National Forgiveness Day & Hurricane Isaias: When "Inner Beauty" Meets a Category 3 Storm Surge
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We stuffed grudges in a closet and called it personal growth, celebrated hygiene like it's a national achievement, then braced for a hurricane nobody can pronounce—because when Mother Nature shows up uninvited, even the bathtub jokes feel a little too real.
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Schuyler Black flew solo this morning on 100.3 KROCK, Fort Walton Beach's classic rock station, while Bobby Dewrell recovered from a late-night Troy football pilgrimage—because nothing says Wednesday morning radio like your co-host nursing a hangover from a midweek game in Alabama. Welcome back to the Emerald Coast, where the weather's about to get interesting and the holidays are as absurd as ever.
Today's National Day calendar delivered its usual mix of therapeutic nonsense: National Forgiveness and Happiness Day (stuffing grudges in a closet and calling it growth), National Inner Beauty Day (because confidence is apparently a scented candle), You Matter to Me Day (tell someone they're priceless, then borrow $20), and National Bathtub Day (celebrating hygiene like it's a national achievement). We're nothing if not emotionally evolved around here—at least for 24 hours.
But the real story? Tropical Storm Isaias—yes, that's the pronunciation we're going with—strengthening in the Gulf and tracking uncomfortably close to the Panhandle. As of 4 a.m., the storm was 580 miles southwest of the Mississippi with 40 mph winds, expected to intensify into a hurricane by Friday and potentially make landfall between Mobile Bay and the Florida-Alabama line late Friday night. Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden called it a "five out of ten" on the concern scale, noting that anyone who rode out a Category 3 before swore they'd never stay for anything over a Cat 2 again. Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 25 counties, including Okaloosa, Walton, Santa Rosa, and Escambia. Sandbags will be available starting 4 p.m. today at 714 Essex Road in Fort Walton Beach and 1759 South Ferdinand Boulevard in Crestview. Emergency Management Coordinator Pat Maddox will join Michael Knight this afternoon for updates.
Meanwhile, life goes on: the Downtown Coffee Club kicks off tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. in downtown Fort Walton Beach (we'll be broadcasting live from 7 to 9), the 11th Annual Bloody Mary Festival is still scheduled for Saturday at the Market Shops at Sandestin (weather permitting), and the postponed America 250 Grand Parade has been rescheduled for November 7th in downtown Crestview. Also, PAWS is seeking temporary foster homes for shelter animals ahead of the storm—Lynn Fair from the Board of Directors will share details during the B Team Encore Hour. And if you're wondering, yes, Alabama-Georgia kicks off at 11 a.m. Saturday in Tuscaloosa, which should be a soggy affair if this storm holds course.
So stock up on gas, water, and whatever else you need to ride out a hurricane—and maybe a bathtub full of overpriced pine-scented feelings while you're at it. This is 100.3 KROCK, where we keep the classic rock rolling and the storm updates coming. Stay safe, Emerald Coast. We've been through worse, and we'll get through this one together—probably with a Bloody Mary in hand once it's over. Thanks to our friends at Stripes Pub & Grill in Navarre, Okaloosa Gas, and Outkast Sushi in Miramar Beach for keeping the show going. Now let's crank some Zeppelin and hope this cone wobbles west.
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(00:00) Here's today's B Team Redux. The classic rock station is 100.3 KROCK. Good morning, everybody, and welcome to Hump Day. That's right. It's the middle of the week. I'm Schuyler Black, Bobby Dewrell, not in yet this morning, but for the first time in over a week, I'm back on the air. Had a quick trip up to the heartland in Iowa and just got back late Monday night. (00:29) Taking a look at your forecast for today. A high of 83, but yeah, rain chances are high and they're going to increase as we get closer towards the weekend. We'll check in on that full forecast in just a little bit. This is the B Team Morning Show, brought to you by our friends at Stripes Pub and Grill in Novar, as well as Okaloosa Gas and Outkast Sushi in Miramar Beach. (00:54) The first thing we want to do this morning as we open up the show is take a look at our National Day calendar, and there's four on the list today that we want to talk about. The first one happens to be National Forgiveness and Happiness Day, because nothing says healthy adult like stuffing grudges in a closet and then calling it personal growth. (01:16) National Forgiveness and Happiness Day is that one day a year where everybody pretends they're emotionally evolved, and it's like slapping a smile on your face is the same thing as doing the work. You're supposed to forgive the people who wronged you, wish them well, and magically become a beacon of joy. Real convenient for the folks who still owe you an apology and a hundred bucks. (01:39) It's a holiday built on the bold American tradition of skipping the messy part and going straight to the I'm fine photo op. And sure, it does sound absurd, but so does half your family, and you still show up for dinner. So, fair point, right? (01:55) National Forgiveness and Happiness Day, here on the 7th of October. I'm Schuyler Black. This is the B Team Morning Show. Happy Hump Day. Bad Company on 100.3 KROCK. Pat Benatar and the Shadows of the Night on B-Classic Rock Station 100.3 KROCK and worldwide streaming at KROQFWB.com. (02:18) Hey, if you missed anything that Bobby or Tom talked about on the show this last week while I was gone, we've got it all archived for you online at TheBTeamShow.com, from local news and events to your daily national holidays, the daily Ask Uncle Bobby feature, plus the show on demand. (02:36) If you want to listen to all the podcasts of the shows, you can find them all right there at TheBTeamShow.com. By the way, tomorrow morning is the October Downtown Coffee Club, downtown Fort Walton Beach, from 9 until 10 a.m. It's going to be a preview of a packed October calendar at the Florida Place Food Trucks in downtown Fort Walton Beach, right next to the library. Updates on local arts, markets, concerts, and seasonal events. And, of course, Coffee and Connections begins at 8.30. That's a little bit of a social hour for you. (03:09) And, of course, Bobby and I will be live right here on 100.3 KROCK doing The B Team Morning Show from the Downtown Coffee Club from 7 until 9 tomorrow, so don't miss out on that. Well, today on the National Day calendar, it's National Inner Beauty Day because it's the one holiday where nobody has to prove anything. Just claim it and then demand applause. (03:31) National Inner Beauty Day is that one day a year we all pretend the real glow-up is happening somewhere behind the ribs. Like confidence is a scented candle you can light and then forget about. The pitch is simple. Stop obsessing over cheekbones and start admiring the stuff nobody can filter. Kindness, patience, integrity, and whatever else you claim to have right before you cut someone off in traffic. (03:56) It's wholesome on paper and suspicious in practice, which is exactly why it works. For 24 hours, we try to be decent on purpose instead of by accident. So, take the compliment, do the nice thing, don't get cocky. Inner beauty is like good plumbing. You only notice it when it fails. Well said. (04:17) Alright, a quick break and more Classic Rock is coming up next. It's the B Team Morning Show on a hump day Wednesday on 100.3 KROCK. There's Rush and the Trees on the Classic Rock station on 100.3 KROCK. It's the B Team Morning Show. Scatter Black flying solo right now. No Bobby in the studio because, well, last night he was up at the Troy football game. (04:41) Every October, he and some buddies go up there for the midweek game that Troy always hosts, and they do a bus trip, and it turns into an all-night affair, and so I'm sure he's a little groggy at the moment, but I'll be here with you until 10 o'clock this morning. (04:57) Folks, if the weather is cooperative, coming up on Saturday from 11 to 2 at the Market Shops at Sandestin is the 11th annual Bloody Mary Festival, and I will be there. It should be a lot of fun. Food, drinks, live entertainment, unlimited samples of handcrafted Bloody Marys created by some of the Emerald Coast's top restaurants, bars, and catering companies. (05:19) So don't miss out on the Bloody Mary Festival out at Sandestin's Market Shops this Saturday, 11 to 2. We're going to cross our fingers on that forecast. Now today on the National Day Calendar, it's You Matter to Me Day. It's the one holiday where people swear you're priceless, then ask to borrow $20 and your Netflix password. (05:40) You Matter to Me Day is the calendar's little intervention where we all pretend we're emotionally functional and tell someone they're not just background noise and our personal chaos. So the rules are simple. Say it, mean it for at least eight seconds, and don't ruin it by turning it into a humble brag or a group text that looks like a hostage note. (06:00) It's not a cure for loneliness. It's more like changing the batteries in the smoke detector so the beeping stops and you can sleep again. And yes, it's absurd, but so is most of adulthood. But this one at least comes with a moment of decency before we go back to our usual nonsense. (06:18) You Matter to Me Day. It's the B Team Morning Show, cruising through the 6 o'clock hour. I'm Schuyler Black on 100.3 KROCK. Owner of a lonely heart, that is yes on the Classic Rock Station 100.3 KROCK. (06:34) Hope everybody had a great last week. Tell you what, folks, I can't believe we are a week into the month of October. It's crazy how 2026 is flying by and we had all those huge America 250 celebrations earlier in the year. (06:51) Well, we had some uncooperative weather back in May, which suspended and postponed the America 250 Grand Parade that was planned up in Crestview, and that has been rescheduled for a month from today, Saturday, November 7th, starting at 11 a.m. in downtown Crestview. (07:09) Tons of throws, floats, marching bands. It's going to be a ton of fun. Plus, there's going to be music and guest speakers, arts and craft vendors, patriotic vendors, food trucks serving up delicious bites, and more. So don't miss out on the America 250 Grand Parade, scheduled in downtown Crestview, Saturday, November 7th. (07:29) Well, the final thing we have to look at on the National Day calendar this morning is, looks like it's going to be a soggy weekend. I guess that's appropriate, because today is Bathtub Day, because nothing says celebration like paying for hot water to sit in your own soup and call it self-care. (07:46) That sounds kind of gross. Now, Bathtub Day is that sacred little calendar lie where we all pretend soaking in a porcelain bowl is a holiday, and not just a desperate attempt to rinse off the week's bad decisions. The concept is simple. You run the water too hot, toss in something overpriced that smells like pine forest having feelings, and you sit there staring at the ceiling like it's going to apologize. (08:11) People will call it self-care, which is adorable, because it's really just alone time with your thoughts and a slippery exit strategy. Stick around, because once you start celebrating hygiene like it's a national achievement, the rest of your life is all fair game. (08:27) So, National Bathtub Day today. Alright, we're going to take a break and pay a couple bills. We've got more nonstop classic rock coming up. It's the B Team Morning Show. I'm Schuyler Black, and the B Team Show brought to you by Stripes Pub & Grill in Navarre, Okaloosa Gas and Outkast Sushi, and Miramar Beach on 100.3 KROCK. (08:46) The Classic Rock Station is 100.3 KROCK. Good morning, everybody. 7.04 is the time. Aerosmith waking us up just after 7 o'clock on Wednesday, October 7th. (09:02) Hope everybody's waking up, feeling good this morning. Yes, there is a tropical storm in the Gulf, and we are in the cone. It is Tropical Storm Isaias. I don't know why we have that name as a hurricane name, because nobody really knows how to pronounce it. (09:24) But that is the phonetic pronunciation that I found this morning, so I believe it's Isaias. And if it were up to me, I would say we just rename this thing to Dale, so everybody knows how to say it, right? I'm Schuyler Black. This is the B Team Morning Show on 100.3 KROCK. (09:40) Brought to you by our friends at Stripes Pub & Grill in Navarre, Okaloosa Gas and Outkast Sushi in Miramar Beach. Now, later on this morning, we should have another update from the National Hurricane Center. But at 4 a.m. this morning, here is what we got from the National Weather Service. (10:00) This tropical storm is strengthening out over the southern Gulf of America and is expected to intensify significantly over the next couple of days. Now, while the exact track and landfall location remain uncertain, northwest Florida and the western Florida panhandle are increasingly within the area that needs to prepare for potential impacts. As of 4 a.m., this storm was located about 580 miles southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi with a maximum sustained wind of 40 mph. So that is a low-end tropical storm at this moment. It's moving east-northeast at about 8 mph. Now, across the western panhandle from Pensacola down to Panama City, obviously here in the R3 county area of Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton, we all need to be monitoring the forecast closely. We're expecting strong to potentially damaging winds, particularly near the coast and in heavier rain bands. Heavy rainfall and localized flooding, especially in low-lying and flood-prone areas, cannot be ruled out. Storm surge and coastal flooding with the greatest risk depending on the storm's eventual track, strength and angle of approach. Power outages and downed trees, if the storm strengthens as forecast, would be likely. And we are kind of expecting impacts to move into our area if the storm's track and cone maintains what the 4 o'clock forecast showed, is that we're expecting impacts with wind starting on Friday morning and the storm would potentially make landfall around between Mobile Bay and the Florida-Alabama line on Baldwin and Escambia County, somewhere around midnight Friday night into Saturday morning. So, that is the latest update as far as that goes. Here in just a little bit, we're going to check in with Sheriff Eric Aiden and Pat Maddox, Emergency Management Coordinator for Okaloosa County, coming up here in just a little while. So, stick tight. We'll get you some updates then. All right. (12:24) In the meantime, we're going to play some classic rock. Keep your Wednesday morning rolling along. It's good to be back in the saddle on this Wednesday. Bobby not here. Like I said, he was up in Troy last night for the football game and didn't get home till real late. So, probably not going to hear from him till tomorrow. Got the Stones and the Guess Who and Ozzy all coming up in just a bit. How about Bon Jovi now? Living on a prayer. It's 100.3 KROCK. 100.3 KROCK, the classic rock station. Good morning, everybody. (12:55) It's 7.25. I'm Schuyler Black. This is the B Team Morning Show. Going to see a high today. Climbing all the way up to about 84 degrees. We're at 72 right now in Destin, Fort Walton Beach. (13:13) And today and tomorrow, it'll be a little breezy, right? But beautiful weather. No rain in the forecast until, well, overnight, Thursday night and then Friday. That is when we are expecting this storm to make its way closer to the Gulf Coast. Yes. Tropical storm Isaias. (13:37) I think that's how we do the pronunciation of it. They picked us to get the most challenging hurricane name of the entire season. So, I don't know why they even put that name in the rotation. But last time that name was used, I believe, was back in 2020. However, as of 4 o'clock this morning, as we mentioned a little while ago, tropical storm Isaias was officially named, upgraded from Tropical Depression 9. It's still 550, 580 miles south of us, right? It's still a long ways out there in the Gulf. But timing on this thing could change our conditions here in the Florida Panhandle in the next 48 hours. So, here in about 20 minutes, we're going to check in with Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden, get an update from him on what he knows and what his department is planning for with this impending storm and weather changes. Plus, this afternoon, Michael Knight will have Okaloosa County Emergency Management Coordinator Pat Maddox on the air with him to talk about the updates that he's getting from the state and for the National Hurricane Center. So, we're going to try to keep you informed and updated as this thing continues to make its way across the Gulf of America. We'll check that full forecast here in just a little bit, but try to get another update for you here in just a little while with Sheriff Aden in about 20 minutes. (15:10) If you missed it earlier, Bobby Nonga to be on the air with us this morning. He is recovering after a long night up in Troy. His Troy Trojans taken down Southern Miss last night, I believe. So, a big win for the Trojans. This storm could make some Saturday games rather interesting. (15:32) You've got Bama, Georgia and Tuscaloosa. 11 o'clock kickoff Saturday morning. Yikes. That'll be interesting to keep an eye on. Remember, all season long, we carry the Alabama Crimson Tide and Florida Gators play-by-play live on Sister Station 103.7, the ticket, and we'll carry the Florida State Seminoles home and away all season long on 94.3 FTW. It's 7.28, a quick break, and music from ACDC and Skinner on the way next on 100.3 KROCK. (16:08) Wednesday, Wednesday, 741 is the time. I'm Schuyler Black. This is the B Team Morning Show. We're at 72 degrees here in Okaloosa County right now, a high today of 85. The B Team Show brought to you by our friends at Stripes Pub and Grill in Navarre, as well as Okaloosa Gas and Outkast Sushi in Miramar Beach. By the way, folks, this afternoon, Okaloosa County will begin providing sandbags to residents starting at 4 p.m. as officials prepare for the possibility of additional heavy rainfall and flooding this weekend with Tropical Storm expected to be Hurricane Iselius. Now, sandbags will be available at two locations, 714 Essex Road here in Fort Walton Beach and 1759 South Ferdinand Boulevard in Crestview. The preparations come as forecasters monitor the developing tropical system in the Gulf that could bring a lot more rain to the region. So, if you are looking for sandbags, they are going to be available again starting this afternoon at 4 p.m., 714 Essex Road here in Fort Walton and 1759 South Ferdinand Boulevard up in Crestview. Brian Adams, Summer of 69 on KROCK. (17:29) I got my first real six-string. The Classic Rock Station is 100.3 KROCK. Good morning, everybody. It's 7.50. BT Morning Show on the Air brought to you by our friends at Stripes Pub and Grill in Navarre, Okaloosa Gas and Outkast Sushi in Miramar Beach. And I believe Sheriff Eric Aden is on the phone with us. Sheriff, are you there? (17:53) Yeah, I'm here, Schuyler. How are you? Well, I'll tell you what. It's certainly turned into an interesting morning. How about you? Yeah, yeah. I mean, I woke up to see the track had moved further east, which is what I'm no hurricane chaser or anything, but I've certainly been watching them my whole life. (18:11) And I was kind of worried this was going to continue that trend. And we never wanted to go to our neighbors. But the last thing we want is for it to come to us. And, you know, through a lot of these before, the good news is we're not a stranger to this. You know, we deploy all over. As far as the state goes, we have seven different zones. And I'm the chair of the 10 counties in northwest Florida for the task force. And we have some great assets here locally. And we'll be keeping those assets here. The Tommy Ford that obviously took Hurricane Michael a direct hit. He over in Bay County, he's the chair for the whole state. He basically told me, hey, don't worry about trying to deploy. This thing's looking like it's coming closer to us. And so, you know, just stay put and they'll send resources here. That's on the sheriff's side. You know, of course, we have all the other concerns that we have is, you know, mandatory evacuations. And people are going to wonder when is that going to happen? You know, all that's going to be dependent on the storm. We're going to be watching it. Pat Maddox is the resident expert, our emergency management director. (19:17) He's staying in constant communication with us. I've been talking to him this morning. We have a one o'clock meeting. We'll know a little bit more now then. But we'll, you know, these storms, if there's any saving grace about a hurricane is you do have some sort of predictions on where it's going to go. And they've gotten really good at those, unlike a tornado or some other catastrophic event that you don't see coming. But, you know, we do know there's at least the last I saw at least a six and a half foot storm surge. You know, we've we've learned from Hurricane Michael, those people that don't evacuate. We don't want to ever tell somebody they've got to leave their home. But but if we do that, it's truly because we may not be able to get to you in the event that You don't evacuate, um, and we truly don't make those, you know, haphazardly. (20:05) And, but if we do that, you know, please adhere to that because we learned from hurricane Michael, some tragic things happen when people didn't. And there's times where we just can't get to you. Um, and so, uh, I would say that we, we, we hope we don't have to do that. (20:20) Uh, this is looking like anywhere from as low as a tropical storm to as high as a category three. And category three is people have been here their whole lives. We've been through some of those and they can be pretty bad. Um, and they're, they're devastating. And so I would say that the storm surge, I would say, keep your ear out for the local shelters. (20:38) That's another option. I remember as a little kid, my dad picking me up out of the bed, my pajamas and carrying me to the Jeep. And we went to the Shalimar elementary and wrote it out and came home to a massive pine tree laying on our, uh, at least it was on our Buick Skylark and not on our house, but, uh, you know, we hope that, uh, You know, the public will also keep in mind, get a plan now, not only get your resources, even if it's a tropical storm, start, you know, don't go crazy. (21:06) Take your time, get your gas now, get your gas in your vehicles, get your gas in your, uh, you know, for your generators, anything like that, please try and prepare, get your waters, your necessities, um, get those things in advance and also have a plan, you know, in the event that it really does look like it's going to be bad. (21:24) Don't be the last one on the road. I mean, anyone knows going to Crestview any afternoon, the infrastructure challenges of this County has, and there's three arteries to go North and that's 87 in Milton and we have two 85 on the East side of the County going up into Walton and then you have two 85 and I mean, excuse me, 85 and I can tell you, it's a six hour parking lot. (21:46) If people wait, I mean, that's what it is to get to Crestview. That's what it was during Opal and things have not gotten better. They've only gotten worse as much as we're trying to alleviate that. There's a few outlets that we have that we didn't have, but not everything's open yet, so it's gonna, don't wait because you don't want to be stuck in that, um, for hours, have a plan on where you may be going, get that in advance and if you feel you're going to evacuate, go ahead and make that, make that route. (22:12) Um, but, um, but at the same time, you know, hopefully and pray fully that we will, uh, get through this and it, it won't be too devastating. Sheriff question for you as somebody that, that, uh, grew up here and has been here your whole life. Um, your, obviously your job as a sheriff, you want to keep everybody safe. (22:31) You want to keep everybody rationally thinking. Uh, and I don't want to drive a bunch of hype, but on a scale of one to 10, where does your concern fall with this updated cone this morning? Um, I would say right now, from what the latest that I've seen, you know, I would say I would, you know, it's a scale of one to 10, as far as what devast, you know, like, uh, being able to get out of here, I'd say at least a five at this point, you know, to try that, that I would say we've got some of our own staff getting their families prepared to probably evacuate and get out of the area. (23:04) Wow. All right. Well, I know this, I can tell you, there's a man that's a generation older than me and we all know him and he's been here his whole life and generations before him of his family. And I can tell you, he rode out of hurricane three and said, I will never stay here anything over a two. (23:21) Wow. They, he couldn't, he couldn't get out of his house. He couldn't do the trees were all down. So I, you know, if it, if it truly does keep ticking and then we'll keep watching it, I mean, we've got time. I mean, we may see, you know, today's Wednesday tomorrow, it could be further East and things could be changing, you know, it could, it could be down. (23:42) So it may not be the case, but if it's, if it's truly a category three, then people, especially on those, those coastal areas, you know, that, you know, we've saw the, I don't know if I said this on this show or the one previously with Dan on the radio, you know, we're, I know yesterday it was showing about a six and a half foot storm surge. (23:59) And, uh, you know, if it gets a category three, it's going to be significantly higher than that. Holy smokes. All right. Well, it's something to certainly keep an eye on. I think we get an updated cone here in the next couple hours from the national hurricane center, and we'll see if there's any wiggle or wobble to, uh, the updated cone. (24:17) But, uh, sheriff, I know it's going to be a hectic several days for you. As this thing approaches closer to the weekend. Um, if you don't mind, I would love to get another update from you maybe tomorrow morning. Um, and, uh, I know you've got a meeting with Pat Maddox. He's going to be calling us this afternoon and doing a segment with Michael Knight this afternoon. (24:36) But I know you're busy. I do appreciate the time. Yes. Kyler, I appreciate you. And, and, you know, God bless this community. I think we're, we'll, we'll get through it. I will get through it together and we'll be here to help, um, any way we can. Cause, uh, you know, that's just what we do. (24:52) Well, thanks for all that you and your department do for this, uh, for this county, so, yes, sir. All right. Thank you. We'll talk to you soon. Thank you. Sheriff Eric Aiden with the Okaloosa County Sheriff's office this morning, joining us. We're going to take a break. Dan diamond has local news coming up next and we'll kick off the eight o'clock hour with Eddie money in just a few moments on 100.3 KROCK. (25:12) The classic rock station is 100.3 K rockets. The B team morning show. I'm scattered black brought to you by our friends at stripes, public grill and the bar Okaloosa gas and outcast sushi and Miramar beach eight Oh eight is the time again, I want to thank Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aiden for joining me on the air about 20 minutes ago to talk about his department's role, uh, of the upcoming, uh, tropical storm that's expected to become a hurricane later on today. (25:40) Uh, we'll have, um, Okaloosa County emergency management director, Patrick Maddox on the air with Michael Knight this afternoon. So we're going to do our best to keep you updated on the situation. Uh, we've got an update from the national weather service over in mobile on this, uh, storm as well. (25:56) So we'll get to that at about 10 or 15 minutes. If you all didn't see it last night, uh, Florida governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 25 counties, including Okaloosa, Walton, Santa Rosa, and Escambia. As officials prepare for potential impacts with tropical storm, East Elias, now the storm, which, uh, formed in the Gulf of America early this morning is forecast to strengthen and could become the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season with a current projection showing a possible path towards the Northern Gulf and Florida panhandle. (26:28) The declaration allows a state emergency officials to position critical resources and prepare for possible impacts while residents are encouraged to review their disaster plans, check emergency supplies, and closely monitor updates from the national hurricane center and local officials. (26:44) So we'll get that update, uh, from the national weather service over in mobile here in just a little bit. Staying with us. I'm a sifting through that and I'll get you the full report here in just a few minutes. Eric Clapton and Stevie Nicks on the way, but first music from white snake. (27:00) I'm scattered black. This is the BT morning show. It's a hump day Wednesday as we get ready for tropical storm and expected hurricane East Elias in the Gulf, Stevie Nicks this morning, an edge of 17 on the classic rock station, 100.3 K rockets, um, eight 23. (27:20) I hope everybody's doing well on this Wednesday. Everybody keeping an eye on, uh, the radar and, uh, and different satellite images, obviously spaghetti models are, uh, are a big thing right now. And we're awaiting the updated cone from, uh, national hurricane center here later on this morning. (27:39) I'm scattered black. It's the BT morning show on, on 100.3 KROCK, uh, brought to you by stripes pub and grill in Navarre, Okaloosa gas and outcast sushi in Miramar beach. And, and coming up here, uh, in just a little while, we're going to chat with Lynn fair. Uh, she's on the board of directors for pause, the panhandle animal welfare society, uh, pause, put out a, a call this morning to volunteers and supporters looking for foster homes. (28:07) Uh, they want to get, uh, the dogs and cats that are in the shelter, uh, into temporary foster homes, uh, to help ride out the storm. Uh, so we're going to learn more from Lynn on that coming up around nine 15 during the beat team encore hour. (28:22) Now, uh, at seven o'clock this morning, we did get an update from the national weather service in mobile. And, uh, this is, this is their verbiage of verbatim. Uh, they say it's looking more likely that ECS will be a significant hurricane when it reaches the coach, uh, coast. (28:38) Now the overview is this tropical storm strengthened as it moved east northeast across the Southwestern gulf overnight. The big changes are that the forecast now has an increased speed at landfall. The slight Eastward shift in the track and the intensity at landfall has increased. (28:54) Uh, ECS is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane and torn turn north, making landfall somewhere along the Northern gulf coast late this week, Friday night into Saturday, and now hurricane and storm surge watches will likely be issued later on today impacts is increasing concern for significant impacts to the local area, including high winds, high surf rip current, storm surge, flash flooding, and tornadoes. (29:23) Uh, regardless of the strength of landfall, heavy rainfall does remain a concern could see widespread amounts of seven inches could see localized heavier amounts as well. Um, there is an increasing risk for tornadoes Friday night into Saturday morning, uh, to the North and East of where the center of the storm. (29:43) So, uh, national weather service in mobile, uh, says prepare now, double check the supplies in your preparedness kit, fill up your vehicle with gas. Uh, fill up those, uh, generators with gas check-in with neighbors. (29:59) And do everything that you normally do to prepare for a storm. Now this is going to be the closest tracked storm that the Emerald Coast has had since 2020 with the Cat 2 Hurricane Sally that went over and made landfall just west of Pensacola. (30:18) Did have impacts here in Okaloosa County. But as of right now, we are well within the cone. If you were to divide the cone up into quadrants east to west, you could probably say we are the quadrant just right of center. (30:40) Escambia County and Baldwin County, Alabama, right in the dead center. And over the last 12 hours, this thing has tracked a little bit more east. Obviously something we're taking quite seriously here, as are your emergency personnel across Fort Walton Beach, across Niceville, Destin, and all across Okaloosa County. (31:05) Just about 30 minutes ago, we chatted with Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Hayden, and we'll learn more from him and Okaloosa County Emergency Management Director Pat Maddox later on this afternoon. Michael Knight will have him on the air later on today. (31:20) All right, so stay with us. We're going to take a break, pay a couple bills. More nonstop Classic Rock is coming up. And of course, we'll keep you updated on weather info as it is released. Tom Petty on the way, along with the cars, the Ozark Mountain Daredevils, and more on 100.3 KROCK. (31:38) It's Genesis on 100.3 KROCK, the Classic Rock station. I want to thank our BT Morning Show sponsors today, including Stripes, Pub & Grill in Navarre, Okaloosa Gas at Outkast Sushi at Biramar Beach. Now coming up here in just a few minutes, we've got the B Team Encore Hour, and I think around 9.15 or 9.20, Lynn Fair on the Board of Directors with PAWS is going to be joining us, talking about the shelter's need for some temporary foster homes for the dogs and cats this weekend with the storm coming. (32:09) So we'll learn more from Lynn and some of their needs at PAWS for the upcoming weekend here in about 25 or 30 minutes. I want to thank again our sponsors, Stripes, Pub & Grill in Navarre, Okaloosa Gas at Outkast Sushi and Miramar Beach. If you missed anything we talked about today, from your national holidays and the daily Ask Uncle Bobby feature to the show on demand, local news events and more, you can find it all online at thebteamshow.com. (32:34) Here at 9 o'clock, we've got the B Team Encore Hour coming up. I'm Schuyler Black. This is 100.3 KROCK. And that's a wrap on today's B Team Redux.