Category 4 Hurricane Maria made landfall near Yabucoa, along the southeastern coast of Puerto Rico this morning around 6:30 a.m. And all the U.S. TV news networks have correspondents there to cover it, with most of them in the capital of San Juan.
The Weather Channel’s Paul Goodloe took shelter for his liveshot before 8 a.m. as the winds were getting too strong. CBS’s David Begnaud recorded a look-live for CBS This Morning’s 8 a.m. ET news segment, before he had to go back into his hotel.
Hurricane Maria is smashing into Puerto Rico this morning, which is expecting 12-18 inches of rain https://t.co/RobkJDJPOd pic.twitter.com/QDSaFtRiGR
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 20, 2017
CNN’s Leyla Santiago was reporting live on CNN’s New Day when Maria’s winds became too much:
CNN’s @LeylaSantiago blown around in San Juan, Puerto Rico as Hurricane Maria makes landfall, packing 155 mph winds https://t.co/rs034iuZHO pic.twitter.com/lzosLNlttB
— CNN (@CNN) September 20, 2017
Other CNNers covering the storm in Puerto Rico: Nick Paton Walsh, Rafy Rivera, Rafael Romo and Nick Valencia. Michael Holmes is in Antigua and Amy Lizardo and Polo Sandoval are in the Dominican Republic.
Santiago’s live report just after 8 a.m.:
This is how a hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico prepared for Maria as it moves over the island.
Follow live updates: https://t.co/FAN1JCenBE pic.twitter.com/2lperfmPKQ
— CNN (@CNN) September 20, 2017
No part of the island of Puerto Rico is being spared as evidenced by this radar image:
Definitely one of the most sickening radar loops I've seen in a long time. Praying for Puerto Rico. #Maria pic.twitter.com/R0ihjyKH4i
— Wx Geek (@Wx_Geek) September 20, 2017
Fox News’s Steve Harrigan, after covering Harvey in Texas and Irma in Florida, is now in San Juan for Maria. “This looks like a direct hit, in the worst possible place.”
Hurricane Maria makes landfall in Puerto Rico as Category 4 storm https://t.co/MKuIFa5PQp pic.twitter.com/qKoxtcIyzR
— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 20, 2017
Here’s Rob Marciano‘s live shot on Good Morning America at 7 a.m.
WATCH: @RobMarciano LIVE from San Juan, Puerto Rico where max wind gusts are over 100mph inside Hurricane #Maria: https://t.co/69wko8uVHD pic.twitter.com/4th0IOGfAG
— Good Morning America (@GMA) September 20, 2017
And here’s NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez on Today: