we have, 24 miles per hour and then 19 miles per hour was make your way towardssouthbound01n the nund lo gre. only 16 minutes.isco is pblem a aops on hurricane dorian off the florida. dorian has slightly weakened to category 3, and it's still got winds at 120 miles per hour. about 100 miles away in the bahamas, dorian caused catastrophic damage. >> reporter: there are 8,000 troops stationed up and down the coast prepared to respond to the storm. officials knowing what the storm can do, and don't want to take any more chances. for more than 24 hours straight, hurricane dorian battering the bahamas. 13,000 homes in the bahamas estimated to have been destroyed, and floodwatersvoing no away. >> in the midst of historic tragedy in the parts of northern bahamas, the mission focused now is rescue and recovery. >> our abc news team riding out the storm in march harbor, helping to leave these people to safety. officials m officials sending out man duh story evacuations. not everybody is heeding the warning. for others, not taking chances. some forecasters are predicting we could see up to 15 inches r