Hurricane Irma continues its path through the Caribbean towards Florida. Here are some of the latest reports about the dangerous storm:
11p #IRMA Track shifts slightly West
Winds 165mph
VERY warm water & low shear=will stay STRONG.Castastrphic impact pic.twitter.com/s88hip4TDV— tom terry (@TTerryWFTV) September 8, 2017
#Irma is about 3 days from making landfall in Florida, but the storm is already causing a statewide travel nightmare https://t.co/XoAwHxJBVr pic.twitter.com/r6GFkDTqsS
— ABC News (@ABC) September 8, 2017
BREAKING: First hurricane and storm surge warnings issued for South Florida and Florida Keys as Irma approaches https://t.co/Ln2SylBPBI pic.twitter.com/xkn1OBK8c2
— ABC News (@ABC) September 8, 2017
Here is the latest forecast track on #Irma pic.twitter.com/5mzK2RgCCp
— 7 Weather (@7Weather) September 8, 2017
UPDATED: South Florida now under hurricane warning as Irma approaches. https://t.co/MQ7HYs4zcg pic.twitter.com/hxPGfyl8ub
— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) September 8, 2017
#Irma has now surpassed Beulah (1967) and is now in 8th place in satellite era for Accumulated Cyclone Energy generated by Atlantic TC. pic.twitter.com/UT2aJuLZIW
— Philip Klotzbach (@philklotzbach) September 8, 2017
#Irma's scarily stunning #outflow and #symmetry, representative of the storm's health, power and danger pic.twitter.com/mt7TuwfxGc
— Stu Ostro (@StuOstro) September 8, 2017
The eye of Hurricane #Irma churning towards the U.S. as seen from the International Space Station. https://t.co/FltvWIMuTS pic.twitter.com/UeXNHI1NQj
— ABC News (@ABC) September 7, 2017
The bottom line at this point, from meteorologist Joe Bastardi:
I see no way out of Irma, even if track shifts a bit west, or east.
— Joe Bastardi (@BigJoeBastardi) September 7, 2017
After hitting Florida, the storm will continue north and still bring a lot of wind and rain:
11 PM track update bring Irma as a tropical storm right across metro Atlanta Monday night to Tuesday morning. pic.twitter.com/bvCShhmk4Y
— Brad Nitz (@BradNitzWSB) September 8, 2017
Video and reports from areas Irma has already struck are frightening:
HAPPENING NOW: #Irma batters Turks and Caicos. pic.twitter.com/Y2ykbUpwt3
— Nina Harrelson ? (@NinaHarrelsonTV) September 8, 2017
Irma survivor on island of Saint Thomas: "It felt like the world was crashing in around us." https://t.co/28OWLGDH6Y pic.twitter.com/7IcuMZxpYL
— CNN International (@cnni) September 8, 2017
Hurricane #Irma – a powerful Category 5 storm – destroyed 95% of Barbuda's structures and vehicles. https://t.co/AASAejV3j9 pic.twitter.com/6D5LkeipQ4
— ABC News (@ABC) September 8, 2017
Aerial footage shows the sheer devastation in St. Martin caused by Hurricane #Irma barreling through. https://t.co/0lxfkjCMnJ pic.twitter.com/cgPS6PddUd
— ABC News (@ABC) September 7, 2017
Stay safe, everyone.