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Now, governor rick scott warning people in the state of florida just how serious this storm is. though it has averted somewhat puerto rico, really the eye of the storm hitting about 40 miles north of puerto rico, it is still going after, hard, the caribbean and heading toward south florida. nbc news meteorologist bill karins is tracking irmas path f youre listen to governor rick scott, if youre anyone in the state of florida, knowing what a narrow state that is, youre worried. >> two big updates...

Than 500,000 without power there already? >> reporter: yes, david. the head of the power company says it could be between four and six months before power is restored so some of those areas. were being told to expect sustained hurricane force winds for at least a couple of hours tonight. theres also major concern about storm surge and flash flooding. it will be a long night, david. >> long night indeed. linzie janis and our team in san juan. stay safe tonight. as we told you here last night in...

We have a great team covering this storm all over the caribbean. i want to start of course with nbc news meteorologist bill karins, who is tracking irmas path. bill, gives the latest. when i talk to people in puerto rico, as worried as they are about having a complete blackout, they feel relieved that this thing has gone north of them. >> an important point. they only missed the eye by about 40 to 50 miles. they got bad winds, but they didnt get devastation. thats what we want for south florida,...

Flooding, it is too late to sort of do any last-minute preps or last-minute moves for those who are not already in shelters, jake. >> and leyla, puerto rican officials have warned well before irma that it might even be months before crews are able to restore electricity to the island. explain that situation. >> reporter: right. first of all, they were already seeing a lot of power outages right now and no word on when that can be restored. but the power system here, many of the officials have sa...

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Bigger, stronger than one of the more destructive hurricanes, hurricane andrew, in 1982. >> do not sit and wait for this hurricane to come. it is deadly and will cause devastation. >> reporter: tom sater is tracking irma. were going to start with cnns leyla santiago. shes in puerto rico right now feeling the brunt of it. leyla, there is no simple way to evacuate puerto rico, so how are residents taking cover? >> reporter: just in the last half hour, the governor of puerto rico has announced that...

Theyre concerned but we should be operating in kick start. im not letting money get in the way of my operation and im pushing forward. >> good luck to the workers, all the people of fema. youre doing lifesaving fork. . were counting on fema to get the job done. >> real quick, its the whole community. its like what we saw on harvey, too. its the citizens all the way up to the management agency. >> it certainly is. were grateful to everyone involved. brock, thank you for everything youre doing. ap...

5 hurricane. its charging toward the u.s. virgin islands and puerto rico, packing maximum sustained winds of 185 miles per hour. this is incredible. its expected to make landfall in puerto rico later this arch as one of the strongest hurricanes ever regarded in the atlantic. it will likely take aim at southeast florida next. mandatory evacuations are under way in the keys and throughout the state where 7,000 members of the national guard are standing by. nbc meteorologist is tracking irmas path....

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