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CARL AZUZ, CNN 10 ANCHOR: Hello and welcome to CNN 10. My name is Carl Azuz but it's the name Michael that's making headlines today. It's a storm that formed in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday. Blast western Cuba as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday and is expected to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast on Wednesday. This thing is moving quickly. It was entering the Gulf of Mexico as we produced this show. And while Michael's projected landfall in the U.S. is anywhere from Mobile, Alabama to northwestern Florida, the National Hurricane Center says wherever it strikes life threatening storm surge is possible.

Well built homes could suffer major damage. Roads could be blocked with fallen trees and electricity and water may be unavailable for days or weeks in effected areas. States of emergency have been declared in Alabama and for dozens of Florida's counties. That makes it easier and faster to get help to people who need it. Florida's governor activated 500 National Guard troops to help with recovery. Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for some coastal areas and college campus' have been closed from Tuesday through Friday.

If this storm strengthens as it's expected to and if it charges northeast across northern Florida and southern Georgia, forecasters say it could cause additional problems for the parts of North and South Carolina that are trying to r?ecover from Hurricane Florence. People to working to clean up after that storm's flooding last month could see more rain. For now though, one of the biggest questions surrounding Hurricane Michael is how powerful it's going to get.