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cuba saw significant flooding and, is just now getting power back in some areas after nearly the entire island was plunged into darkness. now this morning, is ethan's world toward tampa, residents woke up to this eerie sight. nearly all the water had receded out of tampa bay. the storm pulled all the water from the shore as it's winds whipped around, counterclockwise, before shoving it back towards land hours later. around the same time, the natural hurricane center increased their predictions for how much storm surge ian will bring. the revised estimates stand 12 to 18 feet along th...

without power now. the winds are extremely high. and the water is rising. >> you can see forces of trees just clinging to -- i just don't know what they are -- they been flying through the streets. >> it's a center block wall that was the entire width of this area came down. >> no word on the back and now, and the great eye wall is coming through. we've had some of the strongest winds here so far. >> good morning, i'm philip mena. >> good to be with you at this hour, i'm frances rivera. it's 3 am in the east, midnight out west. thank you for joining us for a special edition of early ...

miles an hour. it down trees and power lines, even -- without power. created storm surge in areas like fort myers and naples, florida. officials are warning residents about potential for flash flooding overnight, some areas inland could see over two feet of rain. let's go now to nbc news meteorologist michelle gross. michelle, you have been following the storm all day. what is the latest? >> i, there we are looking at really strong storm still. it is moving inland but we are still seeing winds at 90 miles an hour. so it's still moving on to his strength. it was a very -- storm strong...

and water is rising. >> were you looking at the screen? >> just some of the scenes as hurricane ian made a devastating land fall in southwestern florida. the category 4 storm left a large path of destruction and millions in the dark this morning. we'll have a live report for you. rescue crews are busy trying to get to people who decided to ride out the storm and were then stranded by rising floodwaters. and we're still tracking ian as it slowly makes its way across florida at this hour. >> welcome to "way too early" on this thursday, september 29th. thank for starting your day with u...

hour. the category 4 storm is currently barreling across southwest florida with winds up to 150 miles per hour. more than 1.5 million people in the state are currently without power, and that number is growing. but the most imminent and life-threatening concern is the storm surge. some areas seeing 12 to 18 feet. to give you an idea of just how severe that is, a meteorologist for the national hurricane center says no one alive has seen 12 feet of storm surge in that area, and many areas could take years to recover. just take a look at this surge today. the dangers are a reality for m...