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>>> HURRICANE MICHAEL GREW FAST. NOW MICHAEL IS IN OUR BACKYARD.
>> YOU NEED TO GO AHEAD AND
SEEK SHELTER.
SEEK SHELTER. >> THE 11ALIVE STORMTRACKER .4@
>>> HURRICANE MICHAEL IS MOVING
ACROSS OUR STATE IN GEORGIA.
IT IS4@ WEAKER BUT STILL CAPABL
OF DOING SOME SERIOUS DAMAGE.
AT LEAST ONE PERSON HAS BEEN
KILLED IN FLORIDA WHEN IT
RIPPED THROUGH FLORIDA'S
PANHANDLE.
PANHANDLE. HERE IN GEORGIA TORNADO WARNINGS
HAD PEOPLE SCRAMBLING FOR COVER
JUST A FEW HOURS AGO WITH AT
LEAST TWO APPARENT TOUCHDOWNS
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE POWER.
GEORGIA POWER IS REPORTING MORE
THAN 950 OUTAGES IMPACTING MORE
GEORGIA POWER IS REPORTING MORE THAN 950 OUTAGES IMPACTING MORE@
THAN 110,000 CUSTOMERS.
CREWS ARE WORKING TO RESTORE
ELECTRICITY TONIGHT.
ELECTRICITY TONIGHT. THE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TEAMS
WENT TO THE HARDEST HIT AREAS.
WE HAVE TEAM CO4@VERAGE TONIGHT
AND 4@WE WILL BEGIN WITH SAMANT
WE HAVE TEAM CO4@VERAGE TONIGHT AND 4@WE WILL BEGIN WITH SAMANT@
MOHR, WHO IS LIVE IN THE STORM @
TRACKER CENTER.
TRACKER CENTER. THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE BEEN
TRACKING MICHAEL ALL WEEK LONG.
>> IT IS GOING TO BE A LONG
NIGHT FOR US HERE.
WE CONTINUE TO 4@TRACK HURRICAN
MICHAEL MAKING ITS WAY ACROSS
SOUTH GEORGIA INTO MIDDLE
GEORGIA.
GEORGIA.
GEORGIA. THERE IS TORRENTIAL RAINFALL,
THE GOOD NEWS IS IT IS
WEAKENING.
WEAKENING. IS BARELY HANGING IN THERE AS A
HURRICANE, AND IT HAS HALF OF
THE WIND SPEED THAT IT HAD
EARLIER.
EARLIER.
EARLIER. SO IT IS MOVING TO THE
NORTHEAST AND PICKING UP THE
PACE AT 20 MILES PER HOUR.
IT SHOULD BE ZIPPING THROUGH
HERE PRETTY QUICKLY.
BUT WE ARE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS
YET.
YET.
YET. WE
YET. WE STILL HAVE THESE SPIRAL BANDS
THAT ARE CYCLING AROUND.
THIS IS A CATEGORY ONE STORM
RIGHT OVER VIENNA AND POUNDING
I-75 WITH SOME 4@HEAVY RAIN.
WE WILL 4@CONTINUE TO SEE THIS
MOVE AND AS WE HEAD INTO THE
NEXT FEW HOURS BRINGING HEAVY
RAIN TO SOUTH GEORGIA AND EVEN
NORTH GEORGIA, ALTHOUGH THE
HEAVIEST OF RAIN HAS BEEN SOUTH
OF I-20.
OF I-20.
OF I-20. WE STILL SEE THESE4@ ROTATING
ACROSS GEORGIA. THIS IS DOWN
INTO DOUGLAS COUNTY AS WELL.
SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE THE
WIDESPREAD RAIN OVERNIGHT AND
WILL HAVE STRONG STORMS, AND WE
CANNOT RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY
OF SEVERE STORMS, ALTHOUGH IT
IS GETTING LESS LIKELY WITH
EACH PASSING HOUR.
IT HAS HAD --4@4@ IT HAS BEEN A
WHILE SINCE WE'VE HAD A STORM
WARNING.
WARNING.
WARNING. WE WILL HAVE DRIVING RAIN
OVERNIGHT AND IT IS NOT A GOOD
NIGHT TO BE OUT ON THE
ROADWAYS.
ROADWAYS.
ROADWAYS. AND TOMORROW WE WILL START TO
SEE IMPROVEMENTS WITH THE RAIN
BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF AS WE
HEAD TO THE MIDMORNING, BUT
STILL THAT FLOOD RISK4@ AND THA
WILL EXIST AS WE HEAD INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH HEAVY RAIN
THAT IS MOVING IN AND THE FLASH
FLOOD WATCH STILL IN EFFECT
UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON TOMORROW.
BUT IT IS A LOT MORE RAIN THAT
OUR CHIEF METEOROLOGIST HAS
BEEN DEALING WITH.
CHRIS, IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU IN
ONE PIECE.
ONE PIECE. >> IT HAS BEEN A CRAZY DAY.
I WILL BE HONEST, I HAVE
COVERED A LOT OF HURRICANES IN
MY CAREER HERE AT 11ALIVE , BUT
THIS IS THE MOST INTENSE AND
SCARIEST STORM THAT I'VE EVER
COVERED IN MY CAREER.
THIS WAS A STORM THAT YOU DON'T
WANT TO MESS WITH AT ALL.
IT HAD MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 155 MILES PER.
THE STRONGEST STORM TO 4@HIT TH
FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
FLORIDA PANHANDLE. I WANT YOU TO SEE SOME OF THE
DAMAGE.
DAMAGE.
DAMAGE. WE WERE ABLE TO NAVIGATE OUT OF
PANAMA CITY AND WE HAD TO MOVE
AWAY TO GET FURTHER NORTH TO BE
4@IN A SAFER AREA AND TO BE IN @
SPOT WHERE WE CAN GET A
CONNECTION WITH YOU GUYS WITH
OUR CELL SERVICE.
4@TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
THIS IS DESTRUCTION IN PANAMA
CITY.
CITY.
CITY. BUILDINGS NOT DOWN AND HOMES 4@@
KNOCKED DOWN AND POWER LINES
ARE DOWN.
ARE DOWN.
ARE DOWN. AND IT IS NOT JUST ON ONE
STREET, IT COVERS A VERY LARGE
AR4@EA OF PANAMA CITY.
AND AS WE WERE DRIVING NORTH
GOING OUT OF THE CITY, WE KEPT
THINKING, NOW WE WILL START TO
SEE SOME BREAKS IN THE DAMAGE
AND WE NEVER REALLY DID.
WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW IS ABOUT
50 MILES NORTH OF PANAMA CITY
INLAND AND WE HAVE DAMAGE HERE
AS WELL.
AS WELL.
AS WELL. WE HAVE DAMAGE HERE WHERE WE
HAVE REPORTS OF POWER OUT AND
THE ROOF HAS BLOWN OFF OF THE
POLICE STATION HERE.
AND IT IS THAT FAR INLAND.4@
SO THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ZONE OF
DAMAGE 4@AND DESTRUCTION.
IF YOU WILL WITH US EARLIER, WE
WERE DOING LIVE COVERAGE AT
NOON AS THE STORM IS COMING IN,
AND WE SAW THINGS DETERIORATE
VERY QUICKLY.
VERY QUICKLY. THIS IS WHAT WE WENT THROUGH AS
WE WERE DOING OUR LIVE COVERAGE
AND WE HAD THE WIND AND THE RAIN
AND THE TREES BEHIND US, AND
THEN WE LOST OUR CELL COVERAGE
AND WE HAD TO GO INSIDE TO TAKE
COVER.
COVER.
COVER. WE
COVER. WE WANTED TO STAY OUT 4@AS LONG
AS WE COULD, THERE WAS NO WAY
WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STAY
IN THAT POSITION.
WE WERE IN A SAFE SPOT AT OUR
HOTEL AND WE COULD GO INTO THE
LOBBY, BUT WE ENDED UP HAVING
TO HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED.
IT4@ TOOK UP TO THREE PEOPLE TO
HOLD IT CLOSED SO IT WOULD NOT
FLY OPEN.
FLY OPEN.
FLY OPEN. THE HOTEL4@4@ HAD FOUR FLOORS A
ALL THE GUESTS THERE4@ WERE LIN
UP IN THE HALLWAYS AND IN THE
STAIRWELLS TAKING COVER.
THAT HOTEL THAT WE WERE
SUPPOSED TO STAY IN TONIGHT WAS
RULED UNINHABITABLE.
RULED UNINHABITABLE. THE CEILING WAS LEAKING AND THE
SIDING GOT 4@RIPPED OFF AND THE
NATIONAL GUARD CAME IN AND TOLD
PEOPLE THAT WANTED TO STAY
THERE, EVEN THOUGH THE ROOF WAS
LEAKING, THAT THEY HAD TO
LEAVE.
LEAVE.
LEAVE. SO
LEAVE. SO WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO STAY THERE ANYWAY.
THE HOTEL WE ARE IN HERE 50
MILES NORTH, WE HAVE NO POWER,
BUT WE HAVE A BED TO SLEEP IN.
SO IT IS GOING TO BE
INTERESTING TOMORROW.
INTERESTING TOMORROW. WE WILL SEE4@ THE DESTRUCTION
AFTER THE RAIN AND WIND MOVES
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. WE
OUT. WE WILL SEE WHAT IS LEFT OF
PANAMA CITY, AND NOT JUST 4@
THERE, BUT A BIG PART OF THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE.>> AND
OUTSTANDING PERSPECTIVE.
OUTSTANDING PERSPECTIVE. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE
DOING.
DOING.
DOING. STAY SAFE.>>> THERE IS NO
QUESTION THAT FLORIDA RECEIVED
THE BRUNT OF THE DAMAGE FROM
MICHAEL.
MICHAEL.
MICHAEL. BUT WE HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT
IS GOING TO DO IN GEORGIA.
BUT RIGHT HERE IN ME4@TRO ATLAN,
LET'S GO TO NATISHA.
THE WIND AND RAIN WERE BLOWING
SIDEWAYS.
SIDEWAYS.
SIDEWAYS. LOOKS THE SAME.4@4@
>> Reporter: IT IS PRETTY MUCH
THE SAME.
THE SAME.
THE SAME. WE ARE GETTING THAT RAIN COMING
DOWN SIDEWAYS AND WE KEEP
GETTING THESE GUSTS OF WIND
THAT COME THROUGH.
AND THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT4@4@ TH
RAIN HAS GONE FROM LIGHT TO
HEAVY, BUT IT HAS BEEN STEADY
ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
AND WE HAVE GONE THROUGH COBB
COUNTY AND WE DID NOT SEE ANY
EXTENSIVE FLOODING, BUT WE HAVE
SEEN SOME WATER GATHER 4@AND
AROUND THE GRIDS WHERE THE
WATER GOES DOWN IN THE STREET,
WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THOSE
COLLECT A LITTLE BIT.
THE CLOUDS 4@ARE ZIPPING THROUG
AND THE THING THAT WE REALLY
WANT TO LET 4@PEOPLE KNOW IS JU
TO STAY CAUTIOUS, ESPECIALLY IF
THEY'RE OUT ON THE ROADS.
SO EVERYBODY JUST STAY SAFE AS
MUCH AS YOU CAN.
>>> HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WIND
IS PASSING THROUGH THE 4@MIDDLE
OF GEORGIA, WHERE A TORNADO WAS
CONFIRMED EARLIER TODAY.4@
AND HE IS LIVE IN MACON RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. WHAT
NOW. WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS LIKE
RIGHT NOW?
RIGHT NOW? >> Reporter: AS YOU CAN SEE,
THE CONDITIONS4@ ARE STARTING T
DETERIORATE.
DETERIORATE. OVER THE PAST HOUR WE HAVE SEEN
SOME DUSTY WINDS AND THE RAIN
HAS BEEN NONSTOP AND WHILE
CONDITIONS HERE ARE STARTING TO
DETERIORATE, IT WAS EVEN WORSE
IN CRAWFORD COUNTY WHERE A
TORNADO 4@RIPPED THROUGH
NEIGHBORHOOD.
NEIGHBORHOOD. WE WERE THE ONLY ATLANTA NEWS
CREW THERE 4@SHORTLY AFTER IT
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. WHEN THIS COUPLE SAW A TORNADO
HEADING IN THEIR DIRECTION,
THEY DID NOT WASTE TIME.>> I
SAW MY HUSBAND COME RUNNING IN
AND WE GOT UNDER THE COUCH.
>> Reporter: AFTERWARDS, HER
HOME IS COVERED IN TREES.
>> IT TORE THE ROOF COMPLETELY
OFF.
OFF.
OFF. >>
OFF. >> Reporter: IT DAMAGED OTHER
HOMES IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD AS
WELL.>> MY STORAGE BUILDING AND
MY TRUCK GOT IT.
THERE WAS DA4@MAGE IN THE BACK
MY HOUSE.
MY HOUSE.
MY HOUSE. >> Reporter: NOT ONE PERSON
SUFFERED ANY INJURIES.
>> FRIENDS HELPING FRIENDS AND
FAMILY COMING TOGETHER.
>> Reporter: FIRST RESPONDERS
ARE TELLING PEOPLE TO STAY OFF
THE ROADS TONIGHT AN4@D INTO
TOMORROW MORNING SO THAT THEY
CAN GET CREWS ONTO 4@THE ROADS
REMOVE DEBRIS. THESE ARE THE
CONDITIONS RIGHT NOW IN THE 4@
MACON METRO AREA.
LET'S GO TO ASHLEY JOHNSON IN
ATHENS.
ATHENS.
ATHENS. >> Reporter: THE BRUNT OF THE
STORM IS EXPECTED TO HIT HERE
AROUND MIDNIGHT, SO NOT TOO FAR
OFF AND EARLIER TODAY THE
CONCERN WAS A TORNADO WATCH.
RIGHT NOW IT IS A FLASH FLOOD 4@
WATCH.
WATCH.
WATCH. AS
WATCH. AS IS USUALLY THE CASE, THE
GROCERY STORES WERE PACKED.
>> WHEN WE HEAR ABOUT STORMS
AND OTHER AREAS, WE TRY --
>> Reporter:4@ MIDTERMS ARE RIG
AROUND THE CORNER AND STUDENTS
ARE CONCERNED.
ARE CONCERNED. >> I HAD PART OF MY HOUSE
DESTROYED BY A TORNADO, SO I'M
CAUTIOUS.
CAUTIOUS.
CAUTIOUS. >> Reporter: CAMPUS WILL NOT
OPEN UNTIL 10 WITH CLASSES
BEGINNING AT 11 AM.
>> WE ARE HOPING TO GET THE
REST OF TOMORROW OFF AND FRIDAY
AND A CHANCE TO HAVE A LONG
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. >> 4@MY ADVICE TO CITIZENS WOUL
BE TO MAKE SURE4@ THAT YOU HAVE
YOUR EMERGENCY KIT READY AND
THAT YOU HAVE BATTERIES IN CASE
THERE ARE POWER OUTAGES.
IT IS NOT A GOOD IDEA TO USE
CANDLES BECAUSE THAT IS AN
INCREASED FIRE HAZARD, BUT
BATTERY-POWERED FLASHLIGHTS AND
LANTERNS. HAVE THOSE READY.
4@
LANTERNS. HAVE THOSE READY. >> Reporter: AND CLARK COUNTY
SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED TOMORROW.
THERE IS AN EMERGENCY SHELTER
THAT HAS BEEN OPENED AND THE
RAIN HAS JUST STARTED TO PICK
UP.
UP.
UP. THE
UP. THE BRUNT OF THE STORM IS
EXPECTED TO HIT AROUND MIDNIGHT@
>> WE TALKED TO YOU AT 10 PM
AND IT WAS NOT REALLY RAINING
AT THAT TIME, YOU CAN SEE THAT
THE RAIN IS BEGINNING TO FALL.
THANK YOU, ASHLEY.
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