LEE COUNTY OPERATION CENTER,

THIS IS THE COUNTY THAT HAS THE

BIGGEST POPULATION IN SOUTHWESTKE

FLORIDA.

IF YOU'RE WATCHING US FROM

AN BEACH.

WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THISLL LE

TONIGHT?

>> THIS IS THE LARGESTIN

HOURS DRIVING AROUND THE COUNTY.

WE HITIT PLACES IN NORTH FORT

MYERS.

WE WENT TO FORT MYERS BEACH AND

YOU NOTICE THAT IT'IF YOU ARE GOING OUT FOR ANY

REASON, 'CAUSE I DON'T SEE WHY.

MOST OF THE BUSINESSES ARE

CLOSED.

BUT IF YOU HAVE TO GO OUT ON THE

ROADS FOR ANY REAS SEE, BUTR

THISOA IS THE MOST CONSISTENT

WE'VE SEEN THE RAINFALL.

OBVIOUSLY WE'VE BEEN DRIVING

AROUND THE PAST THREE, T

STILL PRETTY LIGHT NOW.

WE'RE JUST IN THE BEGINNING OF

THE. STAGES OF THIS.Y F

WE'RE RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE

EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER.

THIS IS

PLAN.E

THEIR EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN.

THEY'RE TRACKING IRMA, FINDING

OUT WHICH COMMUNITIES ARE MOST

VULNERABLE SO THAT THEY CAN

ITIE BACK TOGIV

SOME NORMALCY AFTER IRMA COMES

THROUGH BECAUSE WE KNOW THIS IS

OING TO BE A VERY, VERY STRONG

STORM, SOMETHING THAT WEG

PROBABLY HAVE NEVER SEERENT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.

LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE,

FDME, NATIONAL GUARDSMEN INSIDE.

THERE ARE NONPROFIT

PEOPLE ARE

WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE AREFOR

SAFE AND THAT ONCE IRMA ROLLS

THROUGH, 'CAUSE THAT'S GOING TO

BE THE MOST DEVASTATING PA MAKE SURE THAT WE CANTHE

GET THROUGH THIS TOGETHER AS

EASILY ASTH WE POSSIBLY CAN.

SO WE'RE GONNA STAY OUT HER REASONS

BECAUSE IT WILL BE TOO DANGEROUS

AT THAT POINT TO GO OUTSIDE AND

WE DON'T RECOMMEND ANYONE GOING

OUTSIDE IN THIS STORM.

THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU

WANT T

WHEN THEY BELIEVE THAT

CONDITIONS MIGHT GET A LITTLE

DICEY ORI SO.

BUT THEY'RE EXPECTING FOR

11:00 O'CLOCK SHUTDOWN.RE

IT MIGHT BE LATER 'CAUSE RIG US.

WE'LL TOSS IT BACK TO YOU.