Many homes were destroyed on Virgin Gorda, in the British Virgin Islands.CreditCaribbean Buzz Helicopters/Caribbean Buzz Helicopters, via Associated Press

9-9-17

UPDATE: HURRICANE IRMA Storm Surge. Inland storm surge could extend for many miles. 25 miles inland near Naples is not out of the realm of possibility.

Ft Meyers could see places of up to 15 to 20 miles inland storm surge. The entire peninsula should see coastal surge intrusion. Incredible.

Hurricane Irma churned toward Florida on Saturday, leaving a trail of death and destruction across the Caribbean and prompting one of the largest emergency evacuations in American history.

The storm shifted west, putting the Florida Keys in its cross hairs and prompting officials to open more shelters. By 7 a.m., the outer bands of Irma had begun moving into Miami-Dade County.

“Expect damaging winds and heavy rain,” the National Weather Service warned.

At least 20 people were confirmed dead by Friday night, when Irma made landfall in Cuba as a Category 5, lashing the island’s northern coast with a direct hit.

The hurricane was downgraded to Category 4 around 5 a.m. but was expected to strengthen before reaching Florida. About 5.6 million people — more than a quarter of the state’s population — have been ordered to leave their homes.

“The storm is here,” Gov. Rick Scott said Saturday morning, noting that 25,000 people had already lost power.

He said the storm surge could reach 12 feet. “This will cover your house,” he said. “You will not survive all this storm surge.” Source NY Times

IRMA S Florida Storm Surge flood water could go inland over 25 miles!  (Volume is low)

Source MrMBB333

SAY GOODBYE TO FLORIDA… HURRICANE IRMA POISED TO DELIVER CATASTROPHIC BLOW

Florida is about to get pounded by Irma. Expected to be the most catastrophic storm in recorded history. Very likely to hit as a category 5.

Source Right Wing

Watch Live: Tracking Hurricane Irma

See monster storm Irma swirling in the Atlantic, past the Caribbean islands, heading towards Florida.

Source NBC News

Irma’s Increasing Impact on Florida Compilation (Early 9/9/17)

Features footage from ca the past 24 hrs, including from Cuba (Early September 9, 2017).

Source Climate State

Hurricanes Irma, Katia and Jose / Latest Imagery from Space

NOAA’s GOES East satellite imagery from Sept. 5 at 745 a.m. EDT (1145 UTC) to Sept. 8 ending at 745 a.m. EDT (1145 UTC) shows Category 4 Hurricane Irma approach the Bahamas, followed by Hurricane Jose approaching the Leeward Islands. Hurricane Katia continues to spin in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico.

Source Nemesis Maturity

Hurricane Irma forecast: Saturday AM

Hurricane Irma batters Cuba as it makes its way towards the Florida Keys.

Source USA Today

Irma 523 Miles Wide! 33-Foot Surge Expected Saturday! She’s Revving-up for One Helluva Punch! Plus Much More (Videos) click here

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Hurricane Irma Live Updates: ‘The Storm Is Here,’ Florida Governor Says

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Here’s the latest:

• The National Hurricane Center said that Irma remained “extremely dangerous.” The storm’s outer bands were hitting the Florida Keys on Saturday morning, with winds of 130 m.p.h., and the eye of the storm was expected to hit southwest Florida and Tampa on Sunday. The center warned of “life-threatening surge and wind.” Check out our maps tracking the storm. 

• In addition to the evacuation order in Miami, one of the country’s largest evacuations, an additional 540,000 people were told to leave the Georgia coast. Alabama, North Carolina and South Carolina have declared states of emergency.

• Irma became the first Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in Cuba since 1924.

• Hurricane Jose, upgraded to a Category 4, was barreling toward the Leeward Islands. On St. Martin, already devastated by Irma, Dutch Marines dropped fliers from a helicopter warning inhabitants to head to shelters.

• Hurricane Katia, which made landfall on Mexico’s eastern coast, was downgraded to a tropical storm, with winds of 40 m.p.h.

Source NY Times

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