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earlier demonstrated just how powerful those winds can be. >> there is the wind speed, as i am standing next to the building. -- i will take a knee. oops. i'll have to take a knee there. >> -- >> okay. you guys got it -- i'm going back out. >> the powerful winds created record level storm surges in areas like fort myers and naples, florida. over 2 million are without power tonight. and flash flooding is still a major concern, with potentially up to 30 inches of rain predicted in some areas. let's go now to nbc news meteorologist michelle grossman for the latest on hurricane in. miche...

Good morning, everyone. Very glad youre with us. It is a friday. Theres so much news impacting the heartland especially. A lot of big news to get to. Five things to know for this friday, september 15th. Auto workers on strike. Union workers for the United Auto Workers hit the picket lines in three states after their contract expired at midnight. Hunter biden indicted after his plea charges fell apart. Three charges including possession of a firearm and making false statements. Also, House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy dropping the fbomb while staring down another revolt from inside his own party as t...

Wetland. so, let's stay trackers for you. category one storm, it's still really strong. remember, it's been overland for quite awhile. then as we go to our time, here later on this morning, tropical storm force winds. then it is going to move into the atlantic. it's not going to strengthen. that is a good news. it's going to make it northwestern. and then it is eventually going to impact portions of the southeast into the carolinas. so, by friday evening, making that landfall into south carolina. we are going to see a storm surge, lots of trees in south carolina. a stor so certainly some power...

Pretty quick pace. you can do the math. in three to four hours we'll get our landfall and this is the latest hurricane center track over the top of block island. landfall into rhode island. that would bring the strongest winds in. widespread power outages are likely and storm surge happening later in those areas back to cape cod. luckily high tide is occurring now and the tide will be going out when it makes landfall. the storm rains itself out slowly over the next two to three days. as far as maximum wind gusts. the highest gusts will be from new london to newport to block island. 60 to 80-mi...

Quicker than it is right now at the moment. threats here, storm surge. we have the potential for flash flooding, maybe a spin-up tornado or two, and strong gusty winds that could take down electrical poles as well as trees here around us. robyn? >> it's still such a vulnerable coastline. thanks so much, derek van dam. so nick valencia is live this hour in melbourne, florida, and we're going to go straight to nick there. millions of people under these alerts, under evacuation orders. how prepared do you think the coastline is? >> reporter: i think there's a little bit of fatigue going on, robyn...