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Speak. i can actually see a tree snap in half. anyone on the roads at this point is in grave danger. this is the kind of wind, well over 120 miles per hour that could blow your car off the road and it could make you airborne if you go out there. this was really the worst fear for puerto rico. they haven't seen this, according to the governor in 100 years. a major storm with a direct hit on the populated eastern part of puerto rico. the governor issuing dire warnings saying this is going to be a catastrophic storm. it is life threatening both because of the wind and because of the rain and pote...

Beast. and when it hit was a much different beast than when it actually made landfall. overnight, i was watching it, honestly, in disbelief. this was a 175-mile-per-hour storm with the pressure still going down. it blew itself up a little bit overnight. so what became an unsurvivable storm at about four hours offshore, kind of calmed down a little bit. so from 175 to 155. and i know that may not seem like a lot, 20 miles per hour, but it's huge when it comes to just hunkering down and trying to let the debris fly over your head. there is the latest, greatest model, u.s., and also the european ...

Are more catastrophic. first responders say in this weather as we are hunkering down next to them, they will not venture out onto the streets behind me because they can become a wind tunnel. we have seen debris fly down the street, parts of trees, fronds from palm trees, garbage cans and other typical debris that you find on city streets, literally flying down the street here. they won't go out on streets in vehicles because they're concerned lives would be at risk. we don't know people can call for help, most phone lines are down. we are using live view system, using cell phone towers to tran...

Non-life-threatening injuries. an independentiy car official was also hurt. but 11 people had to be treated at the scene. folks very, very shaken after this. >> we saw a bunch of debris fly. >> i was freaked out. it's like everybody knew something bad happened and it wasn't good. everything got really quite all around. >> reporter: they are saying the accident is under investigation and fan and driver safety is always a primary concern. bill: the drivers have an issue with this. i guess there is a debate when you set up the poles for the fence on inside or outside of the track.

Track, watching on the big screen. sometimes you get a better view on the big screen. i saw the wreck about to happen and heard the explosion and saw all the debris fly up. 33 people were injured, ultimately from this, 14 taken to area hospitals. halifax medical center, the number-1 emergency medical center in volusia county. so they had good treatment. the latest from the speedway is that most people have been released with a couple in care in the hospital. they didn't give the exact numbers to that. but nobody has any life-threatening injury, which is great and miraculously, all the drivers ...