Officials say they will need help from the mainland. Remember that you are part of us, even if you are not here. Dont forget us. An emotional plea. I am concerned that we may not get to everybody in time. In the face of an unforgettable tragic storm. Lets get over to nbc10 first alert meteorologist tammie souza. The storm has been downgraded to a category 2. Dont get too excited about that. It has spread out in size and the eye is moving offshore to the north and west of puerto rico trying to restrengthen. Here is a closer look. The big eye is moving right by st. Croix. We dont have pictures from there yet but i think there is probably a lot of devastation on st. Croix. As it moves across puerto rico you see the eye disappearing, it downgraded from a category 4 to a category 3 and now a category 2. It has probably another, oh, 12 hours or so before it will start to reintensify. A couple things about it. It has winds between 96 and 110 miles an hour. Its expected to restrengthen. The wi