May 18, 2026
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Irma hits Florida: Where to watch the hurricane’s arrival as it happens

Hurricane Irma’s eyewall slammed into the Florida Keys Sunday, lashing the island chain with fearsome wind gusts. As it bears down on the state’s west coast where a mass exodus has turned cities into ghost towns.

Irma, packing maximum sustained winds of 130 miles (215 kilometers) per hour, was upgraded overnight to a Category Four storm as it closed in on the Keys, the National Hurricane Center said. Six million people — one third of the state’s population — have been ordered to evacuate their homes ahead of the monster storm.

The eye of the hurricane was 20 miles east-southeast of Key West as of 8 am local time, threatening dangerous storm surges up to 15 feet — enough to cover a house.

A number of webcams are showing live feeds as Hurricane Irma approaches Florida. Please note that livestreams may go down as weather conditions worsen. Here’s where you can watch the storm:

1) Southernmost point buoy, Key West

“EVERYONE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS… IT IS TIME TO HUNKER DOWN,” the NWS warned before the hurricane rammed into the tropical islands popular as a destination for fishing, boating and scuba diving.
2) Lauderdale, Wind gusts in excess of 60 mph

For those still at home, it was too late to flee the wrath of one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to slam storm-prone Florida, after cutting a path of devastation across the Caribbean.

In Key West, police opened a “shelter of last resort” for those who had ignored evacuation orders.

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