Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says it unleashed "widespread devastation," even ripping the roof off his own residence. He had to be rescued.

"I am honestly not preoccupied with physical damage at this time, because it is devastating ... indeed, mind boggling. My focus now is in rescuing the trapped and securing medical assistance for the injured," Skerrit said in a 2 a.m. Facebook post.

Now, the people of Puerto Rico are preparing for a direct hit. Officials in the U.S. territory are preparing shelters for up to 125,000 people.

Last week, the island suffered power outages and up to a billion dollars in damage from Hurricane Irma, but were spared the worst of it.  

But the preparations made at that time are coming in handy now for some on the island.

"We already filled up the 600-gallon tank of gas. We had this since Irma. Thank God we never used it," resident Michael Jimenez said.

"This storm promises to be catastrophic for our island," Ernesto Morales with the U.S. National Weather Service in San Juan said. "All of Puerto Rico will experience hurricane force winds."

And Hurricane Jose is a Category 1 storm that could hit the U.S. East Coast, somewhere along the Northeast, with heavy winds and rain. 

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