this is where maria is going. it will be a very significant storm for the turks & caicos as well. here you can expect what the windfall will be across this area the next couple of days. just notice the white. it s the most damaging part. it s well over 100 miles per hour. that moves right into puerto rico, even into the u.s. virgin islands that were hit so hard with maria. then across from puerto rico and northward, very heavy winds. much harder hit in san juan than the last storm, than irma. finally the turks & caicos and sliding up toward the north and northeast. alisyn? chad, thank you very much. we ll check back, obviously, with you as soon as possible. maria s wrath is being felt by the islands that have already been devastated by hurricane irma, including antigua. michael holmes joins us live with more from there. what s the situation there, michael? reporter: alisyn, you get a sense behind me of what it s
like here in antigua. we re outside of the cone chad was just talking about. you can imagine what it s like within that cone. just imagine dominica taking that massive hit. we heard from the prime minister. he had to be evacuated from his residence. the roof caved in. there are reports from local ham radio operators on the island that there is significant structural damage. i want to mention, we talked to a pilot who flies around here all the time. he said a couple of years ago a tropical storm severely damaged dominica. this is a cat 5. one can only imagine what the scene is like on that tiny island. the other thing to remember about a place like dominica, it s quite mountainous. the risk of mudslides, a foot, 15, 20 of rain gets dumped on it, people live on those mountainsides, on those hillsides. they are at risk of mudslides as well. getting information out is going to be crucial in the hours