Fox Weather Center and chief correspondent Jonathan Hunt in santa monica, but start off with you jonathan. Good morning from santa monica we are getting light rain in a stiff breeze, thats about it but it is going to get a lot worse according to officials not just on the coast but most particularly in land from here east and north of l. A. In the high desert communities, officials are warning people to get prepared and that is exactly what is been happening from san diego near the border with mexico all the way north to Santa Barbara and well into the desert east of l. A. , palm springs for instance expected to be badly hit by Flash Flooding, the message from officials across the board included the mayor of l. A. Is be prepared and be safe, listen here. Our message today is clear, stay safe, stay home and stay informed, this is an unprecedented Weather Event but los angeles has deep experience responding to crisis whether it be wildfire or earthquakes, the city is are prepared. Overnig
this is what forecasters are warning about as hurricane ian, a dangerous category 3 storm, maximum sustained winds of 120 miles per hour. it s strengthening, with florida right in its sights. take a look at this. there s the radar. if you are in florida right now, or you know someone there, the next few hours could really be crucial. millions of people, millions are under warnings and watches as this massive storm takes aim at that state. the numbers are staggering. 15 million people under hurricane warnings in southwestern florida. the national hurricane center says they need to rush to finish preparations to protect their lives and their properties. more than 7 million are under a tornado watch in central and southern florida. and that includes miami, and that through 5 am. and that could change. we re going to get updated forecast about the hours here. over two and a half million people are under evacuation orders right now. one and three quarter million of them under mand
total blackout right now, after the power grid failed a few hours ago. that means torrential rain, catastrophic flooding, mud slides and days of power outages are expected in the day ahead. cnn s chad myers is tracking fiona in the weather center right now, but first, let s go to leyla santiago in san juan, puerto rico. leyla, i know you have a lot of experience covering storms in puerto rico. how are things looking right now and do we have any sense as to when the power might come back on? reporter: well w, we re bein told it could be days before power is fully restored. i want to take you video we re just getting from puerto rico in the center part of the island. and i just spoke to a gentlemen. his name is noemknownomad rodrid he shot this video matter of minutes. he saw that the water was rising and it completely took the bridge out, in that area. again, this is in the interior part of the island. this was an area that was one of the worst hit in the sbinterior part o
the homeowner s policy will cover somebody things but the flood policy covers probably the most significant risk for most homeowners in florida given the risk of flooding we have in our state. we are sensitive to that obviously going to be some folks that are in need of support and relief we will work as best we can i will say people have been asking about some of the overall homeowner s insurance with like citizens. citizens, i think right now they are between 6 and 700 billion of surplus. modeling in terms of paying out a lot of money in claims still have 4 and 5 billion in surplus. they view themselves as being able to weather this. individual carriers they have to go through a stress test to have policies approved. this year they had tested under a direct impact on tampa bay and what would happen they have policy and reinsurance and wrap program and cap fund. citizens feel strongly they will be able to handle this and still have pretty significant reserves. okay. thanks s
roads have been impassable. you see the devastation. you see how difficult that is to be anywhere near. carrie sanders was actually in the storm as the eye was making landfall. there is the wind speed as i m standing next to building. i can just take a knee here. okay, you guys got it. i m going back up. this is really hard. you get the idea. that s power that s mother nature that s the power of mother nature and that s what citizens have been urged to evacuate for. the journalist you see have safety techniques as well as back up to try to deal with covering the safely. but appreciate their service. it is going to push to florida. it s just gonna come in here for a second. it is a slow-moving aspect, eight miles per hour they re bracing for two months worth of rain according to estimates that will come down in a matter of days. we it is live in naples, ali, what are you seeing in your report? outer bands, it is a dirty end of the storm. obviously, this part hit us. a