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In october, weve had monster storms in the gulf before. this one decided not to fizzle before it got to land. so the water temperature was a little warmer than normal, nothing crazy for this time of year. it was just a perfect ingredient that the winds werent tearing apart, the storm was able to hold itself together and put out an amazing show. where it hit, you know, weve seen the pictures. panama city, the air force base, mexico beach. that area was devastated. storm chasers that have traveled...

And damage to buildings. >> we hope and pray everyone is safe. thank you for your reporting. our coverage of our monster storms continue. after the break were back in north carolina after tropical storms pound the area. ild attene for an event. help people find their way. fastsigns designed new directional signage. and got them back on track. get started at fastsigns.com. ♪ ♪ theyre the moderne stone age family. ♪ and got them back on track. ♪ from the town of bedrock. ♪ meet george je...

So, my question here anderson, ive never covered a hurricane in the state of florida. i wonder after one of these monster storms come through would it take nine days for fema to reach a town in the state of florida like i took to reach in puerto rico? >> theres concern about the equipment getting destroyed and also obviously its not florida where you can just drive trucks. but you were saying the roads -- the florida town you were in in puerto rico thats only an hour from san juan. >> yeah. >> s...

Like food wise and gas wise and water? >> that need that the mayor reported to us were reporting back to san ban and somebody -- >> and how long will that take? >> some of the -- >> we are the first to come here, apparently, so -- >> because for us to move back in here, because its called plaque water. >> yeah, yeah. >> there is no type of moving back in there. >> yeah. right. >> femas first visit to florida comes nine days after the storm. >> weve said this is the first many visits. fema suppor...

Punch of irma followed by maria, and what irma didnt destroy, maria essentially drowned. and its really difficult to overstate just how broken people felt after the second storm. and the shock is still really rippling through. its not just the physical devastation, which, as you can see, is tremendous. its the emotional toll its taken on people. someone told me, for example, when the wind employees at night and the shudders on his house shake, he still gets frightens because it was so traumatic ...

Harmlessly after it gets by turks and caicos, its harmlessly off the coast of the united states and weakening down to a category 1. i want to show you that yes, it has been unusually active right through areas from puerto rico. there was the track of harvey. harvey was weak through the caribbean. then there was irma and jose. these were three monster storms. harvey didnt get strong until it was off the coast of texas. this is the path of maria. its about to cross where maria went as a strong cat...

The hotel that were staying at from people just kind of like, yes, its going inland. but, geez, how crazy is it that this storm just -- we cant keep track of it, you know what i mean? we just dont know which way its going to go. first we thought it was going to go along the east coast of florida. then we thought it was going to go right up the center. then it ended going up the west coast through the center. irma certainly playing games with us. but certainly here in tampa, there is a little bit...

People have taken this very seriously because it is such a monster storm. south florida has had a history of dealing with monster storms. im thinking of the 24th of august of 1992. i covered hurricane andrew. it was a far different storm. it was a category 5 storm. it left deep scars in south florida. you know what, that was 25 years ago. a lot of people that are here have never been through a storm like this. as the cone shifts and as it seems as though it goes more western one day or more east...

What goes through your head? >> it is really about the perfect tomorrow. just a few months ago that is allowing us to see 30 second images of this hurricane. we have never been able to observe a hurricane this frequently. it is amazing to watch one of these, it is as close to a perfect storm. it is in the atlantic and it is devastating the northern islands right now. im sure there will be sad pictures coming out from st. martin and the british virgin ala islands. >> why are we see sog many monst...

Is hot issue on capitol hill right now. shep? >> shepard: thanks. coming up a close look at the hurricane hunters. theyre the planes that fly into the heart of monster storms. they gather key data for weather forecasters and bring back powerful images like these. thats coming up. ive found a permanent escape from monotony. together, we are perfectly balanced, our senses awake, our hearts racing as one. i know this is sudden, but they say: if you love something... set it free. see you around, giu...