Hurricane Fiona

Power remains out for hundreds of thousands of people on Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona stormed ashore. Flash flooding, mudslides and downed trees have made it difficult to assess the damage.

The National Hurricane Center says the eye of Hurricane Fiona has officially made landfall in Puerto Rico. It lands just after the entire island lost power due to the storm.

Forecasters say Fiona will stay away from the Florida coastline, but it will likely lead to rough surf up and down the East Coast of Florida.

The storm is wreaking havoc on the island's already fragile power grid. Heavy rainfall and catastrophic flooding is continuing across the island.

Fiona strengthened into a hurricane on Sunday that caused an entire blackout of the island, and forecasters say it could produce up to 25 inches possible in isolated areas.

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Puerto Rico was under a hurricane watch as Tropical Storm Fiona is poised to produce up to 12 inches of rain. The current track takes it north and away from the U.S. East Coast.

Fiona is expected to reach the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico by Saturday before reaching the Dominican Republic Sunday afternoon.

Official forecasts indicate a continued westerly track, likely reaching the Leeward Islands by late Friday with heavy rainfall and gusty winds.

Unfavorable wind shear keeps the chance for development low for all these systems.