also will see wind gusts to 110, not that far from the i-10. that's going to bring down trees all over the roadways. transportation will be impossible tomorrow with all of those trees that the crews are going to have to get out of the way. >> and that is why staging ahead of time is so important for those tree trucks. chad, appreciate it. also want to check in now with bill weir who's in steinhatchee, florida, right at the center of where this storm is expected to make landfall. it looks like you'

for tampa bay, that is largest concern, storm surge.ny times in the last several years, tampa bay has been close to impact. irma was most notable. they ended up seeing a reverse surge and water emptied out of tampa bay. saw dramatic images of folks walking out on exposed bed in tampa bay. this is reverse, the angle of approach could be worst case for tampa bay. we had to switch our hotel yesterday three times because hotels are evacuating. if you have been asked to leave, do so. we are facing the last 24 hours, when you look at satellite, this storm is in the gulf of mexico. conditions are going downhill and wherever you are tonight in florida where be where you are riding out what idalia could be lashing out. big bend, cedar key, that is going to be landfall site. an area of florida that has not been impacted by a storm in a long time. last category 3 storm was 73 years ago. there are people that live in big bend that have never seen conditions like this. we know how many folks have moved to florida that have never been through a tropi

because of the high tide which is coming, it is starting to come back in from tampa bay through apalachicola bay. we are seeing a lot of tornado runnings. our meteorologists have indicated tornadoes, they have seen debris in rotations but that will be confirmed by the national weather service throughout the day. we will obviously see more tornadic activity as the day goes along. if you are in a tornado warning in your area, get to an interior room. avoid windows, put mattresses and things over your head, even helmets. we can replace a lot of limbs but we cannot replace your head. so please protect your head, cover your head at all costs. it will be also life-threatening wins in dutch wind -- winds. well over 130 miles an hour. all of these are life-threatening conditions showed through everything you can to stay safe where you are. while you are sheltering in place, search-and-rescue teams -- once the limbs -- the winds died down, -- we are serving 100,000 accounts with power. i want to thank the men and women of our utilities, municipal election association, cooperatives. we appreciate the

the tide is starting to come back in all the way from tampa bay all the way up to appear latch shah cola bay storm surge will increase over the next couple hours. we are seeing a lot of tornado warnings. so far there have been 11 as the governor has said. of the four or five that happened since about 3:00 a.m. this morning. at least three of those by our meteorologists have indicated -- radar indicated tornadoes; in other words, they have seen debris in those rotations but that will all be confirmed by the national weather service, local forecasting offices throughout the day. we will obviously see more tornadic activity as the day goes along. if you are in a tornado warning in your area, get to an interior room. free from windows, consider putting mattresses and things over your head, even to include helmets. we can replace a lot of limbs but we cannot replace your head, obviously. so, please protect your head, cover your head at all cost. there will be also life-threatening winds in the big bend today. we could see gusts over 100 miles per hour. we could see sustained winds. well over

and see change in wind direction that allows water on the coast and that will make a place like tampa bay sit close and not be able to see water recede during low tide. >> with the storm, it shows you, mentioned folks in tampa, tampa bay why storms miss, irmaand ian went south. this storm is out of the mouth of tampa bay, four feet of surge there shows how prone that is, how vulnerable they are to surge, what was feared down the coast will occur somewhere in here across eastern parts of big bend or down the nature coast. 57 miles due west where center of circulation pin hole eye of idalia. convection continuing to fire up on north and west side of the eye wall has been striking to me in the last 30 minutes. as that continues to strengthen and we see more convection, it will strengthen the storm and it will jog that storm further off to perhaps the west, northwest and with that jog, allows more time over the water for intensification and worst possible storm case surge up to perry across city and within that mileage zone. >> that inner core is intense, that is picking up forward speed thch

peter beach but this is tampa bay area. bay shore boulevard, a low lying area that tends to flood but this is unlike anything even police officers who worked in the city for more than 20 years tell me they've ever seen. what you are noticing are waves that are breaking up against the barrier there and pushing over and crashing over with such power. it is so dangerous, meanwhile as people wake up this morning they are coming out to try to see just how deep this goes. what this person is doing here is so dangerous, so ill advised. police officers will likely stop him in a few moments. meanwhile across the state of florida more than 200,000 people are without power. we're seeing even really more devastating storm surge impacts up in the big bend area near cedar key near where idalia made landfall a few hours ago. it is incredible to look at how intense the impacts are in an area like tampa bay that sits several hours south of where it made landfall as it continues over florida, georgia and south carolina and the southeast. >> d

message to folks who are stubborn for preparing for this storm surge. >> well, you know, here in tampa bay area, we have had a lot of near misses in terms of the storms, and this is also not forecast to be a direct hit, but what we are trying to tell people is, you know, these storms hit in different ways, and particularly with the last couple of major storms coming close, hermine and irma, and we saw the storms drain out of tampa bay and people might be used to the idea that we won't see a lot of the storm surging, but what we are trying to emphasize to people is that this storm is not like that, and the forecast has been clear if you are in those areas, you will be seeing the water rising up, and depending upon how high your house is above the ground, you will get water coming into the house at the height of the storm surge. >> josh, it is a complicated decision for people, people who have pets or people who cannot afford a hotel or who don't have friends and family in the region, so for folks who decide to stay, what should they be doing right now there to prepare. >> we hope that peopl

in the tampa bay area some bridges were closed, some because of water, some because of wind. structurally, i haven't gotten reports they are problematic. closer to ground zero, those bridges are not passable primarily because the water is overflowing. is that accurate? >> that is accurate. we are in the process of damage assessments. we have not seen anything close to what we saw on the island. the locations where there is high water, we have to wait until the water recedes to find out what is going on.we haven't seen any major damage yet . >> have you seen significant water flooding inland? the st. john's? >> i would say we are. >> the short answer is we are starting to see some reaction. all of the rain will have to drain into those basins. usually what happens in these incidents is we don't see the actual river action for 24, 48, sometime 72 hours after the fact. the st. john's river is a very slow responding river. if you remember hurricane in, it took almost 45 days to correct it on that particular body of water. you look at the time, and then obviously go back down. gov

this is bay shore boulevard. tampa directly over my shoulder and a very angry tampa bay over my left shoulder. we've been watching the water pound in across this beautiful boulevard. as john was mentioning this is a more highly populated area compared to the cedar key region, for instance. remember that this is the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the big bend in over 125 years. so why are we here? we are talking about the storm surge and we just a moment ago before crossing to me we saw high water rescue vehicles from the tampa bay police drive behind us so they are out investigating these communities directly impacted here along the shoreline of tampa bay and what we've noticed here is the water receding by, let's say, 6 inches, perhaps a foot, but we're concerned because we know that we are in a low tide cycle right now, the high tide occurs about 2:00 this afternoon. we already set record high -- record storm surge in the east bay and old port tampa, old tampa port, earlier this morning, and now as we approa

game two of the giants series against the tampa bay rays. atures start in the 60s, gradually cooling into the lower half of the 60s. temperatures won't change dramatically around the bay. back to almost exactly average temperatures by friday, saturday, and sunday. the cool down more noticeable farther inland where temperatures will still be hot tomorrow and wednesday, but then pleasant friday, saturday, and sunday. back down to the upper 80s and maybe low 90s inland into the east bay this weekend. along the coast, not much change there. temperatures just staying in the 60s, but maybe closer to 70 by early next week. single game record paul, i'm still hurting that baseball collection is gone. >>> patrick bailey walked it off sunday night for the giants. could they carry the momentum into a series against the third best team in the tampa bay rays? plus trey lance didn't look all that comfortable in whwhen migrainine strikes,, you're faceded with a chchoic. ridede it out wiwith the tradeoffs s of treatating? or p push througugh e papain and symy

tampa. how are things there? >> reporter: you can see, we talk about water, i'm surrounded by it. this is bay shore boulevard. ughfare. there's no difference between tampa bay and the streets here. it's completely flooded over the seawall which tampa bay is no stranger to having a little flooding. people here are telling me, one, this is more than they are used to. two, this is coming at a time -- we call it king tide. they see it once or twice a year. extremely inconvenient. the tampa mayor has been -- she's been talking about what this means for the city. when you look outside right now, honestly, the sun is about to come out. it's disarming. you think everything is good. it is for right now. we are going to see the bands come through again. we will see those gusts of wind. we are going to see heavy rain come through. then we're going to see the tide start to raise. we expect the king tide to hit between 12:00 and 2:00. they are expecting several feet, by the way. we have storm surge from the hurricane rainfall plus the king tide that's supposed to come through. that's something -- that has been the primary

when you look at tampa bay. the waves were much more aggressive minutes ago. listen, there are 49 states of emergency declared in just the state of florida alone. the targets on is north of where i'm standing in tampa to the area of tallahassee just east of it. that is the capital of the state of florida. that is ready i have the storm is projected to pass through, somewhere in that area. but here there is still a hurricane warning because of the potential for rising water. with the rain we had here we had a lot of debris up to wash up here. the registry steps away from the bay. those are homes behind me to the right. that obviously takes away their ability to leave during the storm. on the other side of the waterway, that is tampa general hospital, one of the main hospitals in the city. rising water, if it gets high enough, could potentially threaten access to the facility. all that you see here is in a mandatory evacuation zone and authorities here, since we arrived yesterday, have been really hammering home t

in the tampa bay area, some of those bridges were closed.ause of wind, but i haven't gotten any reports they are problematic. as you get in closer to the ground zero, those bridges are not passable, but that's primarily because the water is overflow ing. is that accurate to say? >> that's accurate. we're still in the process of doing damage assessments. we haven't seen anything anywhere close to what we saw. for the locations where there's still high water, we have to wait for the water to recede to find out what's going on there. we haven't seen any major damage yet. >> any significant river flooding inland, whether it be the st. johns? >> i'm sure we are. >> so the short answer is, we're starting to see some reaction. all of this rain is going to have to drain into the basins. so usually what happens in these incidents, we don't see the actual river action for 24 to 72 hours after the fact. the st. johns river is a very slow-responding river. if you remember back during hurricane ian, that took 45 days to correct itself on that particular

, just off of tampa bay, the city of tampa, directly over my right-hand shoulder. i think these scenes really just paint the picture of what we're experiencing here, unfortunately the storm surge has been realized, the four to six feet that we thought, and was predicted to come has actually materialized, we're standing on what would normally be a busy thoroughfare, the artery for tampa. but we've just frankly got an angry tampa bay that is throwing its worst at us, even though we're 150 miles to the southeast of the strongest part of hurricane idalia. so this just goes to show our viewers at home that you don't have to be near the center of the storm to get serious, serious impacts. right now we just happen to be getting one of these rain bands that are pelting my face. it stings. this storm surge is quite a thing. we've had to move our crew vehicles. it continues to come up even though we've surpassed the high tide, which was at 4:00 a.m. this morning. so there's a combination of things working for this storm surge, that being the push of water with the winds that

and 4 to 7 feet for tampa bay. the pinellas county region.ut look at the reds, 8 to 12 feet around cedar key region. that is where we're concerned about all of the shallow water from the eastern gulf of mexico that you see behind me, that warm water is going to push up and pile up into that almost catcher's mitt type topography feature. so what you are looking at is storm surge potential. and there is important because you can see the shades of orange around tampa bay, that is 4 to 7 feet perhaps locally higher. and then along the intercoastal water ways, barrier island, you can see yellows and oranges there as well. that is 4 to 7 feet of elevation above normal dry land. and this storm has got a trajectory towards the big bend, but again, we talk about the oneles with these strengthening storms. any deviation for the west or any deviation to the east has major implications for such large population densities including tampa bay. don't let your guard down. >> important piece of advice. that rapid intensification. we saw it with hurricane ian

flooding concern is not just in the tampa bay area.ound. flooding concern is not just in the tampa bay area. governor desantis talked about some of the flooding that we'll see in a lot of inland counties up and down the western coast from the big bend all the way down here to tampa bay. here is a bit of what he said earlier today. >> this storm is going to impact inland counties. and particularly in northern florida, you are going to see significant impacts. by the path it doesn't just mean in the cone because there is going to be impacts that will be outside whatever the national hurricane center says is the path of the storm. >> reporter: and because of this forecasted path, we expect all of this water to just come into the tampa bay area which again the concern is that it will lead to a good amount of flooding, we're told at least 60,000 sandbags have been distributed in pinellas county. >> and clearwater where you are, peak storm conditions expected i think around midnight tonight, is that right? tell us what you are expecting ther

one of the orders is right here in hillsboro county, which again, is home to the tampa bay area. the other is just to the west of me, that is in pinellas county, it is home to st. pete as well as clearwater. we are told that there has been some reports of flooding there, right now, laura, this is the worst of the weather that we have seen, although when you take a look at the radar of, of course it explains why it is happening. we have that hurricane that is off to the west of the tampa bay area having, again, spent the better part of a day out here. we were talking to a number of folks who came out to this location and they told us, look, we don't think it is going to be as bad considering how things are right now, so a lot of folks that we came across told us, look, we are not going to evacuate, we're not going to go inland. it's a message that emergency officials really don't want to hear because the concern going into tonight and then tomorrow is that then we are going to start seeing storm surge and so the last thing that emergency officials want our for folks to be complace

this is a bit further south in tampa bay , bit further south in tampa bay, but clearly you can see theves. we're being told by the national hurricane centre that the winds have eased slightly. so it's now a category three, rather than category four hurricane. but and here's the sting in the tail. that still means wind speeds of 125 miles an hour. now we're being told that the storm's track is heading towards what they call the big bend coastline , which is to the north of tampa . and indications are that because of the shape of the coast line, that will bring a massive storm surge as the weight of water actually hits the shoreline with a storm surge of 15 to 16ft high. we're being told. and this could cause most of the damage in dications that the water will pile up in the bay . according to scientists at bay. according to scientists at the national hurricane centre. so we'll keep you updated on that. you can see even this fixed camera, the cctv cameras is actually shaking now in the winds as they pick up. but all the latest live coming up with landfall expected now in the next half ho

that is home to the tampa bay area. and the reason why is exactly what chad laid out just a few minutes ago. the storm surge associated with this hurricane. we're talking about anywhere between four to seven feet. so you can imagine that a lot of these low-lying areas in the tampa bay area will most likely flood. you're taking a look at one of the neighborhoods out here in the downtown tampa bay area that has been evacuated because of all this concern associated with the storm surge. we expect anywhere between four to seven feet of this storm surge to move through, most likely tomorrow. so of course there is a concern that with all of this water coming into the bay as well as some of the four to eight inches of rain that then we are going to see some pretty significant flooding in this part of southwest florida. across the river out here, tampa general hospital, they've already got their floodgates up. we're told that that can handle up to 15 feet of a storm surge. but as you mentioned, brianna, this time last year this

storm surge was expansive down to and including tampa bay.torm surge is not the threat, it is rain in carolinas that the most damage. this is major threat from georgia through carolinas. >> emily: thank you for your expert ooes, bringing it back to the couch now. kevin o'leary, you live in florida and have businesses there, what are your thoughts? >> i know the difference in tropical storm and cat 1 2, 3, 4. i have never seen a storm go from tropical to cat 4. that is really violent change and floridians know know what a 3 means and 4 means, where water will come from. zero to 4 in 21 hours, wow. >> janice: rapid intensification and a lot of reasons why it exploded so quickly. national hurricane center did a good job in measuring that, that is one thing that is hardest in forecasting to do intensity forecasting. they knew we were going to have rapid intensification from 1 to 3, borderline 4 before making landfall and part of the reason is warm temperatures of gulf of mexico. normally warm, that is high octane fuel for the storms. we knew if a

in tampa bay. it's about half an hour ago we started seeing a line of thunderstorms associated with this hurricane make its way across hillsboro county. we expect this bad weather to continue into the night and into tomorrow, which is when we might start seeing some of the storm surge associated with this hurricane. that is the biggest concern from emergency officials at this hour. they are worried that the storm, which is going to pass hillsborough county and pinellas county, the tampa bay area as well as clearwater and st. pete, they're worried because the storm is not going to hit the florida directly that folks might become a little complacent tomorrow. but again, once that storm makes its way past, that is when we expect to not only see more of this rain, more of this wind, but then at some point all of that water is going to be pushed into the tampa bay and then once you have all of that together, you add in high tide as chad laid out, king tide, and that is a concern moving forward over the

a lot of focus on tampa bay. the storm surge, the height above the normal high tide is right about four feet now and looks like it will stay about that. could be six inchs plus or minus for the next few hours. high tide 1:30 this afternoon and then it will start going down. tampa bay and all the bays around are all filled to the brim here and overflowing into low lying areas and neighborhoods. it remains to be seen when this is all over they will go out and look at the various trees and everything trying to figure out how high the water came. i think we got lucky that the storm weakened a little bit on the right-hand side. the right-hand side of the storm as the storm is moving is where the water is pushed toward the coast. it weakened just right before landfall a little bit. that just affects a handful of people because it is not a populated part of the coast. but this is moving inland and we usually think of it weakening as moving inland. it will stay very strong all the way across north florida into georgia an

because of this high tide which is coming, the tide is coming back in through tampa bay up to the appalachiam surge will increase in the next couple of hours and we have some a lot of tornado warnings and as the governor said, lot of tornado warnings and as the governorsaid, it lot of tornado warnings and as the governor said, it is about three, and then this morning at least three of those by our meteorologists have indicated which means they have seen debris in the rotations but that will be confirmed by the national weather service forecasting office through the day. we will obviously see more tornado activity as the day goes a long and if you are in a tornado warning in your area, get to an interior room, free from windows and consider putting mattresses and things over your head, even to include helmets. we can replace a lot of limbs but we cannot replace your head, so please protect your head and cover it at all costs. there will be life threatening wins today and we could see gusts of over 100 mph and sustained winds as we have the landfall. all of these are life threatening condition

i want to bring in now president and ceo at feeding tampa bay, jim nance., thank you for being with us. we take a live look here at cedar key, and you can see how strong the wind is. actually, we don't have jim with us here. but as we take a live look here at cedar key where we know they've prepared this community for what's to come, a community of about 900 residents where state troopers went door-to-door on that island telling residents they must leave. now, this is community that could be entirely cut off as the life threatening storm surge hits the state. so this storm is intensifying quickly. authorities are saying this cannot compare to past storms calling it a once in a lifetime event, an unprecedented storm with the storm surge expected as high as 16 feet and considering 3 feet could be considered as life threatening as well. we tornados possible, winds, flooding, the dangerous storm surge with mandatory evacuations for most of the gulf coast with tampa bay and 49 counties under a state of emergency. we continue our coverage here on msnbc throughout

it is located about 200| miles south-west of tampa bay miles south—west of tampa bay florida.sing steadily during the day and now it is a category two hurricane with maximum winds of 100 mph and all indications are it continues to intensify as we speak and more than likely will be a major hurricane this evening. already, people in around 50 counties are under evacuation orders, schools and colleges are close, airports, trains are cancelled. hospitals are suspending services. as there is going to be as scary as it sounds? you make for some communities, yes. forsome communities, yes. for some communities, yes. forsome communities, it is probably going to be worse than they are envisioning because so few people understand the power major hurricane. just people understand the power major hurricane.— major hurricane. just look at this red area _ major hurricane. just look at this red area here _ major hurricane. just look at this red area here which - major hurricane. just look at this red area here which is i major hurricane. just look at. this red area here which is the hurricane

domingo, al dejar en terreno a los rangers, los giants, tienen la misión de respetar a los a de tampa bayble) que está inspirado, este joven con números emocionantes, empatando el juego de pelota, así vemos la esperanza que le daba al equipo de oakland de llevarse la victoria aparecería, en la baja victoria aparecería, en la baja dels eptimo sin dedesde el cuiuidado preveveno hasta los medicamentos recetados y los servicios dede pediatría. medi-cal provee cobertura para usted y y su famililia. mantenga s su informacación de contatacto actualalizada porque lasas renovacioiones iniciarárán pronto.. y si rececibe un forormulari de r renovación n por correo, complételolo y envíelolo lo más proronto posiblble. >> ( mÚsica ) el departamento de policía de santa clara, realizó este lunes una visita al hospital ,. >> se trata de rubí, no solamente para luchar contra el cáncer, al revelar que quiere entrar al departamento y uno de sus sueños es ser policía . >> antes de retirarnos, hablamos de cristiano ronaldo, dicen que cristiano ronaldo sumó dos títulos en su carrera . >> es la primera persona e

this is tampa bay's only level one trauma center.at is where people with the most serious of injuries go to. it is supposed to be operational during the hurricane. it is only accessible by those bridges. it is on an island. it's really interesting, they obviously have to put a lot of precautions in place. they have these things called aqua fences to make sure they have upwards of 15 feet of stormwater protection. that is definitely making things eaier for them. it remains to be seen what we'll find later in the day, jose. >> marissa parra, i thank you so very much. really appreciate it. i want to bring in the mayor of tampa. thank you very much for your time. tampa is not getting hit directly by the eye of the storm, but the storm surge of course is of concern. what are your concerns this morning? >> our concerns are just what you heard from those on the ground here in tampa, the individuals that didn't heed the evacuation warnings and now are calling for assistance. we have a number of areas that are cut off, davis islands where jus

the beach where we are is a barrier island to the tampa bay area. only about a 20 minute drive rest up tampa bay. this is considered zoned "a" of evacuation area. this is under a mandatory evacuation because of how low-lying this area is. fema and the national weather service in pinellas county officials have been warning that this area could see a 7 to 10-foot storm surge. anybody who remains here at this hour now perhaps faces that storm surge. governor desantis has warned that if you have not evacuated this area now, if you were to dial 911 are called emergency services, they may not be able to respond this area. it is so low-lying that it typically does see flooding. we have covered hurricanes in this exact area in the past where we have seen businesses and resorts go underwater. we will be here throughout the night and warning and keep you updated. >> back to you as the news warns. live in saint pete beach. thank you. let's bring in michael presley bobbitt an author, playwright and resident of cedar key which could be in for a direct hit. we ta

>> well, laura, we are to the east of gloria so we are in tampa bay where in hillsboro cof the tter part of the last couple of hours. we are keeping a close eye on the bay wall here behind me because it is now come back to a level that we really have not seen since earlier this afternoon, in large part because the next high tide is around 4:00 this morning. so, going into this morning, the concern for emergency officials here in hillsboro county is that we're going to see all of this rain over the next 6 to 12 hours as the storm continues to move north, just off shore here. it is going to start pushing all of that water into the tampa bay and then, once that -- those two things happen and high tides happen at four in the morning, then we get a king tide later in the afternoon. that is when we believe we're going to start seeing some of that significant flooding. we're talking about anywhere, as gloria mentioned there, anywhere between 4 to 6 feet of a storm surge. so, going into the late hours, emergency officials out here were really hoping that, at this point in the, game for the folks

this is old tampa bay behind me, part of the tampa bay area and tranquil. hot and humid. we have is a light breeze. this spot is going to look dramatically different in 12 hours. the outer rain bands will hit this afternoon and wherever you are tonight in the state of florida is going to be where you ride out the reality of hurricane idalia, a historic storm for the state. the big bend where we expect landfall have never had a category 4 hurricane hit the big bend ever in history. that's possible. right now the national hurricane forecast has it as a category 3 storms with winds stronger than 120 miles-per-hour. let me tell you the water out there is so hot reaching almost 90 degrees. straight gasoline for this storm and could see it reach category 4 strength before landfall. get out as people have asked you to leave. zone a has been evacuated. the problem with this area is storm surge. it is particularly vulnerable. with landfall being in the big bend it could be worst case scenario. that means we'll have all of that water moving into tampa bay. possibly seven feet of st

it 3 currently 200 miles south—west of tampa bay, florida, maximum wind has been increasing steadily 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 people could expect hurricane conditions. you can see how many large cities tampa bay, the tallahassee into southern georgia could be impacted by these powerful wins. the wind and the rain _ these powerful wins. the wind and the rain is _ these powerful wins. the wind and the rain is one _ these powerful w

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if this was going to tampa bay, this would be a different story. thankfully, tampa bay will not experience the brunt of the storm surge. it will be on the big bend as much as 12 to perhaps 14 feet. that is hugely significant. it's a developing story and we'll watch it closely over the next 24 hours. back to you. >> thank you, mr. peck. >>> oakland has its share of problems with violence and crime but there is another issue that plagues the city. food deserts. food deserts, areas in orange on the map, can be found nearly every part of oakland. not good. last year the only full service grocery store in west oakland closed. now an oakland family has launched a weekly farmers market. it doesn't stop there. >> reporter: there is great work happening across oakland to address the issue of a food desert. we are at mendella produce distribution where you see the amazing boxes that can be picked up or delivered. this is one other way they are getting food people need in a food desert as well as helping farmers get their products out across this part of the