Hurricane Irma\u2019s eyewall slammed into the Florida Keys Sunday, lashing the island chain with fearsome wind gusts. As it bears down on the state\u2019s west coast where a mass exodus has turned cities into ghost towns.<\/p>\n
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\u2019s population — have been ordered to evacuate their homes ahead of the monster storm.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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\u2019s where you can watch the storm:<\/p>\n
1) Southernmost point buoy, Key West<\/p>\n
\u201cEVERYONE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS… IT IS TIME TO HUNKER DOWN,\u201d the NWS warned before the hurricane rammed into the tropical islands popular as a destination for fishing, boating and scuba diving.
\n2) Lauderdale, Wind gusts in excess of 60 mph<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
In Key West, police opened a \u201cshelter of last resort\u201d for those who had ignored evacuation orders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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