>>> now to where this is all headed and when and for that we check in with weather channel meteorologist jim cantore . he's about 200 miles north along the coast in st. marks, florida . hey, jim, good evening.
>> reporter: good evening, brian. we're right here at the light house . you can see it behind me. it's kind of amazing if this thing isn't coming ashore i'd be very, very surprised right now because we've had some very, very heavy rain . occasionally winds have gusted 50, even close to 70 miles per hour up in apalachicola. but the event here is rainfall. let me show you what has happened as we set the staining herstaining -- stage here. yesterday a rainfall dale record in tampa well over 7 inches. as we take you up to the panhandle these amounts are coming in so quick we've already gotten up to 15 inches of rain just south of the state capital here in tallahassee. this is where band is setting up tonight and the rainfall event as well. you can see how much more rain is going to fall talking about amounts which could exceed 15 inches. at the rate they're coming down especially at 3 to 5 inches an hour, one of these is coming in right now, we could get that 15 inches in one night so an area that has extreme drought like we have right now, almost the worst category, is literally in 24 to 48 hours going to go right out of that and possibly into a massive flood. that is a huge concern across the entire state of florida , specifically this evening, the panhandle. back to you.
>> so while we have covered bigger and much more powerful storms, this sure is a rain maker and a formidible one. jim cantore with us from the florida coast tonight. thanks.
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