Live: Hurricane Irma
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Please keep calling the Florida Emergency Information Line (1-800-342-3557) if you receive a busy signal #FLPreparesby Florida SERT via twitter 9/10/2017 2:00:13 AM
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10pm Update on Hurricane #Irma - Gusts to near hurricane force continue to be reported in the Florida Keys
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10pm Update on Hurricane #Irma - Gusts to near hurricane force continue to be reported in the Florida Keys
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#Irma now less than 100 mi from #KeyWest & slowing down. Here's a behind-the-scenes look @ our statewide coverage. … pscp.tv/w/bIM5ATFETEVC… -
Tornado Warning including Fort Pierce FL, Lakewood Park FL, Saint Lucie FL until 10:00 PM EDT https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJU30qPXUAIB3If.jpg
by NWS Melbourne via twitter retweeted by FLGovScott 9/10/2017 1:46:53 AM -
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New update 9.9.17 9:41pm https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJU5XS6W4AE5a5u.jpg
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Irma hits Florida
- Millions huddle in shelters or in battened-down homes
- Storm surges forecast to be as high as 15 feet
- Hundreds of thousands of people without power
- Forecasters warn tornadoes could form in large portions of the state
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Hurricane warning means onset of hurricane conditions likely within 24 hours. Tallahassee/@LeonCounty are under a h… twitter.com/i/web/status/9… -
Here's when each city can expect #Irma 's worst impacts: wxch.nl/2gT0Lt9 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJU3_XnVwAEEpOi.jpg
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The 9pm Update on #Irma - Wind gusts to near hurricane force reported in the Florida Keys - nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/M…
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Tornado Warning including Fort Pierce FL, Lakewood Park FL, Saint Lucie FL until 10:00 PM EDT https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJU30qPXUAIB3If.jpg
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Three Lee County shelters still have availability as of 9:00 p.m. on Saturday ow.ly/huw730f2uC2 #SWFL -
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In preparation for Hurricane Irma additional Manatee County Shelters are now open. Please see link below. Be Safe!… twitter.com/i/web/status/9… -
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The 9pm Update on #Irma - Wind gusts to near hurricane force reported in the Florida Keys - nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/M…by National Hurricane Center via twitter retweeted by FLGovScott 9/10/2017 1:30:20 AM
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UPDATED: Expect 18 Hours Of Tropical Storm, Hurricane Force Wind In Big Bend Starting Sunday Night tinyurl.com/y9w9eaod -
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Emergency services suspending at midnight today https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJU1BAWX0AE_WBw.jpg
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Florida Hurricane #Irma Power Outage as of 9/9/2017 9:00PM ET. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJU0z5PW0AEtaiS.jpg
by Florida SERT via twitter 9/10/2017 1:21:48 AM -
Julia Bolanos,44, was dragging back home sheets of corrugated iron that was her roof until "You have to grab it because if not someone else will, or the wind will take it away," she said. Bolanos spent the storm at her daughter's sturdier home and would stay there until her own hd been rebuilt. "I took everything with me because i knew this would happen. But the state always helps those who have damaged homes. I just dont know how long it will take as There is a lot of damage around here."(Reporting by Sarah Marsh)
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Sunshine Skyway Bridge is now CLOSED. We anticipate bridge will remain closed until the storm passes & is deemed safe. @SteveG717 #fhp #irma -
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Fresh green seaweed carpeted the streets closest to the sea in Caibarien. "We had half a meter of muddy water in here. The water drained away but we had to sweep out the mud," said Angel Coya, 52, throwing clumps of seaweed into mounds by the street for authorities to clear later on.He and his family sheltered in the second storey of the building opposite during the storm. "Sheets of zinc that came flyig into our backyard also damaged the kitchen wall and we lost many roof tiles."(Reporting by Sarah Marsh)
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"It was powerful, water rose to about one meter high," said Risle Echemendia, 28, in Caibarien as he swept muddy water out of his front door. "This was the strongest storm Caibarien ever had. It will take a while to recover from this, at least a few years."(Reporting by Frank Jack Daniel)
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Tom Durr is a 66-year-old retired physician who along with his wife, Lorraine, fled their house on a waterway near a large bay on the Gulf Coast on Tuesday for a small farm they own in North Carolina. He does not expect much to be left when he returns.
“It will be a nice waterfront lot in sunny Florida with no house, no trees, no cars, no boats and an amazing view of devastation as far as you can see.”
The Durrs’ house is in Englewood, Florida between Fort Myers and Sarasota near where the eye of Hurricane Irma is forecast to hit land early Sunday morning.“Just look at the social media that came out of the Caribbean islands, what could get out, where the eye passed through a few days ago. I don’t have much hope, not when you’ve got umpteen models all converging on us. You feel little bit in the crosshairs.”Durr tied down his two boats with “hurricane hold-downs” and left them in the yard, but he said that winds as strong as Irma is expected to generate will easily overcome those straps and his boats will be tossed a long distance.“We did everything that you could realistically do with an old house. But that’s all for naught in a storm this strong. It’s going to be leveled. Gone. And you’ll have 10 foot of water where your house once stood,” said Durr.Durr said the insurance on his house will not pay for what will be required if and when he wants to rebuild, if he does. He said a house with living quarters raised above worst-case scenario flood levels will be needed, and any insurance payouts he gets for his current house will not cover the costs of that.And it will be weeks, Durr predicts, before he is even able to see how the hurricane affected his house, because he expects roads to be impassable that long.(Reporting by Bernie Woodall) -
The 9pm Update on #Irma - Wind gusts to near hurricane force reported in the Florida Keys - nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/M…by National Hurricane Center via twitter 9/10/2017 1:03:52 AM
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Please be careful. Stay far away from flooded areas and downed power lines. If you see a downed power line, call 91… twitter.com/i/web/status/9… -
Keep generators, other alt. power/heat sources outside at least 20 feet away from windows and doors - protect from moisture #FLPreparesby Florida SERT via twitter 9/10/2017 1:00:11 AM
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Sign up for text alerts on your phone by texting FLPrepares to 888777- tweeting us will not sign you up!by Florida SERT via twitter 9/10/2017 12:50:12 AM
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There are currently 331 people in Nassau County Shelters and 65 pets. There is still availability in every shelter! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJUsz1nUQAESOm5.jpg
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Sunshine Skyway Bridge: Due to high winds, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge is closed. Please use an alternate route. fl511.com/List/Alerts -
Florida Governor Rick Scott on Hurricane Irma:
- South Florida is experiencing tropical storm force winds and dangerous seas;
- The core will move across the Keys early tomorrow morning and go across the state on Sunday and impact northwest Florida on Monday
- Expecting up to 25 inches of rain in the Keys and 15-18 inches across the state;
- Expecting tornadoes in South Florida this evening and in central Florida tomorrow;
- Expecting storm surge of 15 feet above ground level in southwest Florida; 5-8 feet in Tampa and 3-6 feet in the Big Bend area;
- Expecting river flooding
- More than 6.5 million people in Florida have been ordered to evacuate
- 385 shelters open in counties in the path of the storm
- More than 70,000 people are in shelters
- More than 76,000 people are without power
- 1,700 state troopers are out on the roads
- Working to keep gas stations open and filled along evacuation routes
- He waived the state’s motor fuel import tax to bring more fuel in from neighboring states
- The Trump Administration is committed to provide whatever resources they can
- 2,500 nurses have responded to state call for volunteers
(Reporting by David Morgan)
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