It could be even worse, the west coast of Florida is far less prepared for a direct hit by a hurricane coming from the west than the east coast of Florida is when it comes to storms coming from the east.
I saw several reports that the camera in Fort Meyers was actually 10-12 feet off the ground. That's insane
That Fort Meyers Beach camera is looking at this google streetview. https://goo.gl/maps/tPJhR6W8Yoq6mScw9 You can see the US flag on top of the building at around 14 second mark of the twitter video. The storm surge is probably at least 8-10 ft.
The width of the storm is ridiculous, and its slow traveling speed. Prayers for people hopefully already or currently evacuating Florida.