Transcript for Hurricane Matthew Approaches Tybee Island, GA

Good morning we're on a city that sits just outside some. Right before tied the island this is all low lying area that officials expect will flood today to this road is closed here. And the reason is because it is so low lying but I want to point something out you. Right over there. Is USB bats. Only way it is and how high island and we are told by people who live here but even in a storm. This world floods and because of that. Authorities have forced caused actually issued a mandatory evacuation of residents but there. What are they they're trying to do is to cut off water supply to some of the island. We. People are expected to pay for a powered. Almost. We're already starting to see some of they hands hit this area expect the worst storms to hit here tonight. Possibly. See. Going into tonight unfortunately for many residents here who. This is going to be coming in the middle of the night. There are a number of evacuations centers that there encouraging residents live on post so once it was fast as they end because there's still time. I can tell you. Savannah. Is a ghost town and is about fifteen minutes this direction. I've never seen so empty this is the first time in. I want to say ninety years and I've recovered hurricane from this block. Officials are certainly prepared for what. Right now the path of this storm has it found in the nose and Savannah is one of the spots where now we're expecting that. The eye wall of the storm crossed into actually implant. Real concerns and they're very concerned about that storm search that I mentioned they're talking somewhere between six. And eleven feet of storm surge which again we put this entire area. Under water so is that as the rates start coming down real heavily we're not going to be it was stay here. Police don't want to hear what actually higher ground. But I can tell you that everyone will be watching this very closely tonight we're hoping that we can keep our power. We're not sure that's been. This closest. Will but it certainly a long night for families here in the Savannah area and the force into the Steve Centanni ABC news the body I would.

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