Bracing for Impact

" Yeah this couple minutes ago about I eight where this storm is right now barreling toward the US Gulf Coast take a look at these pictures. Winds right now about eighty miles an hour -- is expected to hit. Land probably late tonight early tomorrow morning tropical storm warnings right now are in place for parts of Mississippi Alabama Louisiana also the panhandle of Florida. And take a look at this -- slamming and Al Salvador over the weekend heavy rains triggered mudslides there more than a hundred people killed. On the phone with us now is -- Daniel she is the public information officer for us in the county Florida. That's in the Pensacola area. -- update us if you will right now what's happening there and what he's doing."

" We actually are continuing all the main thing they put into place last night but we were anticipating a category one category -- This is still going to be as strong tropical storm now the downgrade is is. Welcome news but that's -- ET reason -- fed to drop their guard since content still do a lot of damage. Were already being. And coastal flooding out all our -- it is part of our evacuation area. We got shelters that just opened just a few minutes ago. But getting other witnessed an opening into a day and are urging to take advantage at this time during the day to day. Can make those last minute preparations in state shall."

" I do get the sense that people are listening."

" So far again. We're certainly getting great response from our local media. Angry at a distance and then -- but that word now."

" What and what kind of you know effects are you expecting her how much rain are are the forecasters telling you to expect to put their."

" Telling us to expect three to five inches of rain and some areas as much as eight inches of rain. Along our coastlines storm surge of three to five feet -- And want -- that are already experiencing -- look back. That flooding along our beaches already. We've got two major rivers that -- daddy died at that the PB county don't want that border spat between Florida and Alabama. Now those picket these bears those rivers are not expected to exceed flood stage that's that's good -- But we have a lot of low areas those folks that are those areas are subject -- flooding."

" Sunny DN -- is with Escambia county there in Florida Panhandle in the Pensacola area. -- about some -- to you we'll keep our eyes on -- thanks so much shaky game."