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. michelle, hurricane ian has been downgraded to a category one storm. what should residents in its path expect over the next 24 to 48 hours? i, they re great to see you. they can expect flood and rain we. need to prepare for that flash flooding. when it comes to water and hurricanes, that s the number one reason for deaths in hurricanes, it s the salt water, the storm surge that we talked about, and also fre
we also saw a lot of rainfall in a lot of spots. we continue to see rain falling because it is moving very, very slowly. it is this was really a water s, a big water, sorry and it will continue to be a big water story of the next days. over 17 inches of rain fell in some spots. most spots will see over 15 to 20 inches. and some spots may even see 30 inches of rain. let s take a look at the latest hurricane. a category one storm, 70 mile south of orlando. winds with 90 miles an hour. there was a really strong winds. the lights are out in many spots if they are not that we are going to see more power outages with those winds gusting tonight. we are going to hear those winds howling almost like a freight train. if you need to get to interior portions of your house, closets, bathrooms put a mattress over you if you need to, if you hear those winds really strong. because those are almost tornado like winds. eight miles an hour that slow, not quite as slow as we thought it might be, we t
not. we shift our focus to that on going flint water crisis. just there was my colleague msnbc rachel maddow reporting on the con tame nation to the water supply. michigan officials tapped the flint river for the city s watter in 2014 but they never treated the water to reduce kroe corrosion. lead from old plumbing seeped in and that made the water 19 times more corrosive than water from nearby lake huron which is what detroit is using. some experts linked this water to legionnaires disease, a type of pneumonia caused by bacteria. there were 100 cases in the flint area causing 12 deaths in 2014 and 2015 alone. experts also link that tainted watter to lead poisoning in children and only filter tap the water be consumed out there which anger md who say they don t trust their local officials. i can t allow my daughter to sit in that water s that what you re telling me? is that what you re telling me? it s okay to mut my daughter in that water?