Around 2 a.m. eastern time, Hurricane Irma’s eye made landfall just east of Key West, Florida, whipping the islands with 125 mile per hour winds and a storm surge that looked to be around four to six feet. The massive category 4 storm, which measures a terrifying 400 miles across at its widest point, is […]
Irma’s spiral bands thrashing Florida, its dangerous brunt targeting the Keys to Tampa
September 10, 2017 by
(This post, originally published Saturday, was last updated Sunday morning. The latest update reflects the 7 a.m. Sunday National Hurricane Center advisory and current conditions in the Keys.) Large and extremely powerful, Hurricane Irma is sweeping toward Florida, its outer rainbands and strong winds slamming the Keys and southern peninsula with hurricane-force winds. The storm, […]