Fox News’ Bill Hemmer Says Category 4 Hurricane Ian Reminds Him of Katrina

MACCALLUM With that let ░░░░░░░░ bring in America s ░░░░░░░░ co anchor Bill Hemmer ░░░░░░░░ here He covered Hurricane ░░░░░░░░ which we were just ░░░░░░░░ about with Nate five ░░░░░░░░ ago Bill always good ░░░░░░░░ have you HEMMER Good ░░░░░░░░ Spent a lot of ░░░░░░░░ together today haven t ░░░░░░░░ MACCALLUM Indeed we have ░░░░░░░░ we ve all been ░░░░░░░░ those situations where you ░░░░░░░░ got that storm jacket ░░░░░░░░ and the wind is ░░░░░░░░ in and watching these ░░░░░░░░ out there today this ░░░░░░░░ a dangerous one HEMMER ░░░░░░░░ strikes me about this ░░░░░░░░ 20 hurricanes maybe over ░░░░░░░░ throughout the past 20 ░░░░░░░░ I d say Martha ░░░░░░░░ I ve experienced personally ░░░░░░░░ strikes me about this ░░░░░░░░ just the sheer size ░░░░░░░░ it You and I ░░░░░░░░ on the radio earlier ░░░░░░░░ afternoon If you look ░░░░░░░░ that NOAA satellite image ░░░░░░░░ above where you see ░░░░░░░░ swirl of clouds you ░░░░░░░░ the lightning pop up ░░░░░░░░ reminds me a lot ░░░░░░░░ the perfect form that ░░░░░░░░ had in August of ░░░░░░░░ It s that big ░░░░░░░░ a storm Just for ░░░░░░░░ s sake here you ░░░░░░░░ talking to Nate Foy ░░░░░░░░ s up in Orlando ░░░░░░░░ is several hundred miles ░░░░░░░░ the northeast of here ░░░░░░░░ was on a Zoom ░░░░░░░░ with someone in Lakeland ░░░░░░░░ about an hour ago ░░░░░░░░ is right around the ░░░░░░░░ area And trees were ░░░░░░░░ swaying all over the ░░░░░░░░ there You had Jonathan ░░░░░░░░ on two hours ago ░░░░░░░░ Atlantic Beach which is ░░░░░░░░ Jacksonville which is the ░░░░░░░░ corner of the state ░░░░░░░░ really everybody in Florida ░░░░░░░░ going to be affected ░░░░░░░░ this The sheer size ░░░░░░░░ what I find so ░░░░░░░░ One of my favorite ░░░░░░░░ in America is on ░░░░░░░░ West Coast of Florida ░░░░░░░░ that s the town ░░░░░░░░ Sarasota When I was ░░░░░░░░ little kid in the ░░░░░░░░ grade I fell in ░░░░░░░░ with it then And ░░░░░░░░ you grew up in ░░░░░░░░ Midwest what you d ░░░░░░░░ is Interstate 75 starts ░░░░░░░░ Detroit goes through Toledo ░░░░░░░░ Cincinnati Atlanta eventually it ░░░░░░░░ or used to end ░░░░░░░░ Tampa Florida You d ░░░░░░░░ down the interstate for ░░░░░░░░ summer vacation on the ░░░░░░░░ Coast of Florida These ░░░░░░░░ beautiful islands Boca Grande ░░░░░░░░ Sanibel Island and Marco ░░░░░░░░ You know what the ░░░░░░░░ is in Sanibel Island ░░░░░░░░ feet above sea level ░░░░░░░░ about the storm surge ░░░░░░░░ talked about this You ░░░░░░░░ your breath that when ░░░░░░░░ thing clears you wonder ░░░░░░░░ will be left down ░░░░░░░░ I think unfortunately for ░░░░░░░░ lot of people they ░░░░░░░░ going to find nothing ░░░░░░░░ destruction MACCALLUM You re ░░░░░░░░ to see no doubt ░░░░░░░░ lot of water damage ░░░░░░░░ lot of intense wind ░░░░░░░░ as we see these ░░░░░░░░ and very strong palm ░░░░░░░░ getting blown to bits ░░░░░░░░ Port Charlotte Florida right ░░░░░░░░ I was looking at ░░░░░░░░ images of Andrew back ░░░░░░░░ 1992 with had very ░░░░░░░░ winds and lot of ░░░░░░░░ especially in some of ░░░░░░░░ areas where you see ░░░░░░░░ villages of mobile homes ░░░░░░░░ we see a lot ░░░░░░░░ along the coast areas ░░░░░░░░ Florida You worry about ░░░░░░░░ nursing homes which we ░░░░░░░░ Governor DeSantis talking about ░░░░░░░░ and we heard the ░░░░░░░░ in charge of them ░░░░░░░░ the state of Florida ░░░░░░░░ 100 percent of them ░░░░░░░░ generators I remember covering ░░░░░░░░ in Houston There was ░░░░░░░░ terrible tragedy and they ░░░░░░░░ trying to get senior ░░░░░░░░ out on a bus ░░░░░░░░ of them lost their ░░░░░░░░ These are the people ░░░░░░░░ you worry about You ░░░░░░░░ about these folks in ░░░░░░░░ mobile homes and the ░░░░░░░░ who are older infirm ░░░░░░░░ to get to safety ░░░░░░░░ Yeah you think about ░░░░░░░░ quite a bit actually ░░░░░░░░ you wonder if they ░░░░░░░░ enough time to get ░░░░░░░░ if that was required ░░░░░░░░ our Fox Weather folks ░░░░░░░░ teach us is you ░░░░░░░░ take a storm and ░░░░░░░░ it in four different ░░░░░░░░ quadrants And the upper ░░░░░░░░ hand quadrant always packs ░░░░░░░░ biggest punch If you ░░░░░░░░ Charley from 2004 that ░░░░░░░░ a storm that was ░░░░░░░░ almost identical to what ░░░░░░░░ is doing here Western ░░░░░░░░ of Cuba it was ░░░░░░░░ up the West Coast ░░░░░░░░ Florida We weren t ░░░░░░░░ sure was it going ░░░░░░░░ go to Tampa At ░░░░░░░░ last minute it took ░░░░░░░░ right hand turn Unfortunately ░░░░░░░░ town of Punta Gorda ░░░░░░░░ just devastated That was ░░░░░░░░ upper right hand corner ░░░░░░░░ the storm that hit ░░░░░░░░ land first there s ░░░░░░░░ to be a lot ░░░░░░░░ comparisons to Charley from ░░░░░░░░ Here s the major ░░░░░░░░ It was smaller in ░░░░░░░░ but it was a ░░░░░░░░ 4 storm But it ░░░░░░░░ at 20 25 miles ░░░░░░░░ hour Ian is moving ░░░░░░░░ 9 9 is better ░░░░░░░░ 5 But still for ░░░░░░░░ storm of this size ░░░░░░░░ s moving slowly Charlie ░░░░░░░░ a nine hour event ░░░░░░░░ of your analysts have ░░░░░░░░ on today and said ░░░░░░░░ could go 36 hours ░░░░░░░░ the state of Florida ░░░░░░░░ imagination runs wild for ░░░░░░░░ might be left MACCALLUM ░░░░░░░░ re talking all the ░░░░░░░░ through Thursday for sure ░░░░░░░░ they can in some ░░░░░░░░ these areas get out ░░░░░░░░ start to see where ░░░░░░░░ damage is Got to ░░░░░░░░ under 40 miles an ░░░░░░░░ before they send out ░░░░░░░░ emergency vehicles into these ░░░░░░░░ to start getting a ░░░░░░░░