Hurricanes in Florida usually hit from the east or west, allowing residents to flee north or south to avoid the damage. Nathan Deal ordered evacuations along the coast.
The Florida Keys, Miami Beach, downtown Miami and parts of Broward County, home to Fort Lauderdale, were among areas under mandatory evacuation orders. In Florida alone, more than 500,000 people are under mandatory evacaution orders. “This can kill you.” More than 500,000 face evacuation ordersįlorida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina declared states of emergency ahead of the storm. “My biggest concern is the amount of storm surge this storm will bring,” Scott said from the state Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee. Rick Scott, who announced the closing of all state schools, colleges and universities through Monday, warned state residents Thursday that even if their town is spared the brunt of Irma’s wind and rain, there are other dangers. What is the biggest concern from the storm?Ī fast-moving storm means the region could avoid the unrelenting rains that Harvey brought to Texas. The hurricane center said some fluctuations in strength are likely over the next day or two but Irma is expected to stay a Category 4 storm. The hurricane center said Irma’s maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 155 mph. And Irma is forecast to remain strong as it heads north, so it’s unclear how far up state the storm’s power will be felt. Most models have lrma making landfall in Florida sometime Sunday, but wind and water will be blasting the state before that. Some models show the storm’s eye bending a bit, just to the east of the Florida coast, while other models take the storm right over Miami Beach. The Florida Keys are poised to get slammed. The path the storm will take as it rolls up Florida remains unclear. Look for the area to expand as Irma draws closer. It’s a pretty large section of South Florida, extending from Jupiter Inlet southward around the Florida peninsula to Bonita Beach, including the Florida Keys, Lake Okeechobee and Florida Bay. It was moving to the west-northwest at about 16 mph. Irma should be near the central Bahamas by later Friday. Here is what we know: Where is Hurricane Irma now?Īs of early Friday, the storm was located near the Turks and Caicos Islands about 500 miles southeast of Miami. More: While Irma takes aim on Florida, Hurricanes Jose and Katia are also threatening More: Hurricane Irma churns through Caribbean on way to Florida Mandatory evacuations took place in the Florida Keys and are underway in the Miami area. Governors of four Southeast states declared states of emergency. The storm has already been blamed for at least 11 deaths in the Caribbean. The National Hurricane Center downgraded Hurricane Irma to a Category 4 storm Friday, but it is still extremely powerful and a hurricane watch was also issued for a swath of Florida as Irma continued its devastating march across the Caribbean, blasting 155 mph winds and leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
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